Bonnie Is 3 Months Old

question 35

Multiple Choice

Bonnie is 3 months old.Her parents are inconsistent in attending to her needs.Sometimes they are very attentive,feeding her promptly when she cries and comforting her when she seems upset.At other times,Bonnie cries for a long time before her parents attend to her.Based on Erikson's theory,it is likely that Bonnie will develop:

• A)a general sense of mistrust.
• B)a sense of superiority.
• C)an inflated id.
• D)memory impairment.

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Definitions:

Schizophrenia

A chronic mental disorder characterized by distorted thoughts, perceptions, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.

Personality Disorder

A type of mental disorder characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience.

Somatoform Disorder

A group of psychological disorders in which a patient experiences physical symptoms that are inconsistent with or cannot be fully explained by any underlying medical or neurological condition.

Dissociative Fugue

Dissociative fugue is a psychological state characterized by temporary amnesia regarding one’s identity or history, often accompanied by sudden relocation and the adoption of a new identity.