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According to Erikson's psychosocial stages, an adolescent's primary developmental task involves resolving the crisis of:
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A social worker observes that a 5-year-old believes the moon follows them when they walk. According to Piaget, this thinking reflects:
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In Ainsworth's Strange Situation, an infant who shows little distress at separation and ignores or avoids the caregiver upon reunion is displaying which attachment pattern?
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A client unconsciously attributes their own unacceptable angry feelings to their spouse, insisting it is the spouse who is hostile. This defense mechanism is best described as:
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According to Kubler-Ross, a terminally ill client who says, 'If I just stick to my treatment perfectly, maybe I'll get more time' is most likely in which stage of grief?
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A social worker uses Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory to understand a child's school difficulties. The influence of the parents' workplace policies, which the child never directly contacts but which affect parenting time, belongs to which system?
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Object permanence, the understanding that objects continue to exist when out of sight, develops during which of Piaget's stages?
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In Kohlberg's theory of moral development, a person who decides not to steal because 'it is against the law and laws maintain social order' is reasoning at which level?
Federal student privacy statute under Title 20, Section 1232g that transfers school record inspection and disclosure rights from parents to the student at age 18.
A 15-month-old explores a new playroom while periodically returning to the caregiver and is easily comforted after brief separations. This pattern is most consistent with:
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According to Mahler's separation-individuation theory, the subphase in which a toddler shows heightened need for the mother's emotional availability while moving away and back is called:
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In Freud's psychosexual theory, fixation during the stage when toilet training occurs is associated with which personality features?
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A social worker is assessing an older adult and applies Erikson's final stage. A client who reviews life with regret and a sense of wasted opportunities is struggling with:
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Which concept from family systems theory describes a two-person emotional system pulling in a third person to reduce tension or anxiety?
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A social worker notes that in a family, a parent and child are so emotionally fused that the child cannot make decisions without the parent's approval and experiences the parent's distress as their own. This describes:
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Vygotsky's concept of the 'zone of proximal development' refers to:
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A 7-year-old can now understand that pouring water from a tall glass into a wide glass does not change the amount of water. This newly mastered ability is called:
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