In the Context of Scales Used to Assess Development of Personality

question 63

Multiple Choice

In the context of scales used to assess development of personality in women from young adulthood through late adulthood, which of the following themes assesses the sense of authority over others?

• A) Identity certainty
• B) Confident power
• C) Generativity
• D) Concern with aging

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Definitions:

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Stuttering

A speech disorder characterized by repeated or prolonged sounds, syllables, or words, disrupting the normal flow of speech.

Transference

In psychoanalysis, the patient’s transfer to the analyst of emotions linked with other relationships (such as love or hatred for a parent).

Psychological Conflicts

Inner struggles resulting from the clash of opposing needs, desires, or emotions.