Which of the Following Is an Element of the Cycle

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an element of the cycle theory of violence?

• A) Tension-building phase.
• B) Acute battering phase.
• C) Contrite loving phase.
• D) All of the above are elements of the cycle theory of violence.

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Definitions:

Libido

A term used in psychoanalytic theory to denote the sexual drive or desire.

Superego

In Freudian psychoanalysis, it represents the ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates.

Ego

In psychology, a component of Sigmund Freud's model of the psyche that represents the self, or the part of one's identity that mediates between the desires of the id and the constraints of the social environment.

Id

A part of the mind in Freudian psychoanalysis that is responsible for instinctual desires and drives.