Nama is Navajo and just gave birth to her first child. What practice is she likely to engage in?
a. delivering far away from her village/ town.
b. using herbs to stimulate labor.
c. burying her placenta in a sacred land important to her people.
d. purifying herself prior to birth.
C. She would likely bury the placenta so the baby symbolically has a connection to this land.
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a. ?display rule b. ?normative action c. ?conformative law d. ?controlled expression
Margeaux has autism, though it is not severe. She is in therapy to develop her social skills. As she tries out a skill in a role-playing exercise, her therapist let's her know how she is doing. "A little more eye contact next time," says the therapist. "Let's try it again." Margeaux's therapist is providing Margeaux with
a. insight. b. self-control. c. introspection. d. feedback.
Harold is a mental health professional who has a medical degree and prescribes antidepressants and antipsychotic medication for his patients. After graduating from medical school, he completed a three-year residency in his field. We can guess that Harold is a ____
a. social worker b. psychiatrist c. clinical psychologist d. psychoanalyst
To see what her infant son could remember, Soleil showed him the same toy over and over again. After he had habituated, Soleil began to hold up the old toy with a new one next to it, and her son looked longer at the new toy. Soleil can conclude that her son
a. had a memory for the old toy. b. had a preference for the old toy. c. had no memory for the old toy. d. probably just preferred the color of the new toy.