Maureen Is in Therapy Because She Is Very Frightened of Her

question 13

Multiple Choice

Maureen is in therapy because she is very frightened of her father and feels tongue-tied around him.After a few months she begins to feel frightened of her therapist also.According to Freud,this is an example of _______.

• A)latency
• B)interpretation
• C)transference
• D)sublimination

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Definitions:

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

A prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true, due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.

Stereotype Threat

The risk of confirming negative stereotypes about an individual's racial, ethnic, gender, or cultural group that can hinder performance in relevant areas.

Social Comparison

A theory positing that individuals determine their own social and personal worth based on how they stack up against others they perceive as somehow faring better or worse.

Attribution Theory

A theory focused on how people interpret and understand their experiences by ascribing causes to behaviors and events.