A child who lacked an ego would have difficulty in:
A) satisfying needs through appropriate, socially acceptable behaviors
B) maximizing pleasure and satisfying needs immediately
C) applying moral values to his or her own acts
D) initiating an Oedipus or Electra complex
A) satisfying needs through appropriate, socially acceptable behaviors
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a. Implicit memory b. Confabulation c. The law of effect d. Hypermnesia
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A. reasoning B. intuition C. logical operations D. abstract knowledge
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a. chronic lymphoblastic leukemia b. acute lymphoblastic leukemia c. acute lymphoblastic melanoma d. non-lymphoblastic leukemia
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A) binge eating disorder. B) impaired thyroid activity. C) anorexia nervosa. D) bulimia nervosa.