Under Which of the Following Circumstances Are Infants and Toddlers

question 33

Multiple Choice

Under which of the following circumstances are infants and toddlers most likely to protest when separated from their primary caregiver?

• A) The child cannot account for the caregiver's whereabouts.
• B) The separation is initiated by the child.
• C) The separation occurs in the home environment.
• D) The caregiver has been an overly intrusive companion for the infant.

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Definitions:

Transference

In psychoanalysis, the process by which patients project feelings about important people in their lives onto the therapist.

Resistance

The opposition or counteracting force in various contexts, such as psychological resistance to change or physical resistance in electrical conductance.

Freud

The founder of psychoanalysis, a theory of the mind, which focuses on unconscious psychological processes.

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