The Pattern of Grow in Childhood Is Best Characterized as

question 100

Multiple Choice

The pattern of grow in childhood is best characterized as

• A) slow and steady.
• B) slow and disjointed.
• C) fast and steady.
• D) fast and disjointed.

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Definitions:

Adolescents

Young people in the transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies unconsciously used to protect oneself from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

Displacement

In psychology, it's a defense mechanism where an individual shifts negative emotions or impulses from the original source to a less threatening person or object.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the psyche that mediates between desires, morals, and reality, playing a key role in decision making and identity.