Describe separation anxiety. When does it occur?
What will be an ideal response?
Separation anxiety is the degree to which babies become upset when their trusted caregiver leaves. Attachment is the strong affectionate tie babies have with special people in their lives that leads them to feel pleasure when they interact with them and to be comforted by their nearness in times of stress. Babies typically display separation anxiety in the "clear-cut" attachment phase from 6–8 months to 18 months–2 years. By the second half of the first year, infants have become attached to familiar people who have responded to their needs. However, like stranger anxiety, separation anxiety does not always occur; it depends on infant temperament and the current situation. In many cultures, separation anxiety increases between 6 and 15 months. By the end of the second year, rapid growth in representation and language permits toddlers to understand some of the factors that influence parents' coming and going and to predict their return. As a result, protests to separation decline.
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Costa and McCrae's model of personality, which includes dimensions like conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience, is commonly referred to as the ____ model
a. humanistic b. centrality c. five-factor d. psychodynamic
Psychologists who find it helpful to record the frequency of a patient's aggression, self-care, and unusual actions would use
a. situational testing. b. rating scales. c. a behavioral assessment. d. projective techniques.
People who are attempting to become extremely thin by refusing to eat suffer from
a) obesity phobia. b) anorexia nervosa. c) dissociation. d) bulimia nervosa.
Which of the following statements about sex differences is true?
A) Rates of miscarriage are higher for girls, whereas rates of birth defects are higher for boys. B) Rates of infant and childhood deaths, learning disabilities, and intellectual disabilities are all higher for girls. C) Worldwide, about 106 girls are born for every 100 boys. D) Rates of miscarriage, birth defects, and behavior disorders are all higher for boys.