Disasters Are Often Natural in Origin but Can Also Be

question 60

Multiple Choice

Disasters are often natural in origin but can also be human caused. All the following are roles humans often play in bringing about and/or exacerbating the consequences of disasters, except ______.

• A) building along fault lines and floodplains
• B) building flimsy structures that are likely to be destroyed in a disaster
• C) corporations and businesses not following safety procedures
• D) ensuring that building and safety codes are carefully followed

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Definitions:

Superego

In Freudian psychoanalysis, the part of the personality that acts as the ethical component, providing moral standards by which the ego operates.

Freud

The founder of psychoanalysis, Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud, devised a method to cure psychopathologies by facilitating conversations between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Ethical Standards

Principles that govern the behavior of individuals and organizations, often serving as guidelines for moral and correct actions and decisions.

Superego

A component of Freud's psychoanalytic theory representing the internalized societal and parental standards of right and wrong.