Compare Your Forearm, Hand, and Fingers to a Neuron

question 246

Multiple Choice

Compare your forearm, hand, and fingers to a neuron. In such an analogy, the dendrites are your:

• A)forearm.
• B)fingers.
• C)hand.
• D)wrist.

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Definitions:

Freud

Sigmund Freud, originating from Austria and a neurologist by profession, introduced the concept of psychoanalysis, which involves treating mental health issues via dialogue with a psychoanalyst.

Psychosexual Stages

A central element of Freudian theory positing that individual personality development occurs through five stages (oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital) from infancy to adulthood, each focusing on sexual pleasure from different body areas.

Id

Within the psychoanalytic framework, this refers to the segment of the psyche where innate primal impulses and fundamental processes become apparent.

Erogenous Zones

Specific areas of the human body that have heightened sensitivity, which, when stimulated, may produce a sexual response.