Abuse

Question 1

sexual abuse side effects

Answer 1

bed wetting, nightmares, trouble walking

Question 2

bedwetting

Answer 2

if under 6 then not sign of abuse

Question 3

young children

Answer 3

informed consent—risk here of exacerbating the child’s symptoms by exploring her trauma in treatment.

Question 4

treatment for offenders

Answer 4

group therapy

Question 5

intellectual disabilities

Answer 5

think concretely and have difficulty thinking abstractly.

Question 6

hyperarousal

Answer 6

state of increased tension, which may include being easily startled, difficulty sleeping, or angry outbursts

Question 7

obesity

Answer 7

collaborate with everyone including doc for evaluation, parents for edu healthy eating, the school for lunches

Question 8

sexual abuse recovery

Answer 8

Assertiveness training has been shown to be effective in helping sex offenders form appropriate relationships

Question 9

lesbian facts

Answer 9

Heterosexual women report more bulimia, drive for thinness, and body dissatisfaction than lesbians.

Question 10

Hispanics

Answer 10

try to heal illnesses at home before consulting a professional, and to maintain privacy in the face of mental illness. These cultural inclinations tend to be strongest with recent immigrants.

Question 11

blacks

Answer 11

more likely to be diagnosed as paranoid then whites

Question 12

women

Answer 12

not all women experience menopause as a time of high stress, the empty nest is often experienced as liberating, and cognitive functioning is typically higher in middle age than young adulthood. The typical stress of middle age is “overload”–juggling the demands of work and family–to which women in midlife are especially vulnerable.

Question 13

elderly

Answer 13

are often loath to report their pain, from a reluctance to be labeled as complainers, or out of fear that treatment will entail a surgery or addictive medications

Question 14

honeymoon

Answer 14

the abuser is sorry

makes false promises