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vinney12 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Which of the following ideas are important in Bowlby's Object Loss Theory, which was based on the study of World War II orphaned children?

a. A strong ego can resist the crisis of maternal loss.
b. Maternal loss early in life may predispose to depression.
c. The mother has little influence on a child's ego development.
d. Depression is stimulated only by losses later in life.

Question 2

Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic view of depression involved the superego punishing the ego for not living up to the superego's expectations, resulting in which of the following conditions ultimately causing depression?

a. overwhelming grief
b. anger turned inward
c. low self-esteem
d. sexual repression

Pamela.irrgang@yahoo.com · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
John Bowlby's study of World War II orphaned children concluded that adult mental health required a young child to experience a close and loving relationship with its mother (or an appropriate mother substitute). According to Bowlby's observations: (1) traumatic loss early in life may predispose one to depression and (2) subsequent loss or separation in adulthood may serve as a stimulus to depression.

Answer to Question 2

B
According to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic perspective, depression is a conflict between the ego (the conscious self) and the superego (an inner voice, something like the internalized parent). In depression, the superego punishes the ego for having forbidden wishes or for not living up to the superego's expectations (usually similar to those of one's actual parents). The result of that conflict is guilt, self-hate, and anger turned inward; these processes in turn lead to depression.