1. What are the differences among a person’s gender, gender identity, and gender roles? How do biology, environment, and culture play a factor in this development?
2. Compare and contrast problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping. Is one necessarily better than the other? Can you give an example where either might be useful, stating the specific way in which each coping skill might be employed?
3. Consider the way that most children feel about eating spinach. Unless the child is very unusual, you will probably not get a favorable reaction when you put a plate of spinach in front of that youngster. Discuss the child’s responses from all three of the components of attitudes. Do you think a child’s attitude would change if the child were served spinach immediately following a viewing of the movie Popeye?
4. List and describe two anxiety disorders. List the most relevant symptoms of the disorders that you chose. Describe the viewpoints of two different psychological models on the cause of anxiety disorders.
wo kind of anxiety disorders are:
i. Social anxiety disorder, and
ii. Panic disorder
5. Describe person-centered therapy. Include information about its theoretical background, how it seeks to help people, its key concepts, and three basic elements necessary in a successful client-therapist relationship.
1. What are the differences among a person’s gender, gender identity, and gender roles? How do biology, environment, and culture play a factor in this development? 2. Compare and contrast problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping. Is one necessarily better than the other...