Kiara, who is suffering from bulimia, an eating disorder, eats a piece of chocolate cake at a friend's party. The next day, she runs three miles and refrains from eating the whole day to make up for having eaten the high calorie food. In the context of Sigmund Freud's dynamics of personality, this scenario most likely illustrates ________.
A. reaction formation
B. wish fulfillment
C. moral anxiety
D. objective anxiety
Answer: C
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A. They will grow up to be shy adults. B. They are born with a predisposed tendency for anxiety to novelty. C. At least half of all American children can be identified as "inhibited." D. They cannot be identified until about the age of five.
Narcotics Anonymous evolved with a concentration on ________
a. opiates b. cocaine c. marijuana d. hallucinogens
Which of the following diseases had the highest rates of occurrence in the year 2006?
tetanus rubella measles mumps
Kevin just got a low grade on his term paper. If Kevin has a ________ mindset, he would be most likely to give up and reduce his efforts in the class, feeling as though he is just "a bad writer."
a. fixed b. growth c. pessimistic d. sensitive