Lowered Performance Compared to a Previously Higher Level Is Referred

question 43

Multiple Choice

Lowered performance compared to a previously higher level is referred to as

• A)an index.
• B)deterioration.
• C)a ceiling effect.
• D)manifold.

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Definitions:

Oedipus Complex

According to Freud, a boy’s sexual desires toward his mother and feelings of jealousy and hatred for the rival father.

Pleasure Principle

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to the instinctual seeking of pleasure and avoiding of pain to satisfy biological and psychological needs.

Reality Principle

A psychoanalytic concept referring to the ability of the mind to assess the external world and act upon it accordingly, balancing with the pleasure principle.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality responsible for dealing with reality while satisfying the demands of the id and superego.