As a Child, Dan Loved to Prance Around the Neighborhood

question 4

Multiple Choice

As a child, Dan loved to prance around the neighborhood wearing silly outfits. As he got older, he realized that he couldn't continue that kind of behavior unless he found some more socially acceptable place for it. Upon realizing this, Dan decides to pursue a career as a circus clown. According to Freud, Dan's _____, which operates on the _____ principle, is responsible for him finding a socially acceptable outlet for his desire to run around wearing silly outfits.

• A) id; pleasure
• B) ego; reality
• C) superego; morality
• D) defense mechanism; denial

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Definitions:

Legally Sufficient Consideration

Value that the law recognizes as adequate to form a binding contract, typically involving an exchange of goods, services, or promises.

Forbearance

The voluntary delay or suspension of an action, such as the enforcement of a debt obligation by a creditor.

Release

The act of freeing someone from obligation, restriction, or duty, or the act of making software, music, film, etc., available for the public.

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle that prevents a party from withdrawing a promise made to another party if the latter has reasonably relied on that promise to their detriment.