According to Freud, defense mechanisms are used by the ego to prevent threatening thoughts from entering consciousness
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer: True
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The application of psychological theory to the legal process is called ______ psychology.
A. forensic B. legalistic C. statutory D. evidentiary
Which of the following statements is true regarding the influence of schooling on fostering mature moral reasoning?
A) Higher education introduces young people to social issues that extend beyond personal relationships to entire political or cultural groups. B) Moral reasoning is explicitly taught in college and university settings. C) When young people do not attend school, they often engage in deviant behavior, which has a negative impact on moral reasoning. D) Students who attend college must have advanced moral reasoning in order to be successful in a competitive environment.
Serena had a traumatic brain injury that suppresses the functions of her hypothalamus. She is now especially careful when crossing a busy street because:
A. her brain now produces an excess of oxytocin, which prevents her from getting out of the way of danger. B. her brain now produces such high levels of adrenaline and corticosteroids that her body is in a state of exhaustion. C. she doesn't recognize that it's a dangerous situation because her brain injury affects the primary appraisal process. D. she knows it's a dangerous situation, but her sympathetic nervous system isn't activated to respond to the danger.
Growing up in an abusive home invariably leads a person to become an abusive and neglectful adult
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.