Irrational and very specific fears that persist even when there is no real danger to a person are called

a. anxieties.
b. compulsion.
c. specific phobias.
d. dissociations.


ANSWER: c

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Is Samara’s self-image an accurate one? How could Horney’s theory explain the discrepancy between Samara’s idealized versus real image of herself?

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Urvashi decides to help her friend find her lost cat because her friend is likely to let her play with the cat when they find it. This is an example of

A. prosocial behavior. B. altruism. C. empathy. D. simple social play.

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The __________ complex is the term given to the female version of the "Oedipus complex"?

A) Oedipustine B) Bathory C) Freudian D) Electra E) Homer

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