While Sigmund Freud Might Explain an Individual's Depression by Focusing

question 33

Multiple Choice

While Sigmund Freud might explain an individual's depression by focusing on the person's unconscious thoughts, a physiological psychologist might focus instead on a chemical imbalance in the brain. Which of your text's unifying themes is illustrated by this example?

• A)Heredity and environment jointly influence behaviour.
• B)Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context.
• C)Psychology is empirical.
• D)Psychology is theoretically diverse.

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Definitions:

Cystoscopy

A medical procedure that allows a doctor to examine the lining of the bladder and the urethra using a cystoscope.

Kidney Transplantation

A surgical procedure where a healthy kidney from a donor is placed into a patient with kidney failure.

Biopsy

A medical test that involves extraction of sample cells or tissues from the body to be examined more closely under a microscope, usually to assess the presence or extent of disease.