Patricia, age 10, refuses to wear dresses and insists on being called Pat. She knows she is a girl, but she says boys have it better. She prefers playing with boys and only plays the games they play

She says she wants to be a football player and a mother when she grows up. Pat has
a. transsexualism.
b. transvestism.
c. gender identity disorder.
d. no disorder.

d. no disorder.

Psychology

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Jennica experienced neglect as an infant while her mother suffered from severe depression. The outcome on Jennica's development could manifest itself in many different ways. This reflects the developmental principle of _____.

A. psychopathology B. comorbidity C. multifinality D. equifinality

Psychology

The stage at which the child develops an Oedipal or Electra complex, in which the child is attracted to the opposite-sex parent, is the _______ stage

a. oral b. anal c. phallic d. latency

Psychology