What Most Determines the Decisions We Make About What Families

question 7

Multiple Choice

What most determines the decisions we make about what families need?

• A) The perspectives we have about the current status of family life or the directions in which it is heading.
• B) Our view of how the family has evolved into what it is today.
• C) Our conclusions about the problems families have faced in the past.
• D) Our view of the importance of family functions.

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Definitions:

Neo-Freudians

Psychologists who were influenced by Freud's theories but extended or diverged from his ideas to form their own theories.

Psychoanalysis

A method of psychological therapy originating with Sigmund Freud, focusing on unconscious processes influencing behavior and thoughts.

Childhood Conflicts

Childhood conflicts involve disputes, disagreements, or struggles that occur between individuals during their early years, impacting their development and relationships.

Animus

In Jung’s version of psychoanalysis, the idea of the typical male as held in the mind of a female.