Most People in the Developed World Practice

question 10

Multiple Choice

Most people in the developed world practice

• A) a lifestyle that recognizes limits to growth.
• B) a growth-oriented lifestyle.
• C) a balance-oriented lifestyle.
• D) sustainable development.
• E) Malthusian norms.

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Definitions:

Repression

A psychological process in which traumatic memories are buried in the unconscious.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Defense Mechanism

Unconscious psychological strategies brought into play by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety or to provide a refuge from a situation with which they cannot currently cope.

Rationalization

A defense mechanism in which controversial behaviors or feelings are justified and explained in a seemingly rational or logical manner to avoid the true explanation.