Which of These Would Be BAD Advice for Interviewing a Young

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Multiple Choice

Which of these would be BAD advice for interviewing a young child about possible child abuse?​

• A)Ask simple, open-ended questions such as "Tell me what happened."
• B)​Interview the child as soon as possible.
• C)​Encourage the child to draw a picture of what happened.
• D)​Encourage the child to act out the event with an anatomically detailed doll.

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Definitions:

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the mind in which innate instinctive impulses and primary processes are manifest.

Libido

A term often used in psychoanalytic theory to denote the energy of the sexual drive as a component of the life instinct.

Characteristic Patterns

Describes the recurring behaviors, thoughts, or emotions that are typical for an individual or within a specific context.

Personality

The unique and consistent pattern of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that distinguish one individual from another.