An Elementary School Student Is Asked, "How Would Your Life

question 26

Multiple Choice

An elementary school student is asked, "How would your life be different if you were a member of the opposite sex?" He replies, "I would have to shave my whole body." His response implies that he thinks in terms of

• A)feminist principles.
• B)gender polarization.
• C)a biological model of sex differences.
• D)gender convergence.

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Definitions:

Psychotherapist

A trained professional who treats mental health problems and emotional difficulties through talking and psychological techniques.

Psychodynamic Approach

An approach to psychology emphasizing unconscious thought, the conflict between biological drives (such as the drive for sex) and society’s demands, and early childhood family experiences.

Unconscious Conflicts

Internal struggles arising from unresolved, often repressed, desires or impulses that can lead to mental disturbances or disorders according to psychoanalytic theories.

Psychoanalysis

Freud’s therapeutic technique for analyzing an individual’s unconscious thoughts.