When Billie takes her son, Joel, to the park one day, he demands to be held and does not want to get down to play on the equipment. When another young mother comes over and strikes up a conversation with Billie, Joel hides his head in his mother's skirt, and refuses to play with the other woman's child. Eventually, Billie leaves Joel with the other woman briefly so she can buy drinks for all of
them at the concession stand. Joel screams and cries, and is inconsolable. Joel's attachment relationship with his mother is best characterized as
a. secure.
b. resistant.
c. avoidant.
d. disorganized-disoriented.
b
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a. Psychotherapy can be hard work for both clients and therapists. b. Chances for improvement through psychotherapy are fairly good for phobias, low self-esteem, and marital conflicts. c. Therapists in the positive psychology movement try to fix people's weaknesses so that they can attain their personal goals. d. Even when problems are severe, psychotherapy may help a person gain a new perspective or learn behavior to better cope with life.
Drugs derived from opium are called opiates, or _____________
a) stimulants b) depressants c) narcotics d) psychogenics
______ is the ability to make flexible and efficient use of available brain resources in order to allow for cognitive efficiency, flexibility, and adaptability.
A. Cognitive reserve B. Cognitive selection C. Cognitive compensation D. Cognitive maximization
_____ is the set of forces that cause people to behave in certain ways.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).