According to psychoanalytic theory, the role of the ego involves
A. counteracting the aggressive and sexual drives of the id.
B. maximizing pleasure and reducing tension.
C. mediating conflict between the id and the superego.
D. utilizing fantasy and primary process thinking.
Answer: C
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A. Late-onset depression has higher heritability than early-onset depression. B. Depression in males runs in families, depression in females does not. C. Adopted children who become depressed are more likely to have depressed biological relatives than depressed adoptive relatives. D. Adopted children who become depressed are more likely to have depressed adoptive relatives than depressed biological relatives.
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A) affects one out of every 100 American children. B) is caused by brain damage before, during, or just after birth. C) is usually the result of placenta abruptio or placenta previa. D) is the result of oxygen deprivation in about 2 percent of cases.