What is resiliency? Describe the factors that contribute to it
What will be an ideal response?
Resiliency refers to psychological and environmental factors that compensate for increased life stresses so that expected problems do not develop.
Studies on resilient children show three findings. First, early traumatic events do not necessarily lead to later social-emotional problems, as Freud predicted. Second, a loving, supportive caregiver or teacher can substitute for a disinterested parent. Third, children observe and imitate normal social behaviors modeled by caregivers.
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The Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) measures stress related to __________.
A. both positive and negative life events B. only negative life events C. only positive life events D. internal stressors
Which of the following is true of the Brazelton test?
a. Infants must be at least 6 weeks old before it can be used. b. It has the greatest breadth of infant tests. c. It has very limited research support. d. The norming sample was representative of the U.S. population.
Carrie realizes that she smokes too many cigarettes and drinks too many alcoholic drinks every day. Acknowledging the serious effects her smoking and drinking can have on her health, she develops a plan to cut back on her smoking. She also checks herself into an alcohol treatment center and abstains from alcohol for four months. Carrie is in the ____ stage of readiness regarding her smoking and
in the ____ stage of readiness regarding her drinking. a. ?contemplation; action b. ?preparation; maintenance c. ?preparation; action d. ?action; maintenance
PHENOTYPE is to GENOTYPE as ____ is to ____
a. MASCULINE :: FEMININE b. VISIBLE :: HIDDEN c. SOLITARY :: SOCIAL d. DARKNESS :: LIGHT