Imagine That a Layer of Leaves Is Scattered Along a Forest

question 23

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a layer of leaves is scattered along a forest floor; what must happen in order to preserve these leaves as fossils?

• A) The leaves must be picked up by wind or animals and carried to a desert.
• B) The leaves must be buried slowly so that the leaves can begin to rot.
• C) The leaves must be buried rapidly in order to keep out oxygen.
• D) The leaves will never be preserved as they do not contain hard parts.

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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.