According to the Text, a Neo-Freudian Would Most Likely Believe

question 17

Multiple Choice

According to the text, a neo-Freudian would most likely believe all the following EXCEPT

• A) much of mental life (i.e., thoughts, feelings, motives) is unconscious.
• B) childhood experiences shape the personality developed in adulthood.
• C) relationships formed with parents repeat later in adulthood.
• D) young boys are shaped by the experience of admiration and love for their mother and bitter jealousy for their father.

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Definitions:

Laboratory Studies

Research conducted in a controlled environment where variables can be manipulated and observed.

Cognitive Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that emphasizes the importance of thinking in how we feel and what we do, aiming to treat mental disorders by changing dysfunctional thought patterns.

Maladaptive Thoughts

Negative thinking patterns that are counterproductive and interfere with a person's ability to effectively cope with challenges and emotions.

Irrational Thoughts

Thoughts that lack reason or understanding, often not based on reality or logical reasoning, typically associated with anxiety and depression.