Liberty University Online Academy HSCO 502 Quiz Week 5
Score for this attempt 94:out of 100
Score for this attempt: 94 out of
100 Submitted Sep 21 at 12:37pm
This attempt took 108 minutes.
Question 1
pts
Self-esteem has been mistakenly touted as the “holy grail” of mental health, and this has meant
that
Many preventive and remedial efforts have focused directly on improving low self-esteem.
Many therapeutic approaches employ social cognitive strategies to improve social skills.
Many therapists have focused too much on the importance of their own self-esteem.
Preventative efforts have never embraced a “skills first” approach.
Question 2
pts
A coping style which has been linked to higher levels of depression among adolescent girls and
women is
rumination.
distraction.
support seeking.
withdrawal.
,Question 3
pts
High levels of parental monitoring and control are associated with which of the following
outcomes regardless of ethnicity or social class?
More drug use but less involvement in other criminal activity among adolescents.
More deviant behavior and drug use among adolescents.
More gang membership among adolescents.
Less deviant behavior and drug use among adolescents.
Question 4
pts
One gender-related characteristic of peer evaluations is that
Boys are more likely than girls to be rejected for behaving in gender-inconsistent ways.
Girls are more likely than boys to be rejected for behaving in gender-inconsistent ways.
Whether or not children behave in gender-inconsistent ways seems to have no effect on peer
evaluations.
Gender-inconsistent behavior leads to equally strong rejection for both boys and for girls
Question 5
, pts
Stanley is 7 years old. His parents are quite concerned about his school progress. Although he
has begun to learn to read, he reverses some letters when he writes. Based on research, Stanley’s
school counselor should tell his parents that
Brain development can be quite uneven in childhood and as a result, it is not unusual for children
to show poor performance in isolated skills.
Stanley almost certainly has a serious learning disorder which requires immediate intervention.
If a child shows normal progress in other reading related skills, like Stanley does, the child is
probably faking the letter reversals in a bid for attention
Stanley needs glasses.
Question 6
pts
Which of the following statements is FALSE with respect to the moral self:
Adults who lead exemplary lives tend to have clear beliefs about what is right and those beliefs
are central to their identity.
Moral sense is the capacity to make judgements about what is right, versus what is wrong and
preferring to act in ways that are considered right.
Moral development and religious experience are equivalent, in order to develop morally, own
must have a religious affiliation.
Morality involves self-control, which includes inhibiting one’s selfish or aggressive impulses.
Score for this attempt 94:out of 100
Score for this attempt: 94 out of
100 Submitted Sep 21 at 12:37pm
This attempt took 108 minutes.
Question 1
pts
Self-esteem has been mistakenly touted as the “holy grail” of mental health, and this has meant
that
Many preventive and remedial efforts have focused directly on improving low self-esteem.
Many therapeutic approaches employ social cognitive strategies to improve social skills.
Many therapists have focused too much on the importance of their own self-esteem.
Preventative efforts have never embraced a “skills first” approach.
Question 2
pts
A coping style which has been linked to higher levels of depression among adolescent girls and
women is
rumination.
distraction.
support seeking.
withdrawal.
,Question 3
pts
High levels of parental monitoring and control are associated with which of the following
outcomes regardless of ethnicity or social class?
More drug use but less involvement in other criminal activity among adolescents.
More deviant behavior and drug use among adolescents.
More gang membership among adolescents.
Less deviant behavior and drug use among adolescents.
Question 4
pts
One gender-related characteristic of peer evaluations is that
Boys are more likely than girls to be rejected for behaving in gender-inconsistent ways.
Girls are more likely than boys to be rejected for behaving in gender-inconsistent ways.
Whether or not children behave in gender-inconsistent ways seems to have no effect on peer
evaluations.
Gender-inconsistent behavior leads to equally strong rejection for both boys and for girls
Question 5
, pts
Stanley is 7 years old. His parents are quite concerned about his school progress. Although he
has begun to learn to read, he reverses some letters when he writes. Based on research, Stanley’s
school counselor should tell his parents that
Brain development can be quite uneven in childhood and as a result, it is not unusual for children
to show poor performance in isolated skills.
Stanley almost certainly has a serious learning disorder which requires immediate intervention.
If a child shows normal progress in other reading related skills, like Stanley does, the child is
probably faking the letter reversals in a bid for attention
Stanley needs glasses.
Question 6
pts
Which of the following statements is FALSE with respect to the moral self:
Adults who lead exemplary lives tend to have clear beliefs about what is right and those beliefs
are central to their identity.
Moral sense is the capacity to make judgements about what is right, versus what is wrong and
preferring to act in ways that are considered right.
Moral development and religious experience are equivalent, in order to develop morally, own
must have a religious affiliation.
Morality involves self-control, which includes inhibiting one’s selfish or aggressive impulses.
