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AP Psychology Exam Prep

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Ego psychology is the study of how an individual interacts with the external world, as well as the responses to internal forces. Proponents of this practice focus on the ego’s normal and pathological development, management of aggressive impulses, and its adaptation to reality. What is an example of an ego function?

Reality testing
Impulse control
Affect regulation
All of the above

Explanation

Answer - D - Ego functions also include judgment, object relations, thought processes, defensive functioning, and synthesis. Ego psychology is rooted in Sigmund Freud’s structural id-ego-superego model of the mind. It is part of the school of psychoanalysis.

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