Using Freud's personality theory, what action by a patient identifies the influence of the superego?
a. Eating an entire chocolate pie
b. Becoming anxious about having no visitors
c. Monopolizing the attention of the physician
d. Returning a $5 bill that another patient left on the table
ANS: D
The superego is the mediator between right and wrong (the conscience).
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