Which Statement About Attachment Theory Is False

question 100

Multiple Choice

Which statement about attachment theory is false?

• A)The ability to have an emotional bond to another person has important lasting psychological implications that follow people across the lifespan.
• B)Failure to develop proper attachment may cause kids to fall prey to a number of psychological disorders.
• C)Girls disproportionately experience disrupted attachment and that these disruptions are causally related to their disproportionate rates of offending.
• D)Attachment figures must provide support and care,and without attachment an infant would be helpless and could not survive.

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Definitions:

DSM-I

The first edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published in 1952, starting the standardization of psychiatric diagnostic categories.

World Health Organization

A specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.

Canadian Psychological Association

A professional organization that represents psychologists throughout Canada, aimed at improving the health and welfare of all Canadians, advancing the science, practice, and education of psychology.

Concurrent Validity

The ability of a diagnostic category to estimate an individual’s present standing on factors related to the disorder but not themselves part of the diagnostic criteria. One of the major criticisms of the DSM is that it sheds little light on the non-symptom attributes of people with a given diagnosis.