During the Vietnam War,Norris Was Taking Heroin in Strong Doses

question 208

Multiple Choice

During the Vietnam War,Norris was taking heroin in strong doses.When he came home,it was most likely that he

• A)simply gave up the drug with no significant withdrawal pain.
• B)suffered from nausea and abdominal cramps for the first nine months of withdrawal.
• C)suffered from depression and other severe withdrawal symptoms for 12 months.
• D)required outside help to cope with the severity of his withdrawal.

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Definitions:

Reality Principle

A psychoanalytic concept where the ego seeks to satisfy the id’s desires in realistic and socially appropriate ways.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, superego, and reality.

Superego

Part of Freud's psychoanalytic theory, representing the moral component of the mind, comprising the conscience and ideal self.

Personality

A unique set of emotional, thought, and behavioral patterns that define an individual's way of interacting with the world and remain relatively consistent over time.