Compulsive Craving of Drugs or Certain Behaviors Despite Known Adverse

question 185

Multiple Choice

Compulsive craving of drugs or certain behaviors despite known adverse consequences is an indication of

• A) dissociation.
• B) narcolepsy.
• C) addiction.
• D) hypnagogic sensations.

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Definitions:

Developmentally

Pertaining to the process of growth and change over the lifespan, including physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development.

Oral Stage

In psychoanalytic theory, the first stage of psychosexual development, where the mouth is the primary source of gratification.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies employed by individuals to cope with reality and maintain self-image by unconsciously denying or distorting reality.

Reaction Formation

A psychological defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously replaces unacceptable thoughts or feelings with their opposites.