You Have Just Read a Newspaper Article About a Savage

question 76

Multiple Choice

You have just read a newspaper article about a savage rape and murder.You wonder how anyone could commit such a horrible crime.Then you recall from your study of Freudian theory that anyone could be a killer or rapist if certain impulses are not well controlled.Which term best describes these impulses?

• A)intrapsychic forces
• B)a libidinous desire
• C)the drive of the id
• D)primitive forces

---

Definitions:

Death Rate

A measure of the number of deaths in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time.

Per Capita Growth Rate

A measure of the rate of growth per person in a population, often used in demographic or economic studies.

Birth Rate

The measure of population growth in a given area, calculated as the number of live births per thousand people per year.

Death Rate

The ratio of deaths to the population of a particular area within a certain period of time, usually expressed per 1000 individuals per year.