According to Erik Erikson, ________ is an illusion perpetrated and perpetuated by a particular society that it is somehow chosen to be the human species.

A. the embryological imperative
B. pseudospecies
C. cenospecies
D. epigenesis


Answer: B

Psychology

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a. physiological b. behavioral c. evolutionary d. ontogenetic

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Treatment for anorexia and bulimia include all of the following EXCEPT

a. giving drugs to people with anorexia to relieve the obsessive fears of gaining weight. b. behavioral dieting with taste aversion therapy for people with bulimia. c. cognitive-behavioral therapy to change the thinking patterns of people with eating disorders. d. helping patients work on the emotional conflicts that lead to weight loss.

Psychology

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a. authoritative parenting with mature and competent children. b. permissive parenting with indifferent parents. c. authoritarian parenting with instrumental competence. d. permissive parenting with creativity.

Psychology

Which of the following stressors has the highest ranking on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale?

a. Having an illness b. Losing a job c. Changing schools d. Changing residences

Psychology