Eileen Is 23 and a Recent University Graduate Who Just

question 40

Multiple Choice

Eileen is 23 and a recent university graduate who just accepted her first full-time position. If Eileen is like most in her generation, which of the following descriptions would be most accurate?

• A) She will have very high expectations about pay and opportunities for advancement but very low expectations about her employer's loyalty to her.
• B) She will realize that it is important for her to "pay her dues" before she expects any major increases in pay or responsibilities.
• C) She will feel a high degree of loyalty to her employer.
• D) She will be somewhat closed-minded, with little desire to consider views that differ from her own.

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Definitions:

Psychoanalytic Mechanism

A process identified within Freudian psychology that operates at an unconscious level to help an individual reduce anxiety or cope with internal conflicts and perceived threats.

Superego

A component of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, representing the moral conscience and the internalization of societal standards and parents' rules.

Copulatory Stage

The phase in sexual reproduction that involves the physical act of copulation or intercourse.

Psychosexual Development

A theory proposed by Freud that children go through a series of stages in which they confront conflicts between biological drives and social expectations, with successful navigation resulting in a healthy personality.