Brenda Has Gone Through Menopause in Recent Months

question 135

Multiple Choice

Brenda has gone through menopause in recent months. Which of the following physical changes to her genitalia should not be occurring?

• A) ​a decrease in vaginal lubrication
• B) ​a receding of the clitoris
• C) ​a shrinking and/or thinning of the vaginal walls
• D) ​a shrinking of the external genitalia

Explain the concept of defense mechanisms and their purpose.

Identify and describe various defense mechanisms such as repression, projection, reaction formation, and sublimation.

Understand Freud's emphasis on sexual and aggressive impulses and their impact on personality development.

Grasp the potential outcomes of unresolved unconscious conflicts, including anxiety and fixation.

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Definitions:

Phobic Disorder

A type of anxiety disorder characterized by an intense and irrational fear of specific objects, activities, or situations that poses little to no actual danger.

Bipolar Disorder

A mental health condition characterized by significant mood swings including manic highs and depressive lows.

Conversion Disorder

A somatoform disorder in which a person suffers a loss of motor or sensory functioning in some part of the body; the loss has no physical cause but solves some psychological problem.

Social Phobias

Intense fear of social situations, leading to significant anxiety and avoidance of social interaction.