A Condition That Is Permanent or Outside a Person's Control

question 9

Multiple Choice

A condition that is permanent or outside a person's control is called a/an:

• A) immutable condition
• B) integral condition
• C) fundamental condition
• D) primary condition

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Definitions:

Libido

A term used to describe sexual desire or drive, often considered as an instinctual component of personality in psychoanalytic theory.

Psychosexual Stages

Freud’s theory of childhood development focusing on different parts of the body as primary sources of pleasure and conflicts at each stage.

Regression

In psychoanalytic theory, retreating to an earlier, more immature stage of psychosexual development, usually because of stress but sometimes in the service of play and creativity.

Psychic Energy

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to the energy derived from instinctual drives and how it is focused or invested into different parts of the personality.