Describe and given an example of why understanding typical development is important for understanding the treatment of psychopathology in children and adolescents
What will be an ideal response?
• Helps in understanding the typical sequence of development and the wide range of what is considered typical
• Helps in understanding whether a particular behavior will resolve itself over time and therefore shouldn't be treated
• Enhances understanding whether a particular behavior is significantly deviant from same-aged peers and therefore should be treated
• Enhances the understanding of what could/should be expected of a child of a particular age; treatment is therefore focused on reestablishing a child to a typical sequence of development
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A. has a briefer duration B. is associated with less serious symptoms C. does not involve problems with sleep and appetite D. is more intense and has a greater negative effect on normal functioning
Not being able to accurately detect the colors of objects seen in your peripheral vision is best explained by ____.?
a. ?differences in the distribution of rods and cones in different parts of the retina b. ?difficulties in paying attention to items that are not in the center of the visual field c. ?differences in the number of ganglion, amacrine, bipolar, and horizontal cells d. ?the smaller number of receptor cells in the periphery of the retina
You decide that you want to study more, so you set a series of gradual, daily goals and reinforce yourself for meeting each goal in the series. You are using a technique known as
a. latent learning. b. shaping. c. vicarious classical conditioning. d. intermittent conditioning.
Personality is ______ over time and situations
a. relatively stable c. relatively changeable b. quite stable d. very changeable