The Reports of Children Who Are Interviewed by Officials Regarding

question 23

Multiple Choice

The reports of children who are interviewed by officials regarding an alleged incident of sexual abuse are most likely to be unreliable if

• A) no one has discussed the incident with them before.
• B) they are interviewed shortly after the incident occurred.
• C) they were emotionally stressed by the incident.
• D) they are questioned about specific forms of abuse that never happened during the incident.

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Definitions:

Id

In Freudian psychology, the part of the mind that is the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of basic needs.

Libido

A psychological term used to describe sexual desire or drive.

Psychosexual Development

A Freudian concept outlining how personality development takes place through stages during childhood, centered around the gratification of libidinal urges.

Fixation

An obsessive focus or attachment to a person, concept, or object, often stemming from unresolved developmental conflicts.