Suppose that you have a friend who has been married for a year, and she tells you that her husband has beaten her several times. You should tell her that

a. abusive relationships typically improve as the man and the woman become better acquainted with each other.
b. most therapists have the same "the woman should be blamed" attitude that the general population endorses.
c. the research on "batterer-intervention programs" shows that these programs are typically highly effective.
d. feminist therapy is often helpful for women who have been abused.


D

Psychology

You might also like to view...

A memory researcher is a believer in the levels-of-processing theory of memory. With which statement is she most likely to agree?

a. The more deeply information is processed, the more likely it is to be committed to memory. b. How deeply one processes information is usually irrelevant to memory recall. c. All information is processed by memory to approximately the same degree or level. d. Only information that is processed at the highest or most superficial level will be remembered.

Psychology

Research suggests that in right-brained individuals:

a. the left hemisphere is more involved in logical analysis and problems solving. b. the right hemisphere is more involved in logical analysis and problem solving. c. both hemispheres are equally involved in logical analysis and problem solving. d. myelination of the corpus callosum is not complete until adulthood.

Psychology

Cory's therapist told him during an early session that she felt his phobia of dogs was a result of being bitten at a young age. Corey's therapist has a __________ perspective

a) humanistic b) biopsychosocial c) learning d) psychodynamic

Psychology

Secondary deviance refers to the criminal offending of children whose parents are also criminal offenders.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Psychology