Bill Is a Moderately Well-To-Do Man Who Has an Obsessive

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Essay

Bill is a moderately well-to-do man who has an obsessive compulsive disorder that leads him to check and double-check that his electric appliances are off. He has trouble with his weight and keeps it in check by working out regularly with a personal trainer. Each time the trainer arrives for a session with Bill, he confiscates any food Bill has brought with him. How do you expect this will affect Bill's OCD behavior when he is in the presence of his trainer? Justify your answer.

Explain the stages of psychosexual development according to Freud.

Differentiate among various psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and other psychological models and their therapeutic approaches.

Interpret the role of dreams and their significance in psychodynamic theory.

Understand the concepts of resistance, transference, and catharsis in the context of psychodynamic therapy.

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Definitions:

Buyers' Incomes

The total earnings of consumers which influence their purchasing power and demand in the marketplace.

Rightward Shift

In economic graphs, a movement to the right of a curve, indicating an increase in supply or demand depending on the context.

Home-Delivered Pizza

Pizza that is made and delivered directly to a customer's home by a restaurant or pizza delivery service.

Population

The entire group of individuals or instances about whom we seek to make conclusions in statistical analysis or the number of inhabitants in a particular region or place.