Psychodynamic Theorists View Kleptomania as ______

question 182

Multiple Choice

Psychodynamic theorists view kleptomania as ______.

• A) unconsciously motivated aggression against people who are perceived to have more than they deserve
• B) a defense against unconscious penis envy in women and castration anxiety in men
• C) the ego being overwhelmed by urges for instant gratification by the id
• D) fixation in the anal stage of development

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