Describe the relationship between how you got/get attention and self-esteem. (1 point)
What will be an ideal response
1 point for any of the following explanations of how the manner in which we get/got attention affects self-esteem, or something similar:
- We all need attention. Positive attention is best, but negative attention is better than no attention at all. The way we had to get attention as children—positive, negative, or none—sent us messages about our worth
- If all you got as a child was negative attention you might decide that you're not worth much and later in life you might think you don't deserve positive attention
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
When asked why he shouldn't steal a piece of gum from a convenience store, Simon, an eight-year-old child answers, "Because I might get taken to jail." This child is reasoning at Kohlberg's __________
a) preconventional level of moral reasoning. b) conventional level of moral reasoning. c) unconventional level of moral reasoning. d) postconventional level of moral reasoning.
Which of the following statements accurately reflects the change in self-description that typically occurs between ages 8 and 11?
A) Children tend to describe themselves by focusing on specific behaviors. B) Children will describe positive, but not negative, personality traits. C) Children organize their observations of behaviors and internal states into general dispositions. D) Children are likely to describe themselves in extreme, all-or-none ways.
Which of the following patients might qualify for physician-assisted dying in Oregon?
A) Brenda, who is schizophrenic B) Geraldine, who has lung cancer and is expected to live another 8 months C) Lars, who became clinically depressed after finding out that his brain tumor is inoperable D) Stanley, who asked his doctor twice this month to help him die