You Are Volunteering at a Psychiatric Ward for the Summer

question 49

Multiple Choice

You are volunteering at a psychiatric ward for the summer. On your first day, a man comes up to you and says you have very pretty eyes and asks your name. You thank him and give him your name. For the next four days, the same man approaches you, says you have pretty eyes, and asks for your name. After a week, you ask a doctor on the ward about this man, and the doctor tells you that the man suffers from:

• A)retrograde amnesia.
• B)anterograde amnesia.
• C)retroactive interference.
• D)proactive interference.

Identify the developmental milestones and challenges during infancy, childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood, and middle adulthood.

Analyze the impact of parenting styles and attachment types on child development and adult relationships.

Recognize the biological and cognitive changes that occur during adolescence and adulthood.

Explain the role of cultural, social, and environmental factors in cognitive development.

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Definitions:

Anxiety-Provoking Stimuli

Events, objects, or situations that evoke feelings of anxiety or substantial discomfort in individuals.

Cognitive Therapy

An approach to therapy that tries to change some of the patient’s habitual modes of thinking about herself, her situation, and her future.

Depression

A mood disorder characterized by disabling sadness, hopelessness, and apathy; a loss of energy, pleasure, and motivation; and disturbances of sleep, diet, and other bodily functions.

Pavlov

was a Russian psychologist known for his work in classical conditioning, particularly the concept of the conditioned reflex.