Debra's parents are concerned that she may be suicidal. What are some of the warning signs they should be watching for?
What will be an ideal response?
• Change in eating and sleeping habits
• Withdrawal from friends, family, and previously enjoyed activities
• Violent actions, rebellious behavior, or running away
• Drug and/or alcohol use
• Unusual neglect of personal appearance
• Marked personality change
• Persistent boredom, difficult concentrating, decline in school work
• Frequent complains about physical symptoms
• Loss of interest in pleasurable activities
• Not accepting of praise or rewards
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Tammy is just two years old. She recently touched her hand to a hot stove. The burn caused her a great deal of pain. Her mom is fairly sure that because of positive punishment, Tammy will be:
a. more likely to touch the stove in the future b. just as likely to touch the stove in the future as she was before the incident c. less likely to touch the stove in the future d. unpredictable in her tendency to touch the stove in the future
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory has been criticized for ____
a. ?not explaining why some people deprive themselves of basic needs in favor of higher needs b. ?being too complex and attempting to explain too much of individual variability c. ?not including some other very important needs d. ?creating a model that relies too heavily on unconscious processes
If you are interested in examining the relationship between the number of class days missed and one's subsequent semester grade point average, you would be best served to use a(n) ________ to study this relationship
A) case study design B) correlational design C) experimental design D) naturalistic observation design
How does the endocrine system transmit its messages? What functions do the pituitary gland, adrenal glands, pancreas, and gonads (testes or ovaries) perform?
What will be an ideal response?