Derrick Is an Executive with a Large Financial Firm

question 60

Multiple Choice

Derrick is an executive with a large financial firm. Any time his investments do poorly, he throws temper tantrums and breaks things. Then he starts barking orders at his secretary. Which personality structure would Freud say is exerting control?

• A) id
• B) superego
• C) ego
• D) preconscious

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Definitions:

Sella Turcica

A saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone at the base of the human skull, which houses the pituitary gland.

Carotid Canal

A passageway in the temporal bone of the skull through which the internal carotid artery enters the cranial cavity.

Occipital

Referring to the occipital bone or region, located at the back and lower part of the skull, or the occipital lobe in the brain responsible for vision processing.

Parietal

Referring to the parietal bones of the skull or the parietal lobe of the brain, linked with processes such as sensory perception and integration.