Discuss social development issues in early childhood. Include in the discussion issues surrounding peer relations, self-concept, gender identity, and racial and ethnic identity. Why is it important for children to have social competence? How might Jack's social competence be impacted by the divorce of his mother and father?

What will be an ideal response?


Varies. Examples should include discussion of issues relating to the process of learning how to be social, or social competence, and how to understand the perspectives of other people.

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When working with youth whose racial or ethnic heritage is biracial or multiracial, counselors are likely to find that

a. the majority of adolescents identify with the minority category of their racial or ethnic identity. b. the majority of adolescents identify as White. c. about half of adolescents identify with no racial or ethnic category. d. adolescents shift identity back and forth depending on the circumstances, rarely settling on one or the other for long.

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The psychoanalytic notion of oral fixation results from which of the following childhood experiences?

a. Deprivation or overindulgence c. Overindulgence b. Deprivation d. Authoritarian parenting

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Operant conditioning to treat pica most commonly uses which of the following first?

a. positive reinforcement b. negative reinforcement c. positive punishment d. negative punishment

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Which term refers to those persons who are biologically and/or psychologically related through historical, emotional, or economic bonds and who perceive themselves to be a part of a household?

a. Kinship bond b. Group c. Culture d. Family

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