Aisha's mother tends to hover over her whenever she complains of not feeling well. Typically, she puts Aisha to bed, reads her a story, and spends the day bringing the child her favorite foods
From a behavioral perspective, Aisha's mother may be increasing the child's risk of developing a somatic symptom disorder because she is
A) negatively reinforcing complaints about physical health.
B) classically conditioning avoidance behavior.
C) punishing appropriate physical health complaints.
D) reinforcing somatizing behaviors.
D
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According to Freud, the standard of perfection by which the superego judges the ego's actions is known as the ________
a. ego ideal b. animus c. archetype d. conscience
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a. true b. false