As a toddler, Joey loved to dance with his mother and his sisters, twirling around the house to music. By age 5, Joey refused to dance anymore, saying that dancing was for girls.
His mother felt that he really wanted to dance but that he just wouldn't. How would a psychoanalytic (Freudian) theorist explain Joey's attitude toward dancing?
a. Joey was forced to stop dancing by the taunting of his male friends.
b. Joey is intrinsically motivated to engage in behaviors that he believes are consistent with his gender.
c. Joey now identifies with his father, and prefers to do only what he sees his father do.
d. Joey secretly hates his mother and wishes to punish her.
Q. 2Still, Whiston and Sexton (1998) found that group work is very effective in addressing school aged children with which of the following issues?
a. family adjustment problems
b. social skills
c. discipline
d. All of the above
Q. 3Which of the following does not represent a rule that governs borderwork, interactions between the sexes in elementary school aged children?
a. Contact is okay if it is accidental.
b. Contact is okay if it is required by an adult.
c. Contact is okay if children are accompanied by someone of their own gender.
d. Contact is okay if you share the same interest in an activity.
Q. 4With regard to differences between males and females in math skills, which of the following is correct?
a. Males on the average do somewhat better than females in all areas of math skill testing.
b. These differences have changed historically, and there is now little difference before Grade 12.
c. Boys are on the average better than girls on math computations in elementary school and early adolescence.
d. Girls are on the average better than boys on math problem solving after puberty.
Q. 5The client, who was self-referred, thinks that there are things going on in his relationship with his wife that need to be changed. He thinks she is too demanding and cold and that he is too jealous and needs to change this.
This type of client is probably a: a) Visitor
b) Complainant
c) Customer
d) Misogynist
Q. 6Group treatment gained popularity due to an increased demand for ___________________.
a. effective treatment for those who couldn't afford individual services.
b. group treatment by health maintenance organizations (HMOs).
c. group work with children and adolescence.
d. All of the above.
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