Emily Is on a Diet

question 61

Multiple Choice

Emily is on a diet. For lunch she has the choice of a salad with fat-free dressing, or a fruit plate, neither of which she likes. What is this type of conflict called?

• A)avoidance-avoidance
• B)approach-avoidance
• C)multiple approach-avoidance
• D)none of these

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Definitions:

Anal Stage

The Anal Stage is the second stage in Freud's psychosexual development theory, occurring from about 18 months to 3 years of age, where children find pleasure in controlling bladder and bowel movements.

Latency Stage

In Freudian theory, a period during childhood development following the phallic stage, where sexual urges are repressed and dormant as children focus on other aspects of life.

Puberty

The developmental stage in humans during which children develop secondary sexual characteristics and reach sexual maturity.

Personality

The combination of characteristics or qualities forming an individual's distinctive character and behavioral patterns.