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1		An emphasis on is the outstanding characteristic of Sullivan's theory.


2		Most of Sullivan's early patients were , and Sullivan's mother probably also suffered from this disease.


3		Sullivan defined as potentiality for action.


4		A somewhat awkward term that Sullivan used to describe an action or a behavior is .


5		Sullivan believed that is the chief disruptive force in interpersonal relations.


6		An absence of tension and anxiety is called .


7		A feeling of living among one's enemies is called .


8		Sullivan called an isolating dynamism that begins during early adolescence.


9		The dynamism of reduces anxiety and loneliness.


10		The is a conjunctive dynamism that grows out of interpersonal relationships and helps protect us from anxiety.


11		occurs when we block out experiences from self-system.


12		Momentary, undifferentiated experiences are called .


13		Sullivan believed that among people are much more important than their differences.


14		Imaginary playmates are also called personifications.


15		In Sullivan's terminology, the stage roughly corresponds to the first 3 years of school.


16		The most crucial stage of development is , because mistakes during earlier stages can be corrected at this time, but interpersonal difficulties during this stage may have a lasting affect on later personality development.


17		The dynamism typically takes place during early adolescence.


18		The final developmental stage in Sullivan's theory is .


19		"Everyone is simply much more than otherwise," according to Sullivan.


20		According to Sullivan, humans have no existence outside the situation.

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