Brad's Mother Neglected Him as an Infant and Did Not

question 144

Multiple Choice

Brad's mother neglected him as an infant and did not show affection. As a result, he now has difficulty in his relationships with others. This most clearly supports

• A)the sociocultural perspective.
• B)psychosocial development theory.
• C)psychosexual theory.
• D)analytic psychology.

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Definitions:

Parents

The caregivers of a child, who may be biological or adoptive mothers and fathers.

Amygdala

A region of the brain involved in experiencing emotions, particularly fear and pleasure.

Emotional Importance

The significance or value that individuals attach to certain emotions or feelings in their lives.

Holocaust Survivors

Individuals who lived through the systematic persecution and murder of six million Jews and millions of others by the Nazis and their collaborators during World War II.