An Increase in the Insulin Levels in the Body Leads

question 103

Multiple Choice

An increase in the insulin levels in the body leads to

• A) a willingness to eat bad-tasting foods.
• B) prolonged nausea.
• C) weight gain.
• D) increased preference for salty foods.

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Definitions:

Electra Complex

A psychoanalytic theory which posits that a girl during her psychosexual development experiences a sense of competition with her mother for the affections of her father.

Castration Anxiety

A psychoanalytic concept referring to a deep fear of losing one's genitalia or their function.

Oedipus Complex

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent.

Defense Mechanism

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