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EPPP Psychology

Category - Social and Cultural Bases of Behavior

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A number of psychologists expanded on Freud’s theories and classical psychoanalysis by integrating newer ideas into his original framework. Which psychologist, operating in the school of self-psychology, expanded on the stages of development in infants and children with the idea of primary narcissism?
  1. Anna Freud
  2. Heinz Kohut
  3. Karen Horney
  4. Alfred Adler
Explanation
Answer: B - Heinz Kohut proposed the idea of primary narcissism, an early stage of development during which an infant is focused on getting his own needs met (self-object needs). According to this theory, when self-object needs are met, a child can develop a healthy sense of self that includes positive narcissism.
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