Question

to take a chance again on real love and gratification from a romantic partner.

1. positive acknowledgment arouses guilt in relation to surpassing the parent of

the same sex. achieving success in one’s love life or career can make a person
aware of their parents’ weaknesses, limitations and failures to find gratification in
their lives, in particular the parent of the same sex. being chosen or preferred by a
loved one in a relationship, or being acknowledged for a success for which others
are striving in the workplace, tends to precipitate guilt reactions and self-
recriminations. when the guilt of surpassing one’s parent or associate is present, people fear retaliation and tend to limit or go against their own development. 10
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under the cc by-nc-sa 4.0 license furthermore, people often feel angry at being
acknowledged and, because the feeling appears to be irrational, it is suppressed.
they distort the very people who made them feel loved or who supported or
poignant (adjective) painfully affecting the feelings
inextricably (adverb) not capable of being solved
recriminations (noun) the making of such accusations
according the author, guilt of surpassing
one’s parent might cause one to..
a) react angrily to being praised
b) constantly repent the behavior that
is praised
c) want to outperform their parent
d) want to imitate their parent
highlight the evidence in the text to
support your answer.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option a: The text says "people often feel angry at being acknowledged and, because the feeling appears to be irrational, it is suppressed". But the question is about guilt of surpassing parent causing a reaction. However, the main context for anger is about being acknowledged, not directly the guilt of surpassing. Wait, no, let's re - read. The relevant part: "When the guilt of surpassing one’s parent or associate is... people fear... and tend to limit or go against their own development. Furthermore, people often feel angry at being acknowledged...". Wait, maybe I misread. Wait, the question is "guilt of surpassing one’s parent might cause one to...". Let's check each option:
• Option a: "react angrily to being praised" – The text has "people often feel angry at being acknowledged" (praised is a form of acknowledgment). Also, the guilt of surpassing leads to this anger? Wait, the text says that achieving success (which can lead to surpassing parent) leads to guilt, and then "people often feel angry at being acknowledged". So this is a possible link.
• Option b: "constantly repent the behavior that is praised" – The text doesn't mention repenting behavior that is praised. It talks about guilt and self - recriminations, but not repenting praised behavior.
• Option c: "want to outperform their parent" – The guilt is about surpassing, so they would not want to outperform (since surpassing causes guilt), so this is opposite.
• Option d: "want to imitate their parent" – The text doesn't suggest imitation as a result of this guilt. It says they limit their own development, not imitate.

So the correct option is a. The evidence is: "Achieving success in one’s love life or career can make a person aware of their parents’ weaknesses... Being chosen or preferred... tends to precipitate guilt reactions... Furthermore, people often feel angry at being acknowledged and, because the feeling appears to be irrational, it is suppressed." Also, the guilt from surpassing (due to success/acknowledgment) leads to anger at being acknowledged (praised).

Answer:

a) react angrily to being praised