Yongmei Is Studying for Her Math Test

question 82

Multiple Choice

Yongmei is studying for her math test. Her boyfriend Marcus asks if she can go to the movies with him. She would love to go but she knows she has to study for the math test in order to pass the class. What part of Yongmei's personality will say "You must stay home and study because passing the class is necessary for you to graduate"?

• A) her ego because it is the moral conscience of her personality
• B) her id because studying is what she really wants to do
• C) her libido because she knows her boyfriend will love her more if she studies
• D) her superego because it is this part of the personality that is the moral conscience
• E) her libido, because it is the driving force behind the superego.

Understand the process of encoding, decoding, and feedback in communication.

Appreciate the role of communication in personal and professional settings.

Understand the concept of active listening and identify its components.

Recognize the elements and strategies of persuasion.

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Definitions:

Problem Gambling

Compulsive gambling behavior that disrupts personal, family, or vocational pursuits.

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Exogenous Opiates

Narcotics, which bind to receptor sites throughout the body, including the brain, spinal cord, and bloodstream, and reduce the body’s production of endogenous opiates.

Opioids

Also known as narcotics. A class of central nervous system depressants whose main effects are the reduction of pain and sleep inducement. Opium, the alkaloid from which opioids are derived, comes from the seeds of the opium poppy, which is indigenous to Asia and the Middle East.