A Child in an Extremely Abusive Family Situation Often Seems

question 161

Multiple Choice

A child in an extremely abusive family situation often seems to become deaf to the verbal abuse and insensitive to the physical abuse, as if the child simply wasn't there experiencing the abuse. One explanation for this behavior is:

• A) self-hypnosis.
• B) state-dependent memory.
• C) eidetic imagery.
• D) memory while under simulated anesthesia.

Grasp the principles of applied behavior analysis and its application in behavior modification.

Understand the use of biofeedback and neurofeedback in managing physiological responses.

Learn the process of shaping behavior through successive approximations.

Understand the concept and applications of neurofeedback.

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Definitions:

Dendrite

The branched projections of a neuron that act to conduct the electrochemical stimulation received from other neural cells to the body, or soma, of the neuron from which the dendrites project.

Myelin Sheath

An insulating layer around nerves, made of protein and fatty substances, which helps increase the speed at which electrical impulses propagate.

Node of Ranvier

Gaps in the myelin sheath along a nerve fiber, allowing for the rapid transmission of nerve impulses through saltatory conduction.

Summation

The process of adding multiple quantities together to achieve a total sum, often used in mathematics and physics.