According to Freudian theory, how is fixation different from regression?
What will be an ideal response?
Fixation is an arrest in personal development caused by the unresolved difficulties experienced at a given stage. Regression is adopting some of the feelings or behaviors of earlier, more satisfying stages.
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Lack of flexibility is to _____ observation as lack of control is to _____ observation
a. laboratory; naturalistic b. naturalistic; laboratory c. disguised; undisguised d. undisguised; disguised
The medical model of mental illness suggests that:
a. all mental illnesses have biological origins b. all mental illnesses can be treated and cured using drug therapies c. abnormal behavior is symptomatic of an underlying disease that can be cured with the appropriate therapy d. the symptoms of psychological disorders will be the same across different cultures
According to Ryckman, most of the theories of personality reviewed in the text:
a. are merely historical curiosities b. are obsolete c. still serve a vital heuristic function for contemporary personality psychologists d. are almost completely and consistently supported by empirical data
Babies begin to recognize themselves in the mirror at about age
a. one to four months. c. fifteen to eighteen months. b. six to nine months. d. two to three years.