Discuss the differences between anxiety and depression
What will be an ideal response?
• Anxiety is a cognitive function that can produce an emotional sense of discomfort, uneasiness and or distress.
• Depression is a disorder of mood. It involves varying levels of sadness and despair and a loss of interest in previous sources of pleasure.
• Everyone experiences levels of stress, anxiety and depression during their lifetimes. Symptoms of anxiety and depression are mental health disorders that are amongst all cultural groups.
• There is no specific cultural groups that do not have this issue.
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Helen had her classmates fill out a questionnaire about racial prejudice. When she gathered the results, she was happy to see that no one reported any racial prejudice. A likely alternative explanation for Helen's findings is that some of her classmates ______.
A. were carelessly rushing through the questionnaire B. developed a response set C. responded in a socially desirable way D. were in a good mood when they completed the questionnaire
Marie has a 2½-year-old daughter. The babysitter has been calling her daughter "naughty" and "a bad girl" when the child is uncooperative
The babysitter says that the little girl doesn't understand what she is saying so it doesn't matter. Marie is unsure about what to do. Based upon information presented in this chapter, what would you say to Marie? a. Marie should not worry about what the babysitter is doing because her daughter is too young to understand. b. Marie should tell her daughter that what the babysitter says about her is untrue. c. Marie should tell her daughter that she is loved to make up for what the babysitter says. d. Marie should find some way to stop this before these labels become part of her daughter's developing self-understanding.
Which exercise is LEAST appropriate to use in the first session of a group?
a. Dyad b. Round c. Fantasy exercise d. Sentence completion exercise
A number of researchers have attempted to create typologies of batterers. Which of the following is not one of those types? a. Antisocial types that are narcissistic and care little for the consequences of their actions and are generally violent to everyone a great deal of the time. Extremely dangerous with no conscience. b. Estranged types who are socially isolated and violent only to family
when rules are disobeyed. Very rigid militaristic bearing. Do not suffer insubordinationfrom anyone considered inferior in rank to them which includes all of the family. c. Borderline types who come from dysfunctional families. May be very volatile and alternately depressed. Batter family members when they feel unloved orabandoned, which may be often. Low remorse and may batter outside the family. d. Family batterer. Typical batterer with poor communication skills and high dependency needs. Situational stressors spark an angry confrontation. Most representative of Walker's cycle.