Reena Entered University with an Inflated Assessment of Her Academic

question 48

Multiple Choice

Reena entered university with an inflated assessment of her academic ability.After getting a reality check and suffering a deflated self-esteem,it is likely that Reena will

• A)work hard to achieve her academic goals
• B)blame the instructors for being unfair
• C)blame the assessments as unfair
• D)drop out of university

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Definitions:

Death Instincts

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to an unconscious drive towards decay, destruction, or death.

Personality

A set of emotional, behavioral, and cognitive tendencies that make up an individual's character.

Pleasure Principle

The principle by which the id functions to avoid pain and maximize pleasure.

Id

To Freud, the aspect of personality allied with the instincts; the source of psychic energy, the id operates according to the pleasure principle.