According to Freud, a boy's sexual attachment to his mother and jealousy of his father is called
a. the Oedipus complex.
b. the Electra complex.
c. transference.
d. countertransference.
e. habituation.
a. the Oedipus complex.
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Wastes, oxygen, and antibodies are exchanged between the mother and embryo through the
a. amniotic sac. c. blastocyst. b. chorionic sac. d. placenta.
Troy, who is 3, is enrolled in an early childhood education program. What effects can his parents expect from this type of program?
A) Troy will have poorer health from exposure to other children. B) Troy will have higher reading and math scores. C) Troy will become more violent from having to stick up for himself. D) Troy will start talking back to his parents.
Many infants begin "sleeping through the night" around four months. A couple of months later they may begin waking during the night again. Why?
a. night terrors b. teething pain c. growth spurt d. no reason
Valentina is a social and friendly teenager who occasionally gets overwhelmed by anxiety. When she was younger she thought she was having a heart attack, but now she has coping strategies that help her to calm down, so her anxiety doesn't interfere with her life in a big way. Based on the diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), Valentina is best classified as:
A. having panic attacks. B. having panic disorder. C. having agoraphobia. D. a normal teenager.