Discuss two reactions to disaster that are common across all people, regardless of culture.
What will be an ideal response?
(1) Sleep disturbances, often including nightmares and imagery from the traumatic event. (2) Concerns about relocation and the related isolation or crowded living conditions. (3) A need to talk about events and feelings associated with the disaster (often repeatedly). (4) A need to feel one is part of the community and its recovery effort.
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Individuals in lower SES environments
a. experience counseling issues related to depression, suicide, post-traumatic stress disorder, behavioral problems, and substance abuse. b. are two to five times more likely to exhibit criteria for a mental illness compared with individuals in higher SES groups. c. often live in neighborhoods characterized by crime, high unemployment, substandard housing or homelessness, schools with inadequate resources, and substance abuse. d. All of the above are characteristics of individuals in low SES environments.
Working with middle school students requires walking a fine line between encouraging career projections and introducing ______________________________
a. structured decision-making b. acceptable goals c. responsibility d. skill development e. realistic considerations
What is a major concern for longitudinal researchers?
What will be an ideal response?
One of the difficulties that can occur in developing the relationship with a child client, unique from therapy with an adult, is how well that child:
a. Engages in the therapeutic interview b. Individuates from his parent(s) c. Expresses gratitude d. Deviates from the cultural expectations