Exam 6: The Neo-Freudian Theories: Relevant Research

Francisco has fallen in love many times but has difficulty finding long-term happiness in any of his relationships. He desperately wants to find a romantic partner. Francisco probably has which kind of adult attachment style?

People with which kind of adult attachment style are least likely to fall in love?

Karen Horney agreed with Freud that unconscious conflicts often trigger anxiety.

Participants in one experiment were either frustrated or not frustrated. They then were given what they thought was an opportunity to administer electric shocks to either the person who had frustrated them or a stranger. This experiment was designed to test which part of the frustration aggression hypothesis?

Researchers find that avoidance coping strategies

Research has found that one gender difference in coping strategies is that

One team of researchers found that medical students who relied on___________ had better physical heath during the first year of med school.

The psychologists who developed the frustration aggression hypothesis used or adapted all of the following concepts from Freudian theory except one. Which one?

According to object relations theory, a child's relationship with his or her parents

In which scenario is a person demonstrating sublimation as a defensive response to frustration?

Sam is facing a difficult midterm exam and is feeling stressed out about it. As the exam date approaches and his anxiety increases, Sam starts thinking about ways to study more effectively. He schedules a large portion of time for active study of the material on the test so that he is prepared. In terms of coping, Sam is employing a(n) ___________strategy.

Researchers who examined student's reactions to traumas like car accidents and health issue found that students

Frustrated research participants are sometimes given an opportunity to administer an electric shock to another person. Experimenters conducting this research generally find that

To explain why aggression sometimes decreases, many researchers have adopted the Freudian concept of

Individuals who see themselves as unworthy of love is characteristic of which of the following categories of adult attachment?

Discuss how Freud's original frustration-aggression hypothesis influenced research by behavioral psychologists on the topic. Give evidence that frustration is one cause of aggression. Define displacement and catharsis and specify their roles in aggressive behavior.

Which of the following is true about the frustration-aggression hypothesis?

In contrast to Freud's theory, object relations theorists

The psychologists who developed the frustration aggression hypothesis borrowed which of the following concepts from Freudian theory?

The concept known as "triggered displaced aggression" refers to displacement that is