When Sigmund Freud (1930,p

question 5

Multiple Choice

When Sigmund Freud (1930,p.67) wrote,"It is at work in every living being and is striving to bring it to ruin and to reduce life to its original condition of inanimate matter," he was referring to

• A)the ego.
• B)instrumental aggression.
• C)the death instinct.
• D)the Nazi war machine.
• E)evolutionary processes.

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Definitions:

Primary Appraisal

The initial evaluation process in which an individual assesses whether an event is irrelevant, beneficial, or stressful to them.

Secondary Appraisal

The process of evaluating one's potential to cope with or respond to a threatened or challenging event after its significance has been assessed.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage response (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) to stress theorized by Hans Selye, illustrating how stress affects the body over time.

Hans Selye

A pioneering Hungarian-Canadian endocrinologist known for his research on the stress response.