It has been 6 months since police found Jayahn Pritchard, a three-year-old boy, drowned in a stream behind his home. His grandmother, Lucretia Thomas, was grief-stricken, but has since taken to a speaker's circuit advising parents and grandparents on child safety issues. Ms. Thomas stated that her new passion puts Jayahn's death into perspective, and helps heal the pain by talking about the incident so others may live. Lucretia's coping strategy is best described as using:

a) Problem-focused
b) Emotion –focused
c) Denial of Stress
d) Humor

Answer: b

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a. 3 b. 5 c. 7 d. 9

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When it comes to the use of scientifically valid psychological treatments, what can we assume?

a. ?As required by law, a licensed therapist can only engage in scientifically valid treatment strategies. b. ?A lack of scientific support does not always prevent an approach from being widely used. c. ?Psychologists with Ph.D. degrees are required to use evidence-based treatments, but not those with Psy.D. degrees. d. ?If a therapist uses a nonscientifically validated treatment, he or she is required by law to notify their clients.

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