3. Biological Psychology

Shortly after her daughter is born, Anna's three-year-old son wants to start sleeping in the crib again. This behavior is an example of _________, according to psychoanalytic theory.

Neuroplasticity is

Arturo is unconsciously attracted to Tommy but outwardly voices an extreme hatred of gay people. Which defense mechanism is Arturo exhibiting, according to psychoanalytic theory?

The psychodynamic process in which a girl views her father as the object of her affection and her mother as a rival is called

Myelin is not continuous for the length of the axon. What structures are formed by the gaps in myelin?

The office of one of your professors is extremely neat and tidy. All the books are carefully arranged on the shelves, and there are no papers lying about. Sigmund Freud might suggest that this person has a(n)

The _____ is the cell body, which contains the nucleus.

While out to dinner, Monty tells the attractive server that he would like to order a number 'sex combination.' Sigmund Freud would more than likely propose that Monty's misstatement was a product of his _____ mind.

According to Sigmund Freud, unresolved conflicts can cause _____ at a certain stage of psychosexual development.

According to Sigmund Freud, the desired outcome of the phallic stage of psychosexual development is

During Sigmund Freud's genital stage of psychosexual development, parents

According to Sigmund Freud, the oral stage

As Angelo is filling out his income tax forms, he makes the decision not to report all of his income. He figures that it is okay because everyone cheats on their taxes; and besides, he needs the money more than the government does. According to psychoanalytic theory, Angelo is exhibiting which defense mechanism?

In a railway system, once a train stops at a particular location, people are able to exit the train and walk through a corridor that eventually connects to another train. Which part of the neuron works much like the train station?