A Patient Is Suspicious and Frequently Manipulates Others

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient is suspicious and frequently manipulates others. To which psychosexual stage do these traits relate?

• A) Oral
• B) Anal
• C) Phallic
• D) Genital

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Definitions:

Situational Attribution

The process of attributing a person's actions or behavior to external or environmental factors rather than to internal characteristics.

Dispositional Attribution

The tendency to attribute someone's behavior to their internal characteristics or personality rather than to external factors.

Emotional

Pertaining to feelings or affective states as opposed to cognitive states.

Physical

Physical refers to anything pertaining to the body or the material world, as opposed to the mind or spirit.