Tong spends at least four or five hours a day practicing his cello. When he's not practicing, he's creating impressionistic murals with colored glass
His parents are sometimes concerned about Tong's intense focus and motivation, but Winner (1996) would argue that Tong
A) is precocious.
B) has a rage to master.
C) is obsessive-compulsive.
D) is autistic.
B) has a rage to master. Gifted children have a rage to master—an intense craving for information and an obsessive need to make sense out of their favorite topics. They devour information, spend endless hours on their chosen subjects, and rarely engage in any other pursuits.
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Priscilla is in an auto accident that causes her head to crash against the windshield. Her brain is pressed against the skull and bruised by the impact. She loses consciousness for three days, but none of the brain tissue is torn. Priscilla experienced a ____
a. cerebral laceration c. stroke b. cerebrovascular accident d. cerebral contusion
What is the most effective way a parent can help instill theory of mind skills in his or her child?
a. Utilize coercive discipline. b. Encourage the child to think about how others may feel. c. Discourage empathy. d. Avoid engaging in joint attention.
If a woman is experiencing sex flush, vasocongestion, and transudation, what stage of the sexual response cycle is she most likely in?
a. Plateau b. Excitement c. Refraction d. Arousal
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Psychoanalysis assumes that we are born with aggressive and sexual urges that are repressed during childhood. 2. Traditional psychoanalysis involves years of therapy. 3. The portrayal of traditional psychoanalysis as involving the client lying on a couch with a therapist sitting behind the client is largely a Hollywood creation. 4. During psychoanalysis, the therapist challenges the distorted thoughts and beliefs of the client. 5. When an analyst begins to correctly interpret the underlying meaning of the client's psychological problems, the client's resistance to the therapy breaks down.