Linda Tends to Think About Alternatives for Too Long, Without

question 108

Multiple Choice

Linda tends to think about alternatives for too long, without making a choice about how to act in a situation. She should work on the __________ stage of the C-P-C cycle.

• A) first
• B) second
• C) third
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Latency Stage

A phase in Freud's psychosexual stages of development where sexual feelings are inactive or dormant.

Oral Stage

A phase in Freudian psychosexual development where an infant's pleasure centers are in the mouth, leading to behaviors such as sucking and biting.

Executive Part

The component of the brain, particularly associated with the frontal lobes, responsible for decision-making, problem-solving, and regulating behavior.

Ego

Within the framework of psychoanalytic theory, it's the component of personality tasked with negotiating among the urges of the id, the dictates of the superego, and the constraints of reality.