Most Experts Agree That Children of Divorce Are at Greater

question 15

Multiple Choice

Most experts agree that children of divorce are at greater risk for a variety of _____ in comparison to those from continuously intact homes.

• A) short-term problems
• B) long-term problems
• C) both short-term and long-term problems
• D) neither short-term nor long-term problems

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Definitions:

Projection

A defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or motives to another person.

Life Instincts

In psychoanalysis, these are the drives or instincts that are directed towards preservation and enhancement of life, including basic needs such as hunger and sex.

Death Instincts

In Freudian psychology, innate drives or impulses leading towards aggression, self-destruction, and death, opposed to life-sustaining instincts.

Human Instincts

Innate, typically fixed patterns of behavior in animals or humans in response to certain stimuli.