Phil was often picked on and teased by his parents and other children when growing up. He soon learned to keep people at a distance, to spend most of his time alone. He continued this pattern as an adult, settling on a bookkeeping job that keeps him working in solitude most of the time. Which theorist might use Phil as an example to support part of his or her theory?
A. Adler
B. Erikson
C. Horney
D. Freud
C
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a. the classical approach uses categories, and the dimensional approach uses prototypes. b. the classical approach uses prototypes, and the dimensional approach uses profiles. c. the classical approach diagnoses based on the presence of symptoms, and the dimensional approach notes the degree of severity of symptoms. d. the classical approach places individuals in categories, and the dimensional approach places symptoms in categories.
Which of the following descriptions includes aspects of both gender identity and sexual orientation?
a. Kalie felt confused about dating as an adolescent because she found herself equally attracted to both boys and girls. b. Despite being born biologically female, Reggie has always considered himself to be a male and has also always been attracted to other men. c. Logan grew up as “Leann” and underwent a sex change procedure when he was 25 to become a man. d. Adam has always been attracted to women and he has never engaged in any same-sex sexual activity.