Freud suggested that the portion of the personality that seeks moral perfection is:

a. the id
b. the superego
c. the ego
d. the collective unconscious


B

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According to psychoanalysts, transference and ____ are two essential problems in improving a patient's mental health.

A. resistance B. polarized thinking C. meta-analysis D. Freudian slips

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Discuss the issue of patient compliance with antipsychotic drug regimens. Describe the problems caused by noncompliance and how this situation has been addressed in treatment settings

What will be an ideal response?

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In the film Minority Report, people were arrested and sentenced based on predictions that they were going to commit a specific crime at some future date, even though no crime had yet been committed. This scenario is similar to what type of proceeding that mental patients experience in the United States today?

a. involuntary treatment b. involuntary civil commitment c. voluntary civil commitment d. criminal commitment

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Regarding the Müller-Lyer illusion, which of the following statements is FALSE?

a. This illusion can be explained by our experience with the edges and corners of rooms and buildings. b. This illusion can be explained by size-distance relationships. c. The San bushmen, who live in a "round" culture, experience this illusion in exactly the same way as Americans, who live in a "square" culture. d. Cues that suggest a three-dimensional space alter the perception of this two-dimensional design.

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