n the absence of proper opportunities people commit crime is stated by
- A. Social control theory
- B. Strain theory
- C. Differential association
- D. Labeling theory
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strain theory (Merton) posits that crime arises from blocked opportunities to achieve goals.
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Some more tenets of SLFT -- find the one which doesn't belong....
- A. To change someone else's behaviour change the way you respond
- B. The family is the expert, each family is unique
- C. Repeated trying and testing is necessary for new learning
- D. Biopsychosocial change provides the fastest learning
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Family as expert aligns more with narrative therapy, not SLFT's behavioral focus.
Parents of a mentally ill teenager say, We have never known anyone who was mentally ill. We have no one to talk to because none of our friends understand the problems we are facing. Select the nurses most helpful intervention.
- A. Refer the parents to a support group.
- B. Build the parents self-concept as coping parents.
- C. Teach the parents techniques of therapeutic communication.
- D. Facilitate achievement of normal developmental tasks of the family.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The need for support is evident. Referrals are made when working with families whose needs are unmet. A support group, such as through the National Alliance on Mentally Illness (NAMI), will provide the parents with support of others with similar experiences and with whom they can share feelings and experiences. The distracters are less relevant to providing a network of support.
No lessons are given in Montessori method.
- A. Individual
- B. Self-constructed
- C. Group
- D. Self-Evaluated
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Montessori avoids traditional group lessons, favoring individual or self-directed learning experiences.
The Montessori approach believes learning should be
- A. Competitive
- B. Collaborative
- C. Individualized
- D. Standardized
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Montessori learning is individualized, tailored to each child.
A study of the feeding behaviour of a group of wild monkeys in India would be an example of:
- A. a survey
- B. naturalistic observation
- C. a correlation
- D. an experiment
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Observing wild monkeys' feeding in their habitat is naturalistic observation.