Helen,age 49,is Returning to College

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Essay

Helen,age 49,is returning to college.She is concerned that she will not be able to handle the class work and might have trouble juggling her school work and family obligations.Her family,friends,and co-workers want to help.What can they do?

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Definitions:

Reality Principle

A psychoanalytic concept suggesting that ego makes decisions based on the reality of the world, taking into account societal norms and laws.

Gratification Delay

The ability to resist the temptation for an immediate reward and wait for a later reward.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, a part of the personality that mediates between external reality, the id, and superego, and is responsible for realistic and socially appropriate behavior.

Amoral

Lacking moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something.