After an Industrial-Organizational Psychologist Made His Initial Observations Regarding the Stress

question 676

Multiple Choice

After an industrial-organizational psychologist made his initial observations regarding the stress experienced by game designers, he began the second step in the scientific method, which involved

• A)theory building.
• B)defining the problem.
• C)testing the hypothesis.
• D)critiquing anecdotal evidence.

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Definitions:

Psychoanalysis

A psychological theory and therapeutic method developed by Sigmund Freud that explores unconscious motivations and conflicts as they manifest in behaviors and mental disorders.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the mind in which innate instinctive impulses and primary processes are manifest.

Mental Illness

A broad term for conditions that affect an individual's thinking, feeling, mood, or behavior, ranging from depression to schizophrenia.

Deinstitutionalized Patients

Refers to individuals who have been discharged from psychiatric hospitals or similar institutions, often into insufficient community-based care.