Bluma hates making decisions, especially about things she does not like. Her mom wants her to either mow the lawn or clean her room this weekend. This is an example of a(n) ________ conflict
a) avoidance-avoidance
b) good-evil
c) negative-negative
d) approach-approach
ANS: A, An avoidance-avoidance conflict occurs when one must choose between two unattractive options.
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The classical and dimensional approaches to nosology differ in that
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.
One reason that the psychoanalytic perspective is no longer in the mainstream of child development is because
A) it tells us little about factors that contribute to personality development. B) its theorists were so strongly committed to the clinical approach that they failed to consider other methods. C) contemporary theorists have found that personality development does not take places in stages. D) it fails to recognize the role of the early parent–child relationship in personality development.