Which of the Following Is True of Maslow's Basic Need

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of Maslow's basic need of self-actualization?

• A) Once self-actualization is achieved, it is never lost.
• B) Elderly people outgrow the need for self-expression and self-development.
• C) Most people achieve self-actualization after all other needs are met.
• D) People use their abilities to the fullest extent possible and are true to their nature.

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Definitions:

Transference

In psychotherapy, the process by which emotions originally associated with one person, such as a parent, are unconsciously shifted to another, especially to the therapist.

Defense Mechanisms

Psychological strategies brought into play by the unconscious mind to manipulate, deny, or distort reality in order to defend against feelings of anxiety and unacceptable impulses and to maintain one's self-schema.

Anxiety

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

Id

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