Endorphins and __________ Are Endogenous Opioids

question 131

Short Answer

Endorphins and __________ are endogenous opioids.

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Definitions:

Fixation

In psychoanalytic theory, an obsessive focus or attachment to certain behaviors or stages of development that were significant in one's childhood.

Anal Stage

In Freudian psychoanalysis, a stage of psychosexual development centered around the child's control over bowel movements and pleasure from elimination or retention.

Psychosexual Development

A Freudian theory that proposes children pass through a series of stages centered on erogenous zones that affect their adult personality.

Anal Stage

A phase in Freud's psychosexual development theory, occurring between 18 months and three years of age, where pleasure centers on bowel and bladder elimination.