After an Accident, Steve's Heart Is Not Beating and He

question 108

Multiple Choice

After an accident, Steve's heart is not beating and he has stopped breathing. How can we describe Steve?

• A) He is brain dead.
• B) He is unconscious.
• C) He is in a persistent vegetative state.
• D) He is clinically dead.

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Definitions:

Id

In psychoanalysis, the part of the mind in which innate instinctive impulses and primary processes are manifest.

Oral Stage

In Freudian psychoanalysis, the first stage of psychosexual development during infancy, where the mouth is the focus of libido and satisfaction comes from sucking and swallowing.

Phallic Stage

The period between the third and fourth years when the focus of sexual pleasure shifts to the genitals.

Latency Stage

In psychoanalytic theory, a period in childhood development following the phallic stage, characterized by a decrease in sexual interests and conflicts.