The pediatric nurse is treating a patient who has questions about safer sexual practices. The patient states, "I think I should wait until marriage to be sexually active because I'm not sure sex is OK outside of marriage."
The nurse understands the student is acting with which component of Freud's theory?
a.
Id
b.
Ego
c.
Superego
d.
Anal
ANS: C
The superego is the structure that houses the moral branch of personality. The Id acts strictly on instinct without consideration of reality. The Ego is partly conscious but does not consider right from wrong. Freud's theory contains the "anal phase".
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