A Special Strength of the Psychoanalytic Perspective Is Its

question 21

Multiple Choice

A special strength of the psychoanalytic perspective is its

• A) global application to most cultures.
• B) emphasis on the individual's unique life history as worthy of study and understanding.
• C) emphasis on empirical research.
• D) effectiveness in dealing with everyday difficulties.

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Definitions:

Lithium

A chemical element used as a medication primarily for bipolar disorder, helping to stabilize mood and reduce the extremes of mania and depression.

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor

A class of drugs often used as antidepressants that inhibit the reabsorption (reuptake) of serotonin in the brain, increasing the amount available.

Schizophrenia

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.

Conventional Antipsychotics

A class of medications used to treat symptoms of psychosis, such as hallucinations and delusions, primarily by blocking dopamine receptors.