Viewing Problems and Solutions in Rigid Either/or Terms Is Called

question 91

Multiple Choice

Viewing problems and solutions in rigid either/or terms is called:

• A) didactic perspectives.
• B) irrational thinking.
• C) hopelessness.
• D) dichotomous thinking.

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Definitions:

Electra Complex

A Freudian concept involving a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father, seen as a counterpart to the Oedipus complex in boys.

Analytical Psychology

The study of the personal and collective unconscious developed by Carl Jung.

Psychodynamic Theory

A viewpoint in psychology that emphasizes systematic study of the psychological forces underlying human behavior, feelings, and emotions.

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist and the founding father of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.