Keisha Is a 35-Year-Old African-American Woman Who Is Depressed

question 36

Multiple Choice

Keisha is a 35-year-old African-American woman who is depressed.Her presenting concerns include marital distress,the imminent possibility of losing her job,overeating,and chain-smoking.As you listen to her story,you begin to construct a picture of her developmental history.Which of these explanations would someone using a multidimensional perspective be most likely to offer for Keisha's problems difficulties?

• A)Keisha's difficulties most likely developed through the interaction of her family experiences and societal conditions like poverty and racism.
• B)Keisha's problems are most likely related to insufficient emotional gratification during infancy when oral needs are paramount.
• C)Keisha's problems are most likely related to lack of appropriate models of effective marital communication.
• D)Keisha has experienced reward from her eating and smoking habits,and so she seeks these rewards in stressful situations.

Acquire skills for assessing a conflict effectively, excluding biases and focusing on patterns and underlying issues.

Discriminate between family orientations towards conformity and conversation and their impact on young adults' satisfaction levels.

Evaluate the concept of "total marriages" and its applicability as a goal for marital relationships.

Understand the concept of circular causality in conflict analysis and its focus on pattern sequences rather than origins.