When Examining the Many Recent Examples of Violence in Different

question 65

Multiple Choice

When examining the many recent examples of violence in different cultures and around the world, a psychologist explains this is due to human beings' innate aggressive impulses. In order to reduce or eliminate this problem, this psychologist believes that we need to teach people techniques that will allow them to more effectively manage or redirect this aggressive energy. This psychologist most likely adheres to which psychological perspective?

• A) sociocultural
• B) humanistic
• C) biological
• D) psychodynamic

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Definitions:

Dream's Latent Content

Involves the hidden psychological meaning of a dream, as distinguished from its manifest content or overt storyline.

Freud

Originating from Austria, Sigmund Freud was a neurologist who created psychoanalysis, a methodology for the treatment of mental disturbances via conversational engagement between a psychoanalyst and a patient.

Symbols

Objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract concepts or ideas.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique in which the patient verbalizes thoughts as freely as they occur, without censorship.