Which of the Following Individuals Demonstrates the Concept of Multidirectionality

question 144

Multiple Choice

Which of the following individuals demonstrates the concept of multidirectionality in their intellectual development?

• A) As Paul's memory of his experiences increases with age, his processing speed is getting somewhat slower.
• B) While Martha is very good at playing the piano and is getting better with age, her husband Henry has no real skill on the instrument and, despite taking lessons, has never learned to play it well.
• C) Marcus has always had skill in his interactions with other people. In fact, he has always been considered the most popular of his peers.
• D) Joy is losing some of her hair as she gets older, so she sometimes wears a partial wig to cover the thinning areas of her scalp.

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Definitions:

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist who is the founder of psychoanalysis, a discipline concerned with the interplay of unconscious and conscious mind.

Personality

A unique set of emotional, thought, and behavioral patterns that define an individual.

Reality Principle

A concept in psychoanalytic theory where the ego manages the demands of the id and the external world by delaying gratification and dealing with the reality of situations.

Rational Means

Approaches or methods based on reason and logic rather than emotions or conventions.