According to the Social Readjustment Rating Scale

question 112

Multiple Choice

According to the Social Readjustment Rating Scale

• A) an unmarried 16-year-old experiences more stress than a married 27-year-old.
• B) an unplanned pregnancy is more stressful than a planned pregnancy.
• C) being pregnant with twins is twice as stressful as being pregnant with one child.
• D) being pregnant is considered to be equally stressful regardless of the circumstances.

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Definitions:

Choleric

Relating to one of the four temperaments characterized by quickness to anger and bad temper.

Sanguine

describes a personality type that is cheerful, optimistic, active, and social, based on the ancient theory of humors associated with blood.

Melancholic

Pertaining to a state of deep sadness or depression, often characterized by persistent feelings of despair and low self-esteem.

Psychosexual Stages

A Freudian theory that proposes five stages (oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital) of psychological and sexual development from infancy to adulthood, with each stage associated with a different erogenous zone.