Jean was at the mall with her family. She tried on a pair of shoes she really wanted. Her parents told her that they could not afford the shoes and walked out of the store. For a moment, Jean thought of running out of the store with the shoes on, but her parents had taught her at a very young age that stealing was wrong. A split second after thinking about stealing the shoes, Jean began to feel
incredibly guilty about even having such a thought. Which part of Jean's mind squelched her desire to steal the shoes?
A) the id
B) the superego
C) the Oedipus complex
D) the ego
B) the superego
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a. DSM categories are culture-free. b. Chinese psychiatrists often mistake depression for a form of schizophrenia. c. There are very different rates of mood disorder in Western and non-Western countries. d. Depression is a universal phenomenon that may be expressed differently depending on cultural factors.
Kant influenced the future of psychology, especially with regard to cognition and ____
a. memory c. sensation b. consciousness d. personality
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a. professional training became an acceptable model for clinical psychologists b. free-standing professional schools for clinical training c. persons at the master's level are considered professional psychologists d. a larger number of graduates entering the field of clinical psychology
Which of the following is a modern term that replaces what was once called behavior modification?
A. applied behavior analysis B. token economy C. contingency management D. milieu therapy