Melanie Is Getting “D” Grades in Several of Her Classes

question 91

Multiple Choice

Melanie is getting “D” grades in several of her classes. To get Melanie to study more,
her parents should

• A) punish her for poor academic performance.
• B) remove privileges when she earns a grade less than a B.
• C) ignore Melanie until she gets higher grades.
• D) praise Melanie when she practices good study habits.

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Definitions:

Dissociative Disorders

Mental disorders that involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory, awareness, identity, or perception.

DSM

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a comprehensive classification of officially recognized psychiatric disorders, used by mental health professionals to diagnose and categorize mental conditions.

Dissociative Amnesia

A psychological condition where a person experiences memory loss that cannot be attributed to normal forgetfulness.

Dissociative Identity Disorder

A severe form of dissociation, a mental process which produces a lack of connection in a person's thoughts, memory, and sense of identity, formerly known as multiple personality disorder.