Excessive Preoccupation with Fire Is Termed

question 59

Multiple Choice

Excessive preoccupation with fire is termed:

• A) hydrophobia.
• B) kleptomania.
• C) paranoia.
• D) pyromania.

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Definitions:

Human Mortality

The condition of being susceptible to death; the statistical study of human deaths in a population.

Lateralization

Literally, “sidedness,” referring to the specialization in certain functions by each side of the brain, with one side dominant for each activity. The left side of the brain controls the right side of the body, and vice versa.

Human Mortality

The state of being subject to death; the recognition of this condition affects individual and societal behavior and beliefs.

Phallic Stage

A phase in Freudian psychosexual development, typically occurring from ages 3 to 6 years, where the child's libido centers upon their genitalia.