Which Type of Disorders Are Characterized by Intense Sadness or Loss

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which type of disorders are characterized by intense sadness or loss of interest in activities that would normally be pleasant?

• A) Personality disorders
• B) Emotional disorders
• C) Depressive disorders
• D) Anxiety disorders

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Definitions:

Superego

One of the three components of the human psyche in Freudian psychoanalytic theory, representing the moral conscience and the social standards of right and wrong.

Id

A component of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, representing the instinctual drives and the source of psychic energy.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, it represents the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, superego, and reality.

Libido

A term used in psychoanalytic theory to describe the energy created by the survival and sexual instincts.