Following Emile Durkheim, We Would Define Things as Profane When

question 48

Multiple Choice

Following Emile Durkheim, we would define things as profane when we understand them

• A)in terms of the past.
• B)as set apart as "forbidden."
• C)in terms of ultimate meanings.
• D)in terms of their everyday usefulness.

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Definitions:

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach developed by Freud that seeks to explore unconscious motivations and conflicts as drivers of behavior.

Empirical Evidence

Empirical evidence is information acquired by observation or experimentation that serves as the basis for knowledge and theory building.

Internal Conflicts

Psychological struggles that arise from opposing desires, impulses, or feelings within a person.

Self-actualizing

The process of realizing and expressing one's own capabilities and creativity, often considered the pinnacle of psychological development in Maslow's hierarchy of needs.