A Cross-Sectional Study

question 42

Multiple Choice

A cross-sectional study

• A) is one that tests an entire population.
• B) involves collecting successive independent samples.
• C) involves collecting data only once.
• D) is rarely used in survey research.

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Definitions:

Object Relations Theory

A psychodynamic theory that focuses on the importance of internal relationships with others, formed during early development, in shaping the self and influencing social behavior.

Transference

In psychoanalysis, the process by which patients project onto their analysts feelings and attitudes they have developed toward important figures in their lives.

Countertransference

The process of a therapist developing emotional reactions to a patient, often influenced by the therapist's own personal background and psychological issues.

Corrective Emotional Experience

A therapeutic process where the client re-experiences emotional situations in a safe environment to overcome past traumas.