The BITCH May Help to Assess

question 22

Multiple Choice

The BITCH may help to assess

• A)the extent to which an African-American is in touch with his/her community.
• B)how well someone will survive on the street.
• C)how well an African-American child will do in school.
• D)how well an African-American adult will do in a given occupation.

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Definitions:

Primary Process

A term from psychoanalytic theory that describes the irrational and instinctual thought processes of the unconscious mind.

Condensation

In psychoanalytic theory, the method of primary process thinking in which several ideas are compressed into one.

Displacement

In psychoanalytic theory, the defense mechanism that redirects an impulse from a dangerous target to a safe one.

Superego

A component of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, representing the moral conscience and ethical standards of the psyche.