Twelve-Year-Old Peter Is Excellent in Math and Is Considered a Good

question 110

Multiple Choice

Twelve-year-old Peter is excellent in math and is considered a good student in most other subject areas.Peter,however,has a very difficult time comprehending written text and is failing his reading class.Peter is best classified as

• A) learning disabled.
• B) emotionally disturbed.
• C) mentally retarded.
• D) normal.

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Definitions:

Infants

Very young children or babies, typically from birth until around 2 years of age, characterized by rapid physical and cognitive development.

Psychosexual Development

Freud's theory describing how personality develops through stages of sexual pleasure focusing on different body parts.

Superego-Phallic

Refers to a psychoanalytic concept where the superego (conscience or moral standards) develops during the phallic stage of psychosexual development.

Ego-Latency

A period in development where the ego begins to develop, leading to more advanced social and emotional skills; often associated with Freudian psychology.