What Effect Do Stressful Events Typically Have on Mood

question 32

Multiple Choice

What effect do stressful events typically have on mood?

• A) short term positive
• B) long term positive
• C) short term positive but long term negative
• D) negative
• E) positive

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Definitions:

Psychodynamic Perspective

A theoretical framework in psychology that emphasizes the role of unconscious processes and childhood experiences in shaping behavior and personality.

Aggression

Behaviors or actions carried out with the intent to harm someone either physically or psychologically, often manifested as a response to frustration or threat.

Unconscious

A part of the mind that is inaccessible to the conscious mind but that affects behavior and emotions.

Electra Complex

A psychoanalytic theory describing a girl's sense of competition with her mother for the affection and attention of her father.