A Hockey Player Goes into the Corner After a Puck

question 46

Multiple Choice

A hockey player goes into the corner after a puck and high- sticks his opponent in a forceful,vigorous manner that is intended to physically injure the opponent.Which type of behaviour is the hockey player exhibiting?

• A)Prosocial behaviour
• B)Instrumental aggression
• C)Assertive
• D)Aggression
• E)Hostile aggression

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

A psychological strategy used unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety or to minimize distressing thoughts and feelings.

Superego

Part of the unconscious that consists of absolute moral standards internalized from one’s parents during childhood and from one’s culture.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, superego, and reality.

Id

A component of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, representing the instinctual drives and unconscious desires.