Greg, Peter, and Colin Enjoy Playing Together

question 93

Multiple Choice

Greg, Peter, and Colin enjoy playing together. The ten-year olds regularly meet after school and go to each other's houses. They share an interest in sports, and none of them have any interest in playing with girls. Which of the following statements would be a psychodynamic explanation for this group of kids?

• A)They are in the latency period of personality development.
• B)They have all experienced in adequate resolution of the Oedipal complex.
• C)Although they are young, they are all demonstrating latent homosexual tendencies.
• D)They are all successfully resolving the genital stage of psychosexual development.

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Definitions:

Biomedical Therapy

Medical approaches to treating psychological disorders that include medication, surgery, or other medical interventions.

Exposure Therapy

A psychological treatment designed to help individuals face and gain control of fears and distresses by facing them in a controlled and safe environment.

Systematic Desensitization

Systematic desensitization is a therapeutic technique used to reduce phobic responses by gradually exposing the individual to the fear-inducing object or situation.

Psychodynamic Therapy

A therapeutic approach that emphasizes understanding the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experiences.