Which of the Following Is the Best Example of an "Invalidating

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best example of an "invalidating" response from a parent as per Linehan's biosocial-developmental model?

• A) "You've always been a failure and you'll always be a failure."
• B) "Mommy won't love you if you don't finish your meal."
• C) "You don't love your father, you hate him."
• D) "Everyone out there wants to hurt you."

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Definitions:

Associative Property

A mathematical rule stating that the way in which numbers are grouped in addition or multiplication does not change their sum or product.

Terms

Components of an expression or equation, separated by plus or minus signs, representing quantities or variables.

Distributive Property

A fundamental property of algebra stating that a(b + c) = ab + ac, allowing the distribution of multiplication over addition or subtraction.