What motivated Ed, in the case presented in your text, to rush to the mailbox and tear open an envelope containing a form that he had just completed?
a. He feared he would let down his company if his work was not perfect.
b. He was afraid that his writing contained symbolic representations of hidden sexual desires.
c. He thought his writing of a particular letter would be associated with the strangulation of his wife.
d. He thought the evil voices he heard would punish him for his failure to follow their plan as they had instructed.
Answer: c.
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