Discuss the relationship between processes of attachment and neurological development that has emerged in the recent research literature.
What will be an ideal response?
Much research currently under way explores the relationship between the processes of attachment and specific neurological development in young persons. Persistent stress in an infant or toddler results in an overdevelopment of areas of the brain that process anxiety and fear, and the underdevelopment of other areas of the brain, particularly the frontal cortex. Of particular concern is the impact of the absence of nurturance on the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) of the brain. Chronic levels of stress contribute to fewer neural connections between the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala, a process significant to psychosocial functioning. The OFC is particularly active in such processes as our concentration, judgment, and ability to observe and control internal subjective states. Further, the frontal cortex is central to our emotional regulation capacity and our experience of empathy.
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a. Structural b. Dysfunctional c. Realistic d. Emotional
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a. uses only one treatment approach for each DSM diagnosis. b. is overly influenced by his own experiences when making assumptions about clients. c. subscribes to only one psychological theory regardless of the client’s presenting problem. d. gets hung up on one hypothesis about the root of a client’s problem, resulting in missing important information offered by the client. e. is exposed to a powerful experience that keeps a certain point of view in his mind and then interprets clients’ problems from that point of view, whether it is appropriate or not.
Whiston (2002) urges that ________ counselors begin using standardized outcome measures, to assist with the collection of accountability purposes
a. independent practice b. individual c. school d. career
Psychologists conducting research must create and maintain records in a manner that allows for _______________ of the research design by the psychologist or others.
a. application b. understanding c. replication d. description