Sarah's mother receives a call from her daughter's teacher telling her she that Sarah has been misbehaving. According to the psychoanalytic approach, her daughter's misbehavior
A. results from a poorly formed self-concept.
B. is a reaction to her parent's expectations.
C. is the result of unconscious mental activity.
D. results from conditioning processes.
C
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Olivia has been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder (DID). She has 17 different "alters," which are strikingly different from her host personality. Some of her alters are not full personalities, but only fragments and memories. Some of the alters are children. What aspect of this case is unusual?
A. It is unusual for a person with DID to have 17 alters. B. It is unusual for a person with DID to have alters that are very different from the host personality. C. It is unusual for a person with DID to have fragmentary alters. D. No aspect of this case is unusual.
Which of the following is a true statement about the sex chromosomes?
A. The Y chromosome is shorter than the X chromosome. B. There are 23 pairs of sex chromosomes. C. Mammalian females have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. D. Mammalian males have two X chromosomes.
Maltreatment is more common among ____
a. the poor and disadvantaged b. minority religious groups c. minority ethnic groups d. parents with average intelligence
When contemporary psychodynamic therapists actively provoke emotional reactions, their patients tend to
a. lower their defenses and gain insight. b. actively begin the process toward self-actualization. c. make courageous choices and find the meaning they have lost in their lives. d. become aware of their incongruence and strive toward becoming "whole.".