Paul Baltes Claimed That Nonnormative Life Events Could Provide an Important

question 114

Multiple Choice

Paul Baltes claimed that nonnormative life events could provide an important context for life-span development.With this concept,the term "nonnormative" refers to an event that:

• A)is not likely to happen to very many people.
• B)happens to younger children but not to older adults.
• C)used to happen to everyone but no longer occurs very much today.
• D)happens to almost everyone regardless of when or where they live.

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Definitions:

Aversion Therapy

A psychological treatment method that involves pairing a harmful stimulus with an undesirable behavior to reduce the behavior.

Time Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy

A form of psychotherapy that focuses on individual psychological processes and stresses the importance of interpersonal relationships, with therapy occurring within a set timeframe.

Behaviour Therapy

A treatment that emphasizes that problem behaviours are learned behaviours and that faulty learning can be reversed through the application of learning principles.

Neurotic Patients

Individuals experiencing neurosis, manifesting as psychological stress, anxiety, or obsessive behavior, without a disconnection from reality.