Psychoanalytic Theory Does Have Many Shortcomings,and It Is Arguably No

question 39

Multiple Choice

Psychoanalytic theory does have many shortcomings,and it is arguably no longer the explanation or treatment of choice for most psychological problems,nor is it a paradigm in which modern day evidence-based researchers attempt to understand psychopathology) This is largely because the central concepts in psychoanalytic theory are:

• A)Hard to objectively define and measure
• B)Not based on the medical model
• C)Based on animal research
• D)Based on sex drives

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that, through association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to elicit a conditioned response in classical conditioning.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior learning.

Psychic Secretions

Bodily reactions that occur in response to psychological stimuli, historically explored in the context of Pavlov's conditioning experiments.

Conditioned Responses

Learned reactions that occur in response to previously neutral stimuli, due to conditioning or association.