Dr. Angco is studying whether adolescents who cut themselves to relieve tension were children who did things like bang their heads on walls or scratch their arms with their fingernails when they were between the ages of three and six. Dr. Angco uses which approach?
A. the developmental psychopathology approach
B. the psychiatric approach
C. the contextual approach
D. the parental discipline approach
Answer: A
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In Piaget's theory of cognitive development, equilibration describes the self-regulating process by which
a. a child moves to the next stage of development. b. a child develops new schemas to understand new experiences. c. a child uses his existing schemas to understand new experiences. d. accommodation and assimilation bring about more powerful schemes.
The coping method that involves changing the way you feel or emotionally react to a stressor is known as
a. a defense mechanism. b. problem-focused coping. c. self-focused coping. d. emotion-focused coping. e. secondary appraisal.
The cognitive perspective in psychology focuses on how
A) feelings are influenced by blood chemistry.
B) people try to understand their own unconscious motives.
C) behavior is influenced by environmental conditions.
D) people encode, process, store, and retrieve information
In the United States what percentage of births include an electronic fetal monitor?
a. 55% b. 70% c. 85% d. 100%