A Freudian psychoanalyst would interpret a client's impulsive need for immediate gratification as due to an overactive

a. id.
b. ego.
c. superego.
d. defense mechanism.
e. instinct.


a. id.

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a. vulnerable to prenatal disorders b. empathic c. likely to develop antisocial behaviors d. likely to use a computer

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a. the general adaptation syndrome b. reaction formation c. mastery training d. intellectualization

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A. The friends a child selects while growing up B. A parent's rapid progress in a corporate environment C. A shared family vacation D. Differential effects of grandparenting on children

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Which part of the brain is superior at speech, language, math calculation, judging time and rhythm, and coordinating the order of complex movements?

a. left hemisphere b. right hemisphere c. limbic system d. reticular activating system

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