When Braden Was Nine, He Saw One of His Classmates

question 164

Multiple Choice

When Braden was nine, he saw one of his classmates fall under the wheels of a school bus as it pulled away from the curb. Today, at the age of 34, he has no memory of the accident. The evening news carried a flashback of the accident that happened 25 years ago, and Braden still didn't remember being at the scene when the accident happened. Where is Braden's memory of the accident contained, according to Freud?

• A)conscious
• B)subconscious
• C)unconscious
• D)preconscious

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Definitions:

Effector

(1) A muscle or gland that contracts or secretes in direct response to nerve impulses. (2) In homeostasis, an organ or process that helps restore a steady state.

Set Point

A normal condition maintained by homeostatic mechanisms.

Steady State

A condition where the variables (such as concentration of substances) in a system remain constant over time despite ongoing processes that attempt to change them.

Homeostatic Response

The process by which organisms regulate internal conditions, such as temperature and pH, to maintain a stable internal environment.