In Freud's psychosexual stages of development, little boys are believed to experience ________ anxiety during the phallic stage of development. This was conceptualized as a result of the fear of their father over their inappropriate desire for their mother.

a. castration anxiety
b. Electrizing
c. penis envy
d. identification

Answer: a. castration anxiety

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services. a. 13 b. 31 c. 57 d. 90

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Many attachment experts theorize that the only way to assess generalized attachment

representations would be via: A) physiological responses. B) interview. C) questionnaire. D) detailed behavior analysis.

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