Leo Coordinates Group Meetings

question 73

Multiple Choice

Leo coordinates group meetings.Which of the following actions would make him a devil's advocate?

• A) Leo makes sure that the members of the group do not digress from the topic.
• B) Leo focuses on providing relevant information to help group member make accurate decisions.
• C) Leo's primary job is to see that opposing group members do not get personal or violent during discussions.
• D) Leo focuses on challenging the decision that most of the group members agree on.

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Definitions:

Reality

The state of things as they actually exist, outside of individual perceptions or interpretations.

Ego

The largely conscious, “executive” part of personality that, according to Freud, mediates among the demands of the id, the superego, and reality. The ego operates on the reality principle, satisfying the id’s desires in ways that will realistically bring pleasure rather than pain.

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.