Adler believed that through ____, a person could adjust to a weakness in one part of his or her body by developing strengths in other parts.

a. displacement
b. compensation
c. overcompensation
d. sublimation


b. compensation

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According to Freudian theory, what part of the mind is roughly equivalent to the conscience?

a. id b. ego c. libido d. superego

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What can you do if you are faced with the death of someone who is close to you?

What will be an ideal response?

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Psychoanalysis assumes that we are born with aggressive and sexual urges that are repressed during childhood. 2. Traditional psychoanalysis involves years of therapy. 3. The portrayal of traditional psychoanalysis as involving the client lying on a couch with a therapist sitting behind the client is largely a Hollywood creation. 4. During psychoanalysis, the therapist challenges the distorted thoughts and beliefs of the client. 5. When an analyst begins to correctly interpret the underlying meaning of the client's psychological problems, the client's resistance to the therapy breaks down.

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Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding mood disorders?

A. An individual experiencing manic symptoms can also be depressed or anxious. B. Unipolar mania is more common than unipolar depression. C. An individual who has experienced only manic episodes in the past is unlikely to never become depressed. D. Neither manic nor depressive symptoms remit on their own without treatment.

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