Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infants Are

question 63

Multiple Choice

Extremely low-birth-weight infants are

• A) defined as having a birth weight of less than three pounds.
• B) unlikely to have medical issues that last beyond childhood.
• C) at risk for blindness, deafness, and autism.
• D) becoming significantly rarer.

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Definitions:

Gratification

The satisfaction or pleasure one feels when their needs or desires are fulfilled.

Reality Principle

A psychoanalytic concept where the ego seeks to satisfy the id’s desires in realistic and socially acceptable ways.

Operate

To function or perform effectively, often referring to machinery or procedures, but also can apply to individuals and organizations.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, the superego, and reality.