Provide two examples of ways in which peer relationships can ...

[sjones]

Provide two examples of ways in which peer relationships can hinder a child's development of prosocial behavior. Include the concept of peer contagion in your response.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Dr. Kim believes that increases in the frequency of diagnosing dissociative identity disorder have occurred because of iatrogenic effects. Which argument would Dr. Kim most likely use?
 
  a. EEG patterns are consistently different when those diagnosed with the disorder experience different personalities.
  b. Therapists tend to see the disorder as a way of escaping from unpleasant interpersonal situations.
  c. Reports of child abuse cannot be influenced by instructions or expectations.
  d. Most therapists who diagnose the disorder use hypnosis and other memory retrieval methods that rely on suggestion.

[whitcassie]

Answer to Question 1

 Rejected children begin to associate with other rejected children, leading to deviant behaviors
 Difficulty forming relationships, aggression and bullying, and peer rejection contribute to peer relationship problems
 Coercion and deviancy are examples of peer contagion
 Friendships with deviant peers are different than typical peer relationships
 Gang association and gang membership can lead to aggression, conduct problems, drug-related activity, violent crime

Answer to Question 2

D