When mothers use cocaine and marijuana throughout the pregnancy, this is associated with
a. severe intellectual impairment in their children.
b. short-term delays in physical growth that are overcome by school age.
c. problems in school learning and behavior.
d. learning problems in infancy but not in school age children.
Answer: c. problems in school learning and behavior.
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A. the client's constant talking would be relaxing and reduce anxiety B. the associations would give clues to the unconscious cause of the problem C. the associations could be used to change negative self-beliefs D. the associations would ultimately lead to self-denial
A sudden temporary paralysis of the muscles leading to complete body collapse describes
a. sleep apnea. b. insomnia. c. hypersomnia. d. cataplexy.
Three-year-old Cassandra has very low anxiety and is rarely uncomfortable with parental disapproval. What advice would you give her parents regarding strategies to discipline her?
A. Cassandra needs to be punished for every transgression. B. Power assertion is the best method to teach Cassandra morality. C. A close parent-child bond motivates children to listen to parents. D. Teaching Cassandra to feel shame will lead to the fastest moral development.
According to a review of the literature on school violence, which of the following is NOT accurate?
a. Males are more likely than females to be involved in school violence. b. Bullying is most common in elementary school and then decreases in middle school. c. About one third of students aged 12 to 18 report being bullied at school. d. Students who bring guns to school tend to identify themselves as gang members.