Genes provide the final script for behavior, independent of environmental determinants.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Question 2...Genetic testing is now a common way of diagnosing mental disorders.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Question 3...According to Rogers, the child forms a concept of self as:
A. Experiences fail to satisfy basic needs, forcing growth by crisis.
B. Experiences become differentiated between self and environment.
C. Experiences are carefully structured by adults including parents and teachers.
D. Experiences are limited and positive.
E. Experiences are interpreted by trained psychoanalysts using a scripted dialogue.
Question 4...The neo-Freudian theorists:
A. Downplayed Freud's biological orientation and emphasized social factors in the development of abnormal behavior.
B. Rejected Freud's biological orientation, particularly the importance of sexuality in the development of abnormal behavior.
C. Rejected the concept of the ego in personality development.
D. Placed additional emphasis on the role of sexuality in the development of both normal and abnormal behavior.
E. Rejected the concept of developmental stages as important in the emergence of both normal and abnormal behavior.
Question 5...According to Freudian theory, attributing causes of negative impulses or feelings to the external world, rather than oneself, is a defense mechanism known as:
A. Repression. B. Reaction formation. C. Projection. D. Fixation. E. Ego mediation.
Question 6...Psychotherapy, according to your text:
A. Is effective for many adults, but not for most children.
B. Is effective in schools only when a behavioral approach is followed.
C. Has not been well researched with respect to effectiveness with children.
D. Has failed to demonstrate methodological advances to increase effectiveness.
E. Is superior to no therapy and as effective as other types of therapy.
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