A Mental Health Professional Is Concerned Because a Client and Her

question 79

Multiple Choice

A mental health professional is concerned because a client and her baby don't seem to be attached, or "dancing well." Which is a situation that could be true in this relationship?

• A) The client had a happy childhood.
• B) This baby has an easy temperament.
• C) The client is having marital troubles.
• D) This baby is the client's first child.

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Definitions:

Emotional Reactions

Responses of the emotional system to stimuli, often automatic and based on both innate tendencies and learned experience.

Girls

Female children and adolescents, typically defined by their developmental stage rather than specific age.

Boys

Male children or adolescents prior to the onset of adulthood.

Situations

Sets of circumstances or conditions in which individuals find themselves, affecting their behavior and decisions.