In the 40 Years Since the Cognitive Model of Depression

question 28

True/False

In the 40 years since the cognitive model of depression was developed, brain imaging techniques have shown the model to be largely inaccurate.

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Definitions:

Electra Complex

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father.

Oedipus Complex

A psychoanalytic theory that describes a child's feelings of desire for their opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward their same-sex parent.

Psychoanalytic Theory

A theory of personality organization and the dynamics of personality development that guides psychoanalysis, developed by Sigmund Freud.

Prefrontal Cortex

The front part of the frontal lobe of the brain, involved in decision making, planning, problem-solving, self-control, and moderating social behavior.