On a Pedigree Chart, What Symbol Would Represent a Son

question 25

Multiple Choice

On a pedigree chart, what symbol would represent a son who is affected by a genetic disorder?

• A) a shaded circle
• B) a clear circle
• C) a shaded square
• D) a clear square

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Definitions:

Fixations

Persistent focus on an earlier psychosexual stage due to unresolved conflicts, as per Freudian theory.

Oedipus Complex

A psychoanalytic theory positing children's unconscious desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy towards the same-sex parent.

Oral Fixation

A concept in psychoanalytic theory that suggests an obsession with oral activities (eating, talking, smoking) stemming from issues in early development.

Reality Principle

The concept in psychoanalytic theory that the mind functions to mediate between the demands of the id and the realities of the external world.