Leesa is prone to wanting to reason everything out. When she has to make a decision, she often creates lists of the pros and cons of her choices. From a psychodynamic point of view, Leesa is relying most on her ____

a. ego c. superego
b. id d. subconscious


A

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The word when is a function morpheme. 2. A simple syntactical rule in the English language is “i before e except after c.” 3. It is possible for a sentence to obey grammatical and syntactical rules but be devoid of semantics. 4. Deep structure refers to the meaning of a sentence. 5. The surface structure of a sentence is more likely to be remembered than its deep structure.

Psychology

Your roommate is staying in bed all day and missing classes. She is sleeping all day but then wakes up frequently in the middle of the night. When she does get up, she is very irritable. When she goes to dinner, she says that nothing on the menu sounds good, and she ends up eating snack foods all the time. She has difficulty concentrating and has lost interest in hobbies that she used to enjoy. What might be going on with her?

A. She might have bipolar disorder and should get medication. B. She might be depressed and should definitely see a doctor for a diagnosis. C. She might be coming down with schizophrenia and should see a doctor before it gets worse. D. She is just homesick and will be fine as soon as she gets over it.

Psychology

When you look at a football player running on television, it is easier to track the player's motion if there are patterns or landmarks in the background than if you can see only the player on a solid green field.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Psychology

Empty stomachs contract, causing both hunger pangs and the secretion of chemical messages that signal the brain to initiate feeding behavior. This is an example of ________.

A. a genetic disorder that results in persistent feelings of intense hunger B. the physiological and psychological causes of eating disorders C. how physiological mechanisms serve as the basis for hunger D. the amount of energy that the body spends to metabolize food

Psychology