A group of nursing students is reviewing information about Freud's personality structure
The students demonstrate understanding of this information when they identify the ability to form mutually satisfying relationships as a function of which of the following?
A) Defense mechanisms
B) Unconscious
C) Id
D) Ego
Ans: D
In Freud's personality structure, the ability to form mutually satisfying relationships is a fundamental function of the ego and is formed throughout a child's development. Defense mechanisms are coping styles that protect a person from unwanted anxiety. The "unconscious" refers to feelings and thoughts outside awareness and not remembered. The "id" is formed by unconscious desires, primitive instincts, and unstructured drives.
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