The Reticular Activating System (RAS)is the Part of the Brain

question 46

True/False

The reticular activating system (RAS)is the part of the brain where the world outside meets the thoughts and feelings from inside.

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Definitions:

Libido

The psychic drive or energy usually associated with sexual instinct that represents a fundamental human motive force.

Repression

A psychological defense mechanism in which individuals unconsciously push disturbing thoughts, desires, or experiences from conscious awareness.

Motivated Forgetting

A theoretical process in which individuals may forget unwanted memories, either consciously or unconsciously, as a defense mechanism.

Psychic Mistreatment

Emotional or psychological abuse involving the use of verbal or non-verbal actions to control, isolate, or intimidate another individual.