A strong advocate for public education in America during the colonial period was
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. John Adams
c. Abigail Adams
d. Alexander Hamilton
a
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Until the 1960s, public policy for older Americans lagged behind other countries because:
A) our current older population is so small. B) families have traditionally cared for their older relatives. C) our culture places a high value on independence and self-reliance. D) our older population has not needed assistance until recently.
The _____________ is grounded on strengths, focuses on assets and capacities, promotes capability and power, changes conditions, and is aimed at prevention. This approach builds on identifying resources within the individual, the group, or the community that can be more fully activated
a. service approach b. community approach c. developmental approach d. individual approach
Which of the following statements is TRUE about gender in infants?
a. Boys and girls basically display similar behaviors at birth. b. Parents respond to their infants more on the basis of temperament and very little on the basis of gender. c. Children do not show toy preferences based on their gender until they go to preschool and are exposed to peers. d. Children tend to label themselves as boys or girls when they are 2.5 - 3 years old.
Some individuals engage in repetitive behaviors (hand washing or checking) or mental
acts (counting) that they feel driven to perform in response to "rigidly applied rules" (known only to them). These behaviors are mental acts in response to reducing distress and/or preventing some dreaded event or situation from happening. However, these behaviors or acts are not connected in a realistic way with what they are "designed" to neutralize. At some point, the individual does not recognize these repetitive behaviors as excessive or unreasonable. This is referred to as:
a) Obsessions b) Compulsions c) Tics d) Trichotillomania