Emotional Withdrawal, a Tactic Commonly Used by Spouses of People

question 17

True/False

Emotional withdrawal, a tactic commonly used by spouses of people with SUDs, is reported to be an effective way for them to control their partner's substance abuse.

Appreciate cultural variations in personality traits and individualist versus collectivist orientations.

Understand Hofstede's dimensions of cultural personality and their application to the United States.

Recognize personality traits as described by Costa and McCrae's Five-Factor Model.

Differentiate between various theories of personality, including psychodynamic, humanistic, trait, and social-cognitive theories.

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Definitions:

CS Predict

The ability of a conditioned stimulus (CS) to predict the occurrence of an unconditioned stimulus, forming the basis of classical conditioning.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus, first demonstrated by Ivan Pavlov.

US

Stands for "Unconditioned Stimulus," a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior conditioning in the context of psychology.

Effective Conditioning

A learning process in which a response becomes more frequent or predictable in a given environment due to reinforcement.