Freud suggested that the process of identification is most directly responsible for strengthening

A) the Oedipus complex.
B) free association.
C) the superego.
D) erogenous zones.

When boys reach puberty, they usually develop greater muscle mass, whereas when girls reach puberty they typically have an increase in body fat percentage. These findings are likely related to which of the following?

A) Girls are more likely to develop eating disorders than boys.
B) Eating disorders are more likely to occur after reaching puberty.
C) Eating disorders occur most frequently in boys who were skinny during childhood.
D) Both a and b.

Which statement highlights one of the concerns in modern day regarding the medical model as a framework for understanding mental illness

A)  Patients are viewed with less sympathy and more hatred and fear than previous models. 
B)  It has not brought about any improvements in the treatment of the mentally ill. 
C)  It tends to apply labels to people which often carry a social stigma and result in discrimination. 
D)  The medical model has contributed nothing towards the human treatment of the mentally ill.

People are self-schematic on dimensions:

A) that are important to them.
B) on which they think they are extreme.
C) on which they are certain the opposite does not hold.
D) All of the above

If children's positive self-esteem is largely a consequence rather than a cause of their successful accomplishments,parents would be best advised to enable their children to

A) develop defensive self-esteem.
B) recognize that positive self-esteem inhibits self-serving bias.
C) effectively deal with challenges and achieve success.
D) experience positive self-esteem regardless of how well or how poorly they perform.

Which of the following tends to be exhibited by children who were securely attached as infants

A)  gifted cognitive development
B)  difficulty learning how to share 
C)  resistance to change
D)  high self-esteem