According to Freud, the purpose of defense mechanisms is to
a. satisfy the id.
b. destroy the id.
c. prevent threatening thoughts from attaining awareness. d. unite the id and superego.
e. protect the superego from troubling impulses.
c
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A. The sense of morality that one envisions themselves abiding by over their lifetime. B. A set of assumptions about a person’s nature or self, and a set of moral or ethical assumptions about what the person should become. C. Someone’s guiding principle for how they view their own actions while comparing their behavior to the actions of others. D. A person’s perception about acceptable behaviors based on whether they understand right or wrong.
Drugs can affect neurotransmitter systems in two main ways: either by altering the availability of the neurotransmitter in the synapse, or by
A. acting on the blood-brain barrier. B. altering hormone levels. C. acting directly on the receptors. D. increasing blood pressure.
Which of the following is a symptom of ADHD?
a. staying on task c. doing well in school b. being reflective d. being unusually energetic
Meta-analyses of hundreds of studies from early 1900 to early 2000 show that median IQ scores rose by an average of almost __________ points per decade in the United States and European countries.
A. 3 B. 5 C. 7 D. 9