What is the primary purpose of the defense mechanisms?

a) to protect psychic determinism
b) to promote primary process thinking
c) to make the unconscious conscious
d) to ward off awareness of intrapsychic conflict


d

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Damage to either Broca's area or Wernicke's area of the cerebral cortex will result in ____.

A. aphasia B. ataxia C. tachycardia D. bradykinesia

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Which of the following problems is correctly classified according to Greeno's system?

a. anagrams – inducing structure c. water jar – arrangement b. series completion – inducing structure d. analogy – arrangement

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The _____________ visual pathway extends into motor cortex, whereas the ____________ visual pathway extends into the temporal lobe where language is processed.

What will be an ideal response?

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The need for ________ is a tendency to seek impact, control, or influence over others and to be seen as an influential individual.

A. affiliation B. power C. achievement D. survival

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