The Theory of Symbolic Self-Completion Suggests Specifically That

question 103

Multiple Choice

The theory of symbolic self-completion suggests specifically that:

• A) individuals associate with others who support their self-views.
• B) people tend to be insensitive to feedback from the environment suggesting that their behavior could improve.
• C) if people feel threatened in one self-relevant domain, they will compensate by shifting their focus on their abilities in a different domain.
• D) when people feel a self-defining aspect of themselves is threatened, they compensate by displaying symbols which support their self-definition.

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Definitions:

Collective

Referring to the actions, situations, or circumstances performed or shared by members of a group together.

Carl Jung

A Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, known for concepts like the collective unconscious and archetypes.

Freudian Theory

A set of psychoanalytic theories related to unconscious desires, childhood experiences, and defense mechanisms.

Ambiguous

Describes information, statements, or situations that can be understood or interpreted in more than one way.