The Field Within Psychology Devoted to Understanding All Psychological Influences

question 28

Multiple Choice

The field within psychology devoted to understanding all psychological influences on health and illness across the life span is called

• A) psychosomatic medicine.
• B) health psychology.
• C) medical psychology.
• D) epidemiology.
• E) immunology.

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Definitions:

Phallic Stage

A phase in Freud's psychosexual development theory, occurring from about ages 3 to 6, where the libido's focus is on the genital area.

Psychosexual Development

A Freudian theory that proposes that child development occurs in a series of stages which are characterized by sexual pleasures focusing on different parts of the body.

Flirtatious

Exhibiting behavior aimed at attracting or engaging someone romantically or sexually through acts or remarks that suggest interest without explicit intention.

Oral Stage

In psychoanalytic theory, the first stage in a child's psychosexual development, occurring in the first year, where the mouth is the primary focus of pleasurable sensations.