Although Shannon Had a Relatively Trauma-Free Early Childhood, She Was

question 93

Multiple Choice

Although Shannon had a relatively trauma-free early childhood, she was highly emotionally sensitive to any form of stressor and began developing beliefs that the world was difficult and painful. This seems to have led her parents to shelter her more, and also to begin to treat her as though she were fragile and lacked competence. In time, she acquired these beliefs about herself as well. When faced with challenges in college, she quickly became depressed. The complex nature of these risks for depression highlights the principles of __________.

• A) object-relations theory in conjunction with cognitive theory
• B) a diathesis-stress model in conjunction with developmental trajectory perspectives
• C) a multicausal model
• D) psychoanalytic theory

Grasp the processes involved in human attention and information processing.

Comprehend the methodologies used by developmental psychologists to study adolescent behavior.

Understand the concept and implications of globalization on cultures and societies.

Recognize the impact of technology and media on different ethnic and racial groups.

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Definitions:

Excretion

The process by which metabolic waste products and toxic substances are removed from the body of an organism.

Deamination

The removal of an amino group from an amino acid or other compound, which is an important process in the metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds.

Uric Acid

A waste product formed from the breakdown of purines in the body, excreted in urine.

Disadvantage

A condition or situation that causes a reduction in effectiveness, efficiency, or desirability.