At eight years old, Kim was first abused by her uncle and hi…

At eight years old, Kim was first abused by her uncle and his best friend. The abuse occurred for over two years until the abuse was discovered by her father who killed both men in the girl’s presence. Kim was also sexually attacked in high school when she went to a party at one of her friend’s houses. There was a lot of alcohol consumed and Kim felt guilty that she had gone to the party. She never mentioned the incident to her mother, because of her guilt and her previous experiences. In college, Kim was drugged at a fraternity party and found herself in the bed of what she thought was a male friend being sexually attacked. Kim did not remember any of the abuse until she began therapy at age 30 years. She began to see a therapist after a car accident that caused her to have a flash back. Freud would consider putting traumatic experiences into the unconscious as what defense mechanism?

Liam, one month, was born with an extra copy of chromosome 1…

Liam, one month, was born with an extra copy of chromosome 13. He was born with a heart defect, a facial cleft, rocker bottom feet, and holoprosencephaly, which indicates a failure of the prosencephalon to divide into double lobes of the cerebral hemispheres. Liam has an extra finger on both hands, a heart defect, and neurological impairments. Liam’s doctor says he will not survive long due to his condition. Liam suffers from what condition?   

Ashley helped her teacher put up text books and empty the ga…

Ashley helped her teacher put up text books and empty the garbage cans. It is very important for her to be well thought of by her parents, teacher and minister. She does things for others, but is conscious of always “following the rules” to insure that authority figures approve of her behavior and to do her duty. Ashley is in which of Kolberg’s Stage of Moral Development?  

Sandra has a keen sense of her own motivations and feelings….

Sandra has a keen sense of her own motivations and feelings. She is insightful about her life and introspective about her behaviors. Hilary, however, is more understanding of the motivations of others. She has excellent social skills and is easily able to read the body language of other people. Eric is excellent in sports and has considered a career as a professional athlete. This would indicate which of the following is true using Gardner’s model?

Adrian, 4, is taking in new information about his environmen…

Adrian, 4, is taking in new information about his environment. He assimilates this information. His cognitive changes result in accommodation, which refers to a modification of his cognitive structures (schemas) to deal with new information. Piaget indicated that the balance between assimilation and accommodation is called what?