Patrick Knows That When He Wants to Get a Haircut

question 42

Multiple Choice

Patrick knows that when he wants to get a haircut, he needs to call ahead for an appointment. He knows this even though he has never been told directly. This example illustrates a(n) _____ rule.

• A) explicit
• B) implicit
• C) content
• D) relational

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Definitions:

Fixations

Persistent focus on an earlier psychosexual stage due to unresolved conflicts, as per Freudian theory.

Oedipus Complex

A psychoanalytic theory positing children's unconscious desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy towards the same-sex parent.

Oral Fixation

A concept in psychoanalytic theory that suggests an obsession with oral activities (eating, talking, smoking) stemming from issues in early development.

Reality Principle

The concept in psychoanalytic theory that the mind functions to mediate between the demands of the id and the realities of the external world.