On the Periodic Table, There Is a Family of Elements

question 17

Multiple Choice

On the periodic table, there is a family of elements that are not very reactive but do form compounds under special conditions.The elements in this family are referred to as

• A)noble gases.
• B)transition metals.
• C)alkaline metals.
• D)radioactive.

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Definitions:

Moral Anxiety

A feeling of discomfort or distress that arises from the conflict between one's actions or desires and one's moral standards.

Id

Part of the psychic apparatus in Freudian psychoanalysis, representing the unconscious, instinctual part of the mind that operates based on the pleasure principle.

Superego

In Freudian psychoanalysis, represents the ethical component of personality, regulating the impulses of the id according to moral and societal norms.

Defense Mechanisms

Psychological strategies brought into play by individuals or the mind unconsciously to protect against anxiety, social sanctions, or to provide a refuge from reality.