About two months ago, Justin's parents announced they were getting a divorce. Before this Justin had never been in trouble in school, but since he learned about the divorce Justin has been cutting classes. Justin is most likely experiencing __________.

A. an adjustment disorder
B. acculturative stress
C. emotion-focused coping
D. acute stress disorder


Answer: A

Psychology

You might also like to view...

The first American woman to earn a doctorate in psychology was ____

a. ?Margaret Washburn b. ?Karen Horney c. ?Anna Freud d. ?Rosalie Rayner

Psychology

Because low-SES children are read to for an average of just 25 hours over the preschool years,

A) their social skills do not develop at the same pace as their middle- and high-SES counterparts. B) most low-SES children enter kindergarten with little idea of what reading and writing is. C) parents report higher stress levels when helping their children with homework during the school years. D) they are behind in emergent literacy skills and in reading achievement throughout the school years.

Psychology

What is the term for the procedure of fertilization in which a man's sperm is placed directly into a woman's vagina by a physician?

A. in vitro fertilization B. intrafallopian transfer C. artificial insemination D. germinal insemination

Psychology

Which of the following remarks does NOT demonstrate the fundamental attribution error?

A) ?"They are poor because they are lazy." B) ?"They are poor because they are stupid." C) ?"They are poor because they have not been given opportunities." D) ?"They are poor because they were born that way."

Psychology