Social Disruption, Family Problems, and Substance Abuse Are All Factors

question 44

Multiple Choice

Social disruption, family problems, and substance abuse are all factors in suicidal behavior of which of the following age groups?

• A) Childhood
• B) Adolescence and young adulthood
• C) Middle adulthood
• D) Late adulthood

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Definitions:

Cathexis

The idea that the ability of deprivation states to motivate behavior transfers to the stimuli present during the deprivation state.

Tolman

An American psychologist known for his work on latent learning and cognitive maps in rats and humans.

Reward Value

The attractiveness or worth of a reward, influencing an organism's willingness to work for it.

Learning Process

The method or way in which an individual acquires new information, skills, behaviors, or attitudes through study, experience, or teaching.