Thought-Action Fusion Is

question 53

Multiple Choice

Thought-action fusion is

• A) support for the preparedness theory of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
• B) a psychotic symptom that helps distinguish between anxiety disorders and psychotic disorders.
• C) the belief that thinking about something is as bad as actually doing it.
• D) the reason why trying to suppress unwanted thoughts often causes an increase in those thoughts.

Recognize the implication of delayed identity resolution in the college context and its potential outcomes.

Understand the eight stages of Erikson's psychosocial development.

Recognize the influence of both biological and social factors on personality development according to Erikson.

Identify specific contributions of Erikson's theory to the field of life-span developmental psychology.

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Definitions:

Visual Reflexes

Involuntary responses to visual stimuli, such as blinking or pupil contraction.

Midbrain

A part of the brainstem involved in vision, hearing, motor control, sleep/wake, arousal (alertness), and temperature regulation.

Pons

A part of the brain located in the brainstem, connecting the medulla oblongata and the thalamus, playing a key role in controlling breathing, communication between different parts of the brain, and sensations such as hearing, taste, and balance.

Thalamus

Structure that acts as a relay station for sensory information heading to the cerebral cortex for interpretation; a subdivision of the diencephalon.