Richard Is Participating in a Research Study Involving a New

question 62

Multiple Choice

Richard is participating in a research study involving a new pain medication.However,he is not actually receiving the biologically active medication.Research suggests that he:

• A) is most likely to fall into the group of participants that sometimes respond to placebo.
• B) is likely to always respond to placebo.
• C) will not respond at all to the placebo.
• D) he is more likely to respond to placebo because he is male.

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Definitions:

Inferiority Feelings

The normal condition of all people; the source of all human striving.

Oedipus Complex

During the phallic stage (ages 4-5), the unconscious desire of a boy for his mother, accompanied by a desire to replace or destroy his father.

Castration Anxiety

A boy’s fear during the Oedipal period that his penis will be cut off.

Anal Conflicts

In psychoanalytic theory, tensions or issues arising during the anal stage of psychosexual development, typically related to toilet training and control.