Although early medical writers regarded child abuse as a medical condition, we now know that it is ______.
a. a mental health condition
b. a social–psychological phenomenon
c. a psychological diagnosis
d. a criminal activity
b. a social–psychological phenomenon
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How can psychologists ensure an appropriate balance between professional and personal values?.
What will be an ideal response?
Two major criticisms of the disease model include:
a) loss of control and that addiction is a progressive disease. b) abstinence of one of many goals. c) it conceptualizes addiction as secondary. d) both b and c.
Ron has recently started a private practice. He is feeling a lot of nervousness as he is now out on his own and is wondering whether he has all the skills that he needs to help people. He is most likely in which phase of therapist skill growth?
a) Lay helper stage b) Beginning student phase c) Advanced student phase d) Novice professional phase e) Experienced professional phase
Jessie sought therapy because he was fired from his last 2 jobs and his wife has threatened to file for divorce unless he attended counseling. During the initial meeting, Jessie told his therapist Greg, that he isn't really sure why needs to come to counseling; after all, his bosses were "just really unreasonable" and his wife "is always nagging" him about not working. Greg, who is a Solution Focused Therapist, hypothesizes that Jessie might be a:
What will be an ideal response?