Jake Suffered a Head Injury at the Age of 2

question 12

Multiple Choice

Jake suffered a head injury at the age of 2. In spite of his injury, Jake was able to recover most of the abilities that he had before the injury. Which of the following terms is most directly related to Jake's ability to regain these lost functions?

• A) the brain growth spurt
• B) neural pruning
• C) brain plasticity
• D) habituation training

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Definitions:

Oedipus Complex

A psychoanalytic theory describing a child's feelings of desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy towards the same-sex parent.

Projection

A defense mechanism where an individual attributes their own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to others.

Maslow

Refers to Abraham Maslow, an American psychologist known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory in psychology proposing that certain human needs must be fulfilled before others.

Rogers

Refers to Carl Rogers, an influential American psychologist who founded the client-centered therapy approach and greatly contributed to humanistic psychology.