Which of the Following Is Most Consistent with the Concept

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most consistent with the concept of a crisis,as defined by James Marcia?

• A) For the past two years, Juan has had thoughts of suicide, and recently he was diagnosed with depressive disorder.
• B) When Iman failed her calculus test, her parents grounded her for two weeks and imposed a requirement of two hours of supervised study every school night until the next exam.
• C) Since she was a child, Lola had planned to become a physician when she grew up. Recently, however, she has become very interested in physics, and now she is evaluating related career options such as engineering.
• D) Torrential rains in the Prairies caused major flooding, and thousands of people were displaced from their homes and lost their possessions and livelihoods.

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Definitions:

Maturation

The process of development in which an individual matures or reaches full functionality, often used to describe the physical and psychological growth that occurs naturally with age.

Habituation

Tendency of the brain to stop attending to constant, unchanging information.

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from traumatic events or persistent failure to succeed. It is thought to be one of the underlying causes of depression.

Contingency Blocking

A phenomenon in classical conditioning where a subject learns to associate a particular stimulus with an outcome, blocking the learning of an association with a new stimulus presented at the same time.