The Reality Principle States That

question 26

Multiple Choice

The reality principle states that

• A) it is not always possible or acceptable to have all desires met.
• B) the ego's job is to keep the personality from losing touch with reality.
• C) unconscious forces are realistically always going to influence personality.
• D) having to deal with other people is a reality of human existence.

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Definitions:

Social Harmony

A state of peaceful coexistence and mutual respect among individuals within a society or group, often characterized by a lack of conflict and cooperation towards common goals.

Self-esteem

One's overall subjective emotional evaluation of their own worth.

Self-serving Bias

A cognitive bias that causes individuals to attribute their successes to internal factors while attributing failures to external factors.

Spotlight Effect

The tendency to overestimate the extent to which others notice and evaluate our appearance, performance, and mistakes.