Affinity Group Fraud Involves Individuals Claiming to Be Fellow Members

question 44

True/False

Affinity group fraud involves individuals claiming to be fellow members of the victim's religion, ethnic group, or professional group and claiming to want to help one of their fellow members.

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Definitions:

Preconscious

The part of the mind containing contents that are not in immediate awareness but can be accessed easily.

Reality Principle

A psychoanalytic concept referring to the capacity of the mind to assess the external world and act upon it appropriately, as opposed to acting on the pleasure principle.

Pleasure Principle

A psychoanalytic concept that describes people's instinctual seeking of pleasure and avoidance of pain to satisfy biological and psychological needs.

Ego

A part of the psyche that mediates between the conscious, the unconscious, and the reality by deploying defense mechanisms.