According to Freud, a girl's sexual attachment to her father and jealousy of her mother is called ________
a. the Electra complex
b. the Oedipus complex
c. transference
d. countertransference
Answer: a
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The sexual disorders that involve intense sexual urges regarding situations, objects, or people that are not part of the usual arousal pattern leading to reciprocal and affectionate sexual activity are called ____
a. gender dysphoria c. dyspareunia b. paraphilias d. psychosexual disorders
Regarding the relationship of age and gender to happiness, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Life satisfaction and happiness generally do not decline with age. b. When declines in happiness do occur, older people today seem better able to cope with them. c. Overall, women tend to be happier than men do. d. Women have a tendency to experience higher emotional highs and lower lows than men do.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following is a primary criticism of Freud's psychoanalysis?
a) The techniques have too positive and optimistic a view of human nature. b) The techniques are only effective for the most severe cases of psychosis. c) The techniques do not take long enough to bring about real change. d) The techniques are pseudoscientific and too subjective.