In Freud's psychoanalytic theory, what causes fixation?

What will be an ideal response?


results from insufficient gratification of the libido during a stage of development

Psychology

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Describe the key differences between REM sleep and other stages of sleep

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

Howard has been diagnosed with advanced Alzheimer's disease. One of the many symptoms from which he suffers is ____, which refers to a loss of control of his bladder or bowels

a. incontinence b. agnosia c. apraxia d. aphasia

Psychology

Kohlberg's most famous moral dilemma involved a man named Heinz who had to decide whether or not to:

A) steal a drug to help his sick wife. B) turn in his brother-in-law for stealing. C) confess to murder. D) cheat on taxes.

Psychology

According to Vygotsky, which of the following would be within a child's zone of proximal development?

A) Edward is completing a homework assignment with a classmate. B) Elise recently mastered a task independently following the assistance of her mother. C) Jasira cannot yet handle a specific task on her own, but she can do it with the help of an adult. D) Tevan figures out how to accomplish a task through trial and error.

Psychology