A Successful Self-Modification Program May End Spontaneously When

question 113

Multiple Choice

A successful self-modification program may end spontaneously when

• A) one experiences a traumatic event.
• B) one's self-esteem is threatened.
• C) the target behavior suddenly reappears.
• D) the new behavior becomes habitual.

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Definitions:

Erikson's Stages

A theory of psychosocial development identifying eight stages through which a healthy developing individual should pass from infancy to late adulthood.

Ego Integrity Versus Despair

According to Erikson, the eighth and final stage of psychosocial development, in which people in late adulthood either achieve a sense of integrity of the self by accepting the lives they have lived, and thus accept death, or yield to despair that their lives cannot be relived.

Approaching Death

The final phase of life leading up to death, often characterized by specific physical, emotional, or spiritual changes.

Neurotic Personalities

Personality traits characterized by anxiety, fear, moodiness, worry, envy, frustration, jealousy, and loneliness.