Define the Term Machismo

question 53

Essay

Define the term machismo. Why do researchers contend that it is not one-dimensional and has different subcategories that include both positive and negative characteristics?

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Definitions:

Sigmund Freud

An influential 20th-century figure known for founding psychoanalytic theory, which emphasizes unconscious processes and childhood experiences in shaping personality and behavior.

Progressive Relaxation

A relaxation technique where individual muscles are tensed then relaxed in a sequence to achieve overall relaxation.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique involving the conditioning of an unwanted behavior or response to a stimulus into a desired behavior by association with a positive action or outcome.

Transference

The process by which emotions, desires, and expectations originally associated with one person are unconsciously redirected towards another person.