An Institution

question 56

Multiple Choice

An institution

• A) refers to an established and traditional personality.
• B) is limited to a specific organization.
• C) channels behavior in culturally prescribed ways.
• D) does not constrain individual behavior.

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Definitions:

Penis Envy

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to a girl's sense of loss and inferiority upon realizing she does not have a penis, leading to feelings of jealousy towards males.

Karen Horney

Karen Horney was a psychoanalyst who postulated theories on neurosis, personality, and the importance of social and cultural factors in mental health, diverging from Freudian viewpoints.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the psyche that mediates between the demands of the id, the superego, and the external world.