Edith makes plans to go to her favourite restaurant, even though she has an exam the next day and knows she needs to study. Which aspect of her unconscious is guiding her decision to go out to dinner?
a) Id
b) Ego
c) Superego
d) None of the above are correct
Question 2What was NOT one of the reasons cited by Simmons (1987 ) that psychosurgery was so popular in Ontario between the 1940s and the 1970s?
a) For the simple purpose of observing what would happen to patients with lobotomies.
b) For intervention in patients who were unable to afford long-term psychiatric care.
c) To decrease burden on psychiatric staff.
d) For experimental purposes.
Question 3Which theory has dominated the study of somatoform disorders?
a) Psychoanalytic
b) Biological
c) Behavioural
d) Cognitive
Question 4Powers et al. (2009 ) examined relations between reported childhood maltreatment, depression in adulthood, and perceived social support from family and friends. The researchers used a(n) _______ design and found that:
a) correlational; childhood emotional abuse and neglect were more predictive of depression than sexual or physical abuse.
b) correlational; perceived friendship support appeared to protect women against depression despite childhood maltreatment.
c) experimental: childhood emotional abuse and neglect were more predictive of depression than sexual or physical abuse.
d) A and B only.