David Has Been a Smoker for Many Years

question 232

Multiple Choice

David has been a smoker for many years.Today he was given nicotine gum.According to titration hypothesis,as David chews the gum,throughout the day ___________.

• A)he will smoke cigarettes more rapidly
• B)he will smoke fewer cigarettes
• C)he will abstain from cigarettes
• D)he will take more puffs per cigarette

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Definitions:

Genital

Relating to the reproductive organs; also used to describe the phase of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory that focuses on the genitals.

Phallic Stage

A phase in Freudian psychosexual development, occurring roughly between the ages of 3 and 6 years, where the libido (sexual energy) is focused on the genitals.

Anal Stage

The second stage in Freud's psychosexual development stages, occurring from about 18 months to three years of age, when the child's focus of pleasure is on eliminating or retaining feces.

Genital Stage

The final stage of psychosexual development proposed by Freud, focusing on mature sexual interests and behaviors.