Incapacitating Efforts to Avoid Specific Anxiety-Producing Situations Is Most Indicative

question 74

Multiple Choice

Incapacitating efforts to avoid specific anxiety-producing situations is most indicative of

• A) depression.
• B) compulsions.
• C) phobias.
• D) obsessions.

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Definitions:

Transference

In psychoanalysis, the process by which emotions and desires originally associated with one person, such as a parent, are unconsciously shifted to another person, especially to the analyst.

Object Relations

A theory in psychoanalysis focusing on relationships with others and the external and internal objects people relate to, based on early childhood experiences.

Freud

Refers to Sigmund Freud, emphasizing his contributions to the development of psychoanalytic theories and techniques.

Publication Bias

The tendency for journals and researchers to favor positive or significant findings over non-significant or negative results in academic publishing.