The Primary Reason for Going Through the Process of Identification

question 23

Multiple Choice

The primary reason for going through the process of identification and diagnosis is to

• A) learn more about the child's personality.
• B) learn more about the child's family.
• C) place the child in an environment that best meets his or her needs.
• D) place the child in an environment in which learning objectives are used.

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Definitions:

Preconscious

Mental content that is not currently in awareness but can be readily brought into awareness through attention or stimuli.

Conscious

Refers to being aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, and experiencing perceptions and emotions.

Unconscious

A part of the mind that houses thoughts, memories, and desires not within current conscious awareness but that nonetheless influence behaviors and emotions.

Superego

In Freudian psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that acts as a moral center, controlling the impulses of the id based on societal norms and values.