The Increasing Interest in the Family as a Focus for Intervention

question 37

Multiple Choice

The increasing interest in the family as a focus for intervention is based on which of the following assumptions?

• A) Intervention for young children with exceptionalities should not be the concern of the public schools.
• B) Families are capable of providing the supports needed by children with exceptionalities until they reach school age.
• C) Involving and supporting families is likely to be a more powerful intervention than focusing exclusively on the child.
• D) Only minimal intervention is needed for young children with exceptionalities until they are school age.

Discern how social, environmental, and biochemical factors influence human behavior, specifically aggression, and helping behavior.

Recognize persuasion techniques and how they are used in everyday contexts.

Distinguish between different social behaviors and their underlying psychological theories (e.g., altruism vs. aggression).

Apply knowledge of social psychology to interpret complex human behaviors in a variety of situations.

---

Definitions:

Schizophrenia

A mental disorder characterized by abnormal behavior, strange speech, and a decreased ability to understand reality.

Antipsychotic Drugs

Medications used to treat psychiatric conditions by altering brain chemistry to improve symptoms of psychosis, including hallucinations and delusions.

Delusions

False beliefs held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary, commonly observed in psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia

A serious mental disorder characterized by disturbances in thought, perception, and behavior, leading to a disconnection from reality.