According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, development is
a. the result of a natural unfolding of biological plans.
b. determined by the resolution of conflicts between one's biological drives and society's standards of right and wrong.
c. the result of children's attempts to understand their worlds.
d. determined by children's resolution of psychological and social crises.
d
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What is the purpose of a defense mechanism from the psychodynamic perspective?
a. To make sure that we make rational decisions that are based on reason and logic. b. To make sure that people who are negative and can have a negative effect on our lives are kept outside of our consciousness. c. To keep unpleasant thoughts and motivations in our unconscious mind. d. To keep us from developing psychological pathologies that can cause problems in our lives.
Which of the following statements is true regarding gender differences in eating disorders?
a) Women are more likely to have bulimia, while men are more likely to have anorexia. b) Men are more likely to have bulimia, while women are more likely to have anorexia. c) Women are more likely to have both bulimia and anorexia than men. d) Adequate prevalence data on eating disorders has not been collected for men, because men are reluctant to disclose disordered eating patterns.