While Some Epigenetic Changes May Be Reversible, Other Epigenetic Changes

question 39

Multiple Choice

While some epigenetic changes may be reversible, other epigenetic changes:

• A) may lead to developmental adjustments
• B) other forms do not exist (this is a trick question)
• C) do not occur in human beings.
• D) are biologically determined.
• E) are genetical adaptations

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Definitions:

Psychosexual Development

A Freudian concept outlining how personality develops through stages based on the focus of libido, from childhood to adulthood.

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist who established the field of psychoanalysis, which involves treating mental disorders by engaging in conversation between the patient and a psychoanalyst.

Oral Stage

The first stage of psychosexual development, during which gratification is hypothesized to be attained primarily through oral activities.

Unconscious Mind

A part of the mind that houses desires, memories, and knowledge of which the individual is not aware but that can still influence behaviors and thoughts.