All of the Following Help to Explain Why the Majority

question 13

Multiple Choice

All of the following help to explain why the majority of clients seen in counseling sessions are women EXCEPT:

• A) as the "weaker sex," women tend to be passive and dependent, requiring more support.
• B) women are often designated as the "identified patient," coming to seek help on others' behalf.
• C) the process of counseling is more congruent with women's values and socialization, rather than men's.
• D) the bias in society that frames emotionality as negative damages women's self-esteem, making the support of counseling more desirable.

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Definitions:

Short-term Memory

The capacity for holding a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

Consolidated Memory

A process by which short-term memories are transformed into long-term memories, making them stable and less susceptible to disruption.

Episodic Memory

The type of declarative memory that records events as they have been subjectively experienced.

Chunking

A memory technique that involves grouping individual pieces of information into larger units to improve recall.