Causes of Maltreatment

What will be an ideal response?


Cultural and social factors: cultural attitudes, poverty, social isolation

Parental factors: ineffective parenting skills, dysfunctional marriage, and may have been maltreated themselves

Child factors: very young and ill children more often targets as are stepchildren

Psychology

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Many people will answer a question differently if it is phrased in terms of saving lives or if it is phrased in terms of avoiding the loss of lives. This tendency is called the ______ effect

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

Penelope has been drinking coffee for the past ten years. She says she needs the caffeine to stay awake in her classes and simply get through the day. If she does not drink coffee on a particular day, she experiences severe headaches, fatigue, and shakiness. Penelope is most likely __________ dependent on caffeine and is experiencing __________.

A. physically; drug withdrawal B. physically; learned expectations C. psychologically; drug withdrawal D. psychologically; learned expectations

Psychology

Jung's personal unconscious and Freud's unconscious are very similar

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Psychology

A child hits a drum with different kinds of objects in order to make different sounds. According to Piaget, this child is exhibiting

A. classical conditioning. B. object permanence. C. a tertiary circular reaction. D. a variability scheme.

Psychology