Which of the Following Impacts an Adolescent's Decision to Engage

question 137

Multiple Choice

Which of the following impacts an adolescent's decision to engage in risk-taking behaviors?

• A)the presence of peers
• B)being emotionally aroused
• C)lack of life experience
• D)all of these

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Definitions:

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique where a patient speaks freely about their thoughts, feelings, and mental images to uncover unconscious desires and conflicts.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach and theory of psychiatry developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious psychological processes and conflicts as the root of mental disorders.

Symbolism

The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities in literature, art, and other forms of cultural expression.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, known for his theories of the unconscious mind, mechanisms of repression, and the role of sexual desires.