The Expectations We Place on Ourselves for Appropriate and Inappropriate

question 38

Multiple Choice

The expectations we place on ourselves for appropriate and inappropriate behaviour are called ____________.

• A)conditions of worth
• B)our superego
• C)self-actualization
• D)reciprocal determinism

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Definitions:

Electra Complex

A psychoanalytic theory which posits that a girl during her psychosexual development experiences a sense of competition with her mother for the affections of her father.

Castration Anxiety

A psychoanalytic concept referring to a deep fear of losing one's genitalia or their function.

Oedipus Complex

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent.

Defense Mechanism

A psychological strategy used unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety or to minimize distressing thoughts and feelings.