Which of the Following Statements Is Most Valid

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is most valid?

• A)drug tolerance always precedes physical dependence to the drug
• B)the development of drug tolerance always indicates physical dependence
• C)physical dependence may occur without any observable drug tolerance
• D)both a and b above

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Definitions:

Oedipus Complex

A concept in psychoanalytic theory describing a child's feelings of desire for their opposite-sex parent and jealousy and envy toward their same-sex parent.

Erogenous Zones

Areas of the body that experience heightened sensitivity and can lead to sexual arousal when stimulated.

Orally Fixated

describes a person in Freudian psychology who is said to have unresolved conflicts during the oral stage of development, potentially leading to behaviors centered around oral stimulation.

Phallic Stage

In Freudian psychoanalysis, a period of psychosexual development in children around ages 3 to 6, characterized by an attachment to the parent of the opposite sex.