NUR 233 Exam 1questions and answers graded A+

NUR 233 Exam 1questions and answers graded A+ What is Id? At birth we are all id. The id is totally unconscious and impulsive. It is the source of all drives, instincts, reflexes, and needs. The id cannot tolerate frustration and seeks to discharge tension and return to a more comfortable level of energy. The id lacks the ability to problem solve and is illogical. A hungry screaming infant is the perfect example of this. What is Ego? Within the first few years of life as the child begins to interact with others, the ego develops. The ego resides in the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious levels of awareness. The problem solver and reality tester, the ego attempts to navigate the outside world. It is able to differentiate subjective experiences, memory images, and objective reality. The ego follows the reality principle, which says to the id "You have to delay gratification for right now" then sets a course of action. For example, a hungry man feels tension arising from the id that wants to be fed. His ego allows him not only to think about his hunger but also to plan where he can eat and to seek that destination. This process is known as reality testing because the individual is factoring in reality to i