The Strange Situation Method Assesses:​

question 34

Multiple Choice

The Strange Situation method assesses:​

• A) how an infant responds when the mother leaves the room and when she comes back.
• B) how a child will recover after having suffered abuse at the hands of an unknown adult.
• C) the type of temperament a child has.
• D) a neonate's physical health.

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Definitions:

Unconscious Father Figure

A symbolic representation in an individual's unconscious that embodies the traits, behaviors, or characteristics associated with a father figure.

Security

The state of being free from danger or threat, leading to feelings of safety and stability.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychotherapist.

Autonomy

The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision independently.