The Integrative or Biopsychosocial Model Is Illustrated by the Finding

question 81

Multiple Choice

The integrative or biopsychosocial model is illustrated by the finding that persons who are dieting and suffer fromandare most susceptible to an eating disorder,particularly following stress or failure.

• A)unstable self-esteem; precocious sexual development
• B)low self-esteem; affective instability
• C)late psycho-sexual development; pubertal complications
• D)unstable self-esteem; peer rejection
• E)peer rejection; pubertal complications

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Definitions:

Superego

In Freud’s structural model, the part of personality that represents society’s values.

Hypnosis

A trance-like state of altered consciousness, usually induced to access deeper levels of the mind, for therapeutic purposes.

Psychological Defense Mechanisms

Strategies used unconsciously by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety and to manage reality and internal conflict.

Distorting Reality

The alteration or manipulation of perceived reality, often to mislead or deceive.