Briefly describe Freud's comparison of the mind to an iceberg

What will be an ideal response?


The tip of the iceberg is consciousness. The larger portion, below the water, is outside awareness. Part of the submerged portion that can be seen from the surface is the preconscious; however, the vast majority of it is the unconscious. Material can pass easily from the conscious to the preconscious and back again; material from both can slip into the unconscious. Truly unconscious material, however, cannot be brought voluntarily to awareness because of psychological forces that act to keep it hidden.

Psychology

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Which statement is supported by research on dominant and recessive diseases?

A) Children who inherit the dominant allele rarely develop the disorder. B) Males are more likely than females to inherit recessive disorders carried on the autosomes. C) Only rarely are serious diseases due to dominant alleles. D) The recessive allele has no effect on the individual’s characteristics.

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Melzack and Wall (1965) proposed the _____ theory of pain that emphasized the role of higher brain processes in controlling the experience of pain

a. causalgia pain b. endogenous pain c. gate control d. regulatory

Psychology

In the case of Clark v. Martinez, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the government may not indefinitely detain ____________without some due process.

A. illegal immigrants B. terrorists C. children D. refugees

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