Your 12-year-old daughter began puberty around age 9; now she is often mistaken for an 18-year-old. What challenges do you face as a parent of an early-maturing female?
a. She is not likely to have boyfriends.
b. She is likely to experience early sexual activity.
c. She is likely to be ostracized due to extraordinary academic success.
d. She is likely to be considered too tall and thin by her classmates.
B. Actually, she is more likely to have boyfriends as a function of her early maturity. She is more likely to be introduced to early sexual activity and other potentially problematic behaviors including substance abuse.
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a. external frustration. b. personal frustration. c. external conflict. d. internal conflict.
A recent survey (discussed in your text) found that the majority of the psychotherapists surveyed listed this therapist as the most influential on their practice
a. Sigmund Freud b. Abraham Maslow c. B. F. Skinner d. Carl Rogers
What is the gender similarity hypothesis and what evidence is used to support this position? Provide several examples that illustrate your thinking.
What will be an ideal response?
The fact that I can talk about an event happening at the other end of the world is an example of the _____ aspect of language
A) ?syntactical B) ?grammatical C) ?semantic D) ?symbolic