The Name for a Leading Cause of Mental Retardation Caused

question 56

Multiple Choice

The name for a leading cause of mental retardation caused by mothers who drink alcohol heavily during their pregnancies is

• A) drinker's syndrome.
• B) fetal alcohol syndrome.
• C) drunk woman's syndrome.
• D) mental retardation syndrome.

Recognize the historical and contemporary theories of motivation, including but not limited to instinct, drive, incentive, arousal, and humanistic theories.

Explain the influence of biological factors (such as instincts, drives, and arousal) on motivation.

Discuss the role of environmental and psychological factors in shaping motivation.

Describe the relationship between motivation and behavior.

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Definitions:

Dodo Bird Verdict

A concept suggesting that all psychotherapies, despite their specific components, tend to produce similar outcomes.

Motivational Interviewing

A therapeutic approach that is client-centered and helps to engage intrinsic motivation for changing behaviour by creating discrepancy and exploring and resolving ambivalence within the client.

Clinical Psychologists

Persons who are initially trained in general psychology and then receive graduate training in the application of this knowledge to the understanding, diagnosis, and amelioration of disorders of thinking and behavior. They have a thorough grounding in research methods, and some spend their careers doing research on abnormal functioning, although many also provide treatment. The treatment methods of clinical psychologists primarily involve psychological interventions of one kind or another.

Cognitive-Behavioural

Referring to a therapeutic approach that addresses dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and cognitions through a goal-oriented, systematic procedure.