A Counselor Is Running a Parents' Group When the Topic

question 7

Multiple Choice

A counselor is running a parents' group when the topic of spanking as a disciplinary technique is raised.What is the most accurate statement based on research that the counselor can offer?

• A)Spanking is one of a variety of techniques that are effective in teaching prosocial skills to children.
• B)Spanking should be used with young children for potentially dangerous kinds of misbehavior like running across a street because it is the only thing they understand under the circumstances.
• C)Spanking is the best way to discipline young children but only when it is accompanied by a hug or some show of affection afterward.
• D)Spanking may gain immediate compliance,but it does not aid development of self-regulation and it may increases a child's aggressiveness.

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Definitions:

Reappraising

The cognitive process of changing one's emotional response to a situation by altering one's interpretation of that situation.

Inauthentic Expression

A display of emotions or feelings that does not genuinely reflect what one is actually experiencing.

Authentic Emotions

Genuine feelings that are experienced and expressed congruently with one's true emotional state.

Amygdala

A part of the brain involved in processing emotions, including fear and pleasure.