At the Global Level, the Biggest Environmental Problem We Currently

question 47

Multiple Choice

At the global level, the biggest environmental problem we currently face concerns

• A) multicropping different crops in a single agricultural plot
• B) diseases attacking domesticated fowl and mammals
• C) increasing population growth among developing countries
• D) climate change
• E) so-called "environmentally friendly" but destructive technological approaches to meeting food demands

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Definitions:

Reality Principle

The concept in psychoanalytic theory that represents the constant adjustment of seeking to satisfy basic desires with the demands of the external world.

Id

A concept in psychoanalytic theory representing the instinctual drives and primal impulses.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by the unconscious mind to manipulate, deny, or distort reality in order to defend against feelings of anxiety and unacceptable impulses.

Denial

A defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.