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You are about to undergo delicate brain surgery that requires great skill on the part of the surgeon. As the surgical team wheels you into the operating room, you hope the surgeon has a high level of a. ego 21. b. superego c. self-efficacy d. extraversion Your teacher organizes a debate on Freudian theory. You are assigned to be on the anti-Freud side and, therefore, must point out problems in the theory.Which of the following will be at the top of your list? 22. a. Defense mechanisms actually increase anxiety b. Psychoanalytic therapy is effective for treating psychotics only c. Psychodynamic concepts are difficult to test. d. Children are not important Carolyn took home some printer paper from the office. Later, she felt guilty for stealing it so she brought some paper to work to replace what she took. Freud would suggest that Carolyn's was influencing her motives and behavior. a. id b. superego c ego d. unconscious mind 23. 24. According to Carl Rogers, anxlety and neurotic behaviors occur when a. b. c. d. a person has low self-esteem there is matching between the real self and ideal self the individual receives too much unconditional positive regard there is a discrepancy between the real self and ideal self 25. Cattell used the statistical technique called a. factor analysis b. t test c. pfanalysis d. factor features A disorder in which intruding thoughts that occur again and again are followed by repetitive, ritualistic behavior meant to lower the anxiety caused by the thoughts is calleddisorder a. obsessive-compulsive b. passive-aggressive c. post-traumatic stress d. delusional 26.

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21. Self efficacy.It refers to an individual's belief in his or her capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments .It reflects confidence in the ability to exert control over one's own motivation, behavior, and social environment.

22. Psychodynamic concepts are difficult to test.The greatest criticism of the psychodynamic approach is that it is unscientific in its analysis of human behavior. Many of the concepts central to Freud's theories are subjective, and as such, difficult to test scientifically.

23. Superego since it is the moral arm of personality. It helps to distinguish between right and wrog behaviours.It makes us learn the values taught by our parents and society. It is our conscience that can punish the ego through causing feelings of guilt.

24. when there is discrepancy between real self and ideal self.The real self is who we actually are. It is how we think, how we feel, look, and act.The ideal self, on the other hand, is how we want to be. It is an idealized image that we have developed over time, based on what we have learned and experienced.

25.Factor analysis.It the use of one of several methods for reducing a set of variables to a lesser number of new variables, each of which is a function of one or more of the original variables. Catell used this technique to device 16PF test.

26.Obsessive-compulsive disorder.Obsessions are repeated thoughts, urges, or mental images that cause anxiety.Compulsions are repetitive behaviors that a person with OCD feels the urge to do in response to an obsessive thought. For example,excessive cleaning and/or handwashing.

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