Kendra Is a Lower-Class American

question 101

Multiple Choice

Kendra is a lower-class American. She lives in public housing, did not finish high school, experiences lapses in employment, and has a hard time making financial ends meet. It is likely that she:

• A) will have an average life expectancy.
• B) will have a slightly lower death rate.
• C) reports having good physical well-being.
• D) will have a higher incidence of depression.
• E) No research has been done that would help us comment on her health status.

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Definitions:

Reality

The state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them.

Repression

A psychological defense mechanism where distressing thoughts, memories, or impulses are excluded from consciousness.

Anxiety

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

Oral Retentive

A psychoanalytic concept referring to an individual who exhibits traits such as obsessiveness or tidiness, theorized to stem from unresolved issues during the oral stage of psychosexual development.