At home, carrie is moody, self-centered, and bossy. at social events, she is the life of the party. she is funny, happy, and demonstrates social graces that none of her family members ever see at home. which of the following is the most accurate explanation of carrie’s behavior in the context of jung’s analytic theory? (a) carrie displays her persona at parties(b) carrie displays her anima at parties(c) carrie displays her animus at home(d) carrie displays her unconditional positive regard at parties

The correct answer is A. Carrie displays her persona at parties

Explanation:

Carl Jung was an important Swiss psychiatrist mainly know for proposing the Analytical theory, in this, he evaluates different aspects of mind through multiple concepts. This includes Jung's anima and animus that are understood as the feminine or masculine component of individuals and that influences an individual's behaviors and actions. Besides this, Jung also proposed the "persona" that refers to impression or image individuals present to the world and that is most cases hides the real identity of the individual and therefore acts as a mask.

The concept "persona" can be applied to Carrie because although she is moody, self-centered and bossy in social events she presents herself as funny, sociable and happy, which means she creates an impression that hides her real identity. Considering this, the behavior of Carrie shows in terms of Jung's theory that she displays her persona at parties.

as university of miami psychologists debra lieberman and adam smith pointed out in a recent article in the journal current directions in psychological science, humans have social and psychological mechanisms to deter incest. with very few exceptions, marriages between brothers and sisters and between parents and their children are verboten in every human culture. the primary psychological anti-incest mechanism is the yuck response. even the idea of sex with their mom or dad, bro or sis is upsetting to most people. the psychologist jonathan haidt has found that nearly everyone is repelled by the prospect of brother-sister sex, even in hypothetical situations in which there is no chance of pregnancy).

the biological cost of incest

this raises an interesting question: just what’s so bad about incest? sure, having sex with your dad or your sister seems gross — but why? some anthropologists have argued that incest taboos are learned social conventions. this explanation, however, doesn’t make sense to me as it does not explain the widespread existence of anti-incest mechanisms in creatures ranging from cockroaches to chimpanzees. second, the incest taboo is about as close to a universal law as human moral rules get.

why should mechanisms to avoid incest be so widespread both in nature and across human societies? the answer is simple. the problem with having sex close with relatives is that there is an astonishingly high chance that your offspring will be born with a serious birth defect.

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