The "Coercive Cycle" Refers To

question 35

Multiple Choice

The "coercive cycle" refers to:

• A)parents learning abusive parenting techniques from their own parents and then carrying them out with their own children.
• B)the revolving door of our punitive criminal justice system that simply perpetuates violent crime.
• C)the sexual exploitation of children.
• D)foster children being moved from one abusive family to the next that often leads them to become abusers themselves.

Understand the concept of transference and its significance in therapy.

Recognize the importance of behavioral self-monitoring in therapy.

Understand the role of skills training in behavior therapy.

Identify the therapeutic approach that emphasizes unconditional positive regard.

---

Definitions:

Point Of Insertion

The specific location on the body where a muscle attaches and moves the bone that is closer to the midline or center of the body during contraction.

Skeletal Muscles

Muscles attached to bones that are responsible for voluntary movements and play a key role in posture and body support.

Voluntary

Actions or movements done by choice or decision, not involuntarily or reflexively.

Bursa

A small fluid-filled sac located near joints that reduces friction between tissues, such as bone and tendons.