Mahler Believed That When Infants Realize That They Cannot Satisfy

question 9

Multiple Choice

Mahler believed that when infants realize that they cannot satisfy their own basic needs,they

• A)reject those needs and introject a new set of learned needs.
• B)become autistic.
• C)seek a symbiotic relationship with their mother.
• D)merge their ego with their superego.

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