A person goes to a therapist complaining of depression. During the course of the conversation, the therapist begins to ask about the person’s childhood. Initially, the person says there were no problems. However, with continued leading questioning by the therapist, the person comes to believe that they were sexually abused by someone in their family. However, no sexual abuse ever occurred. This is an example of ______.
A. false memory syndrome
B. repressed memory
C. depression-induced memory
D. none of these are correct
A. false memory syndrome
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What will be an ideal response?
_____________ is Sykes's term for when officers become indebted to inmates and return favors.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The reasons that women are under-represented in high paying professions includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A) structural barriers. B) normative barriers. C) emotional differences. D) cognitive differences.
C.J. gains comfort through eating and drinking. She also cries to gain attention from her parents or to express discomfort. Freud would say that C.J. is in which stage of development?
A) Symbiotic B) Dependent C) Anal D) Oral