"Drug Use" "Depression

question 163

Short Answer

"Drug use." "Depression." These abstract constructs are called __________ variables.

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Definitions:

Carl Rogers

A pioneering humanistic psychologist known for his theory of personality and his method of client-centered therapy.

Reality Principle

A psychoanalytic concept suggesting that the ego seeks to satisfy the id’s desires in realistic and socially appropriate ways, taking into account the external world.

Pleasure Principle

In psychoanalytic theory, the instinctual seeking of pleasure and avoidance of pain to satisfy biological and psychological needs.

Ego

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