The Ability of a Biological Agent to Enter and Grow

question 30

True/False

The ability of a biological agent to enter and grow in the host is pathogenicity.

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Definitions:

Motivation

The psychological processes that direct and maintain goal-directed behaviors.

Transference

In psychotherapy, the process by which emotions originally associated with one person, such as a parent, are unconsciously shifted to another, especially to the therapist.

Defense Mechanisms

Psychological strategies brought into play by the unconscious mind to manipulate, deny, or distort reality in order to defend against feelings of anxiety and unacceptable impulses and to maintain one's self-schema.

Anxiety

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.