Question 1

Which of the following is true about projective tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Test-takers are presented with ambiguous stimuli. 
B)  Test-givers are trained to recognize correct and incorrect answers. 
C)  Projective tests are typically used to determine where a person lies on a particular personality trait dimension. 
D)  Although once popular, projective tests are rarely used by psychologists today. 
A)  Test-takers are presented with ambiguous stimuli. 
B)  Test-givers are trained to recognize correct and incorrect answers. 
C)  Projective tests are typically used to determine where a person lies on a particular personality trait dimension. 
D)  Although once popular, projective tests are rarely used by psychologists today.

Question 2

One defense mechanism that is successful, productive, and adaptive is reaction formation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is the most important (and potentially most traumatic) developmental task of Freud's anal stage of psychosexual development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Overcoming the Oedipus complex 
B)  Discovering masturbation 
C)  Weaning from breastfeeding 
D)  Toilet training 
A)  Overcoming the Oedipus complex 
B)  Discovering masturbation 
C)  Weaning from breastfeeding 
D)  Toilet training

Question 4

Little Timmy is extremely jealous whenever his mommy and daddy kiss or show affection. Timmy wants to get kisses from his mommy. Little Timmy is in which stage of psychosexual development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oral 
B)  Anal 
C)  Phallic 
D)  Genital 
A)  Oral 
B)  Anal 
C)  Phallic 
D)  Genital

Question 5

Information about where you parked your car or the name of an uncle who you rarely see is probably stored in which part of the mind, according to Freud's topographic model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conscious 
B)  Preconscious 
C)  Unconscious 
D)  Subconscious 
A)  Conscious 
B)  Preconscious 
C)  Unconscious 
D)  Subconscious

Question 6

Choose one of the projective tests described in the text and discuss its use during psychotherapy. Explain what is accomplished with the test. Evaluate the test you chose, giving both its strengths and weaknesses.

Accepted Answer

One projective test that is commonly use

Question 7

Orlando has recently felt a few pangs of pain in his upper molars, and on two occasions has been unable to eat. "It's probably nothing. I don't need to go to the dentist," he tells himself. Orlando has had a fear of dental work for many years, and is unconsciously terrified that he may need a root canal. Which defense mechanism is he currently employing as he refuses to accept that he may need extensive dental work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intellectualization 
B)  Rationalization 
C)  Denial 
D)  Repression 
A)  Intellectualization 
B)  Rationalization 
C)  Denial 
D)  Repression

Question 8

The id uses reflexive action and wish fulfillment to

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce guilt. 
B)  satisfy the reality principle. 
C)  satisfy the ego and superego needs. 
D)  produce pleasurable outcomes. 
A)  reduce guilt. 
B)  satisfy the reality principle. 
C)  satisfy the ego and superego needs. 
D)  produce pleasurable outcomes.

Question 9

In Freud's structural model, which part of the adult personality is housed completely in the unconscious?

Accepted Answer

A)  Id 
B)  Ego 
C)  Superego 
D)  Memory 
A)  Id 
B)  Ego 
C)  Superego 
D)  Memory

Question 10

According to Freud, the ego uses defense mechanisms in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce anxiety. 
B)  help the id get what it wants. 
C)  satisfy the superego's demands. 
D)  channel psychic energy into a socially productive action. 
A)  reduce anxiety. 
B)  help the id get what it wants. 
C)  satisfy the superego's demands. 
D)  channel psychic energy into a socially productive action.

Question 11

Repression is an____________ effort by the ego to push out threatening material out of consciousness or to keep the material from ever reaching consciousness.

Accepted Answer

A)  occasional 
B)  organic 
C)  active 
D)  irrational 
A)  occasional 
B)  organic 
C)  active 
D)  irrational

Question 12

Which text did Freud write with Joseph Breuer in which they presented the case of Anna O. as well as their use of hypnosis in her treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sturm und Drang 
B)  Studies in Hysteria 
C)  Psychoanalysis and the Unconscious 
D)  A Topographical Model of the Psyche 
A)  Sturm und Drang 
B)  Studies in Hysteria 
C)  Psychoanalysis and the Unconscious 
D)  A Topographical Model of the Psyche

Question 13

The use of ____________requires an individual to respond to ambiguous stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A)  free association 
B)  dream analysis 
C)  projective tests 
D)  hypnosis 
A)  free association 
B)  dream analysis 
C)  projective tests 
D)  hypnosis

Question 14

A woman is very upset with her mother, but her ego will not allow her to express her hostility openly. According to Freud, what might we expect this woman to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Explain to everyone how much she loves her mother. 
B)  Accidentally destroy one of her mother's favorite dishes. 
C)  Express her hostility toward her own children. 
D)  The woman might do any of these actions, as they involve different defense mechanisms. 
A)  Explain to everyone how much she loves her mother. 
B)  Accidentally destroy one of her mother's favorite dishes. 
C)  Express her hostility toward her own children. 
D)  The woman might do any of these actions, as they involve different defense mechanisms.

Question 15

A man becomes a leader in a crusade promoting sexual morality. A year later, he is arrested for a variety of sex crimes. Freud might have interpreted the man's earlier behavior as an example of the psychological defense mechanism called

Accepted Answer

A)  repression. 
B)  denial. 
C)  reaction formation. 
D)  projection. 
A)  repression. 
B)  denial. 
C)  reaction formation. 
D)  projection.

Question 16

The id, ego, and superego are three parts of the ____________model of personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  topographic 
B)  iceberg 
C)  structural 
D)  libido 
A)  topographic 
B)  iceberg 
C)  structural 
D)  libido

Question 17

A patient in psychoanalysis begins to speak to the therapist as if the therapist were the patient's deceased brother. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  resistance. 
B)  transference. 
C)  countertransference. 
D)  denial. 
A)  resistance. 
B)  transference. 
C)  countertransference. 
D)  denial.

Question 18

In Freud's view of castration anxiety, what would be a healthy result for males?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identifying with the same-sex parent 
B)  Repression of sexual desires for opposite sex people 
C)  Strong moral anxiety 
D)  A powerful superego 
A)  Identifying with the same-sex parent 
B)  Repression of sexual desires for opposite sex people 
C)  Strong moral anxiety 
D)  A powerful superego

Question 19

Which of the following is the best way to think of fixation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It occurs when we use defense mechanisms to deal with unconscious sexual and aggressive impulses. 
B)  In development, it occurs when children leave behind some psychic energy tied up in resolving a crisis. 
C)  In development, the rewards in the environment take control of our behaviors. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  It occurs when we use defense mechanisms to deal with unconscious sexual and aggressive impulses. 
B)  In development, it occurs when children leave behind some psychic energy tied up in resolving a crisis. 
C)  In development, the rewards in the environment take control of our behaviors. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 20

When Freud was invited to give lectures on psychoanalysis at Clark University in 1909, his work was generally accepted by academic psychologists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is true about projective tests?

One defense mechanism that is successful, productive, and adaptive is reaction formation.

Which of the following is the most important (and potentially most traumatic) developmental task of Freud's anal stage of psychosexual development?

Little Timmy is extremely jealous whenever his mommy and daddy kiss or show affection. Timmy wants to get kisses from his mommy. Little Timmy is in which stage of psychosexual development?

Information about where you parked your car or the name of an uncle who you rarely see is probably stored in which part of the mind, according to Freud's topographic model?

Choose one of the projective tests described in the text and discuss its use during psychotherapy. Explain what is accomplished with the test. Evaluate the test you chose, giving both its strengths and weaknesses.

The id uses reflexive action and wish fulfillment to

In Freud's structural model, which part of the adult personality is housed completely in the unconscious?

According to Freud, the ego uses defense mechanisms in order to

Repression is an____________ effort by the ego to push out threatening material out of consciousness or to keep the material from ever reaching consciousness.

Which text did Freud write with Joseph Breuer in which they presented the case of Anna O. as well as their use of hypnosis in her treatment?

The use of ____________requires an individual to respond to ambiguous stimuli.

A woman is very upset with her mother, but her ego will not allow her to express her hostility openly. According to Freud, what might we expect this woman to do?

A man becomes a leader in a crusade promoting sexual morality. A year later, he is arrested for a variety of sex crimes. Freud might have interpreted the man's earlier behavior as an example of the psychological defense mechanism called

The id, ego, and superego are three parts of the ____________model of personality.

A patient in psychoanalysis begins to speak to the therapist as if the therapist were the patient's deceased brother. This is an example of

In Freud's view of castration anxiety, what would be a healthy result for males?

Which of the following is the best way to think of fixation?

When Freud was invited to give lectures on psychoanalysis at Clark University in 1909, his work was generally accepted by academic psychologists.

What Is Personality

Personality Research Methods

The Freudian Approach: Relevant Research

The Psychoanalytic Approach: Neo-Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Neo-Freudian Theories: Relevant Research

The Trait Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Trait Approach: Relevant Research

The Biological Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Biological Approach: Relevant Research

The Humanistic Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Humanistic Approach: Relevant Research

The Behavioralsocial Learning Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Behavioral Social Learning Approach: Relevant Research

The Cognitive Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

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Exam 3: The Psychoanalytic Approach: Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

Which of the following is true about projective tests?

One defense mechanism that is successful, productive, and adaptive is reaction formation.

Which of the following is the most important (and potentially most traumatic) developmental task of Freud's anal stage of psychosexual development?

Little Timmy is extremely jealous whenever his mommy and daddy kiss or show affection. Timmy wants to get kisses from his mommy. Little Timmy is in which stage of psychosexual development?

Information about where you parked your car or the name of an uncle who you rarely see is probably stored in which part of the mind, according to Freud's topographic model?

Choose one of the projective tests described in the text and discuss its use during psychotherapy. Explain what is accomplished with the test. Evaluate the test you chose, giving both its strengths and weaknesses.

The id uses reflexive action and wish fulfillment to

In Freud's structural model, which part of the adult personality is housed completely in the unconscious?

According to Freud, the ego uses defense mechanisms in order to

Repression is an____________ effort by the ego to push out threatening material out of consciousness or to keep the material from ever reaching consciousness.

Which text did Freud write with Joseph Breuer in which they presented the case of Anna O. as well as their use of hypnosis in her treatment?

The use of ____________requires an individual to respond to ambiguous stimuli.

A woman is very upset with her mother, but her ego will not allow her to express her hostility openly. According to Freud, what might we expect this woman to do?

A man becomes a leader in a crusade promoting sexual morality. A year later, he is arrested for a variety of sex crimes. Freud might have interpreted the man's earlier behavior as an example of the psychological defense mechanism called

The id, ego, and superego are three parts of the ____________model of personality.

A patient in psychoanalysis begins to speak to the therapist as if the therapist were the patient's deceased brother. This is an example of

In Freud's view of castration anxiety, what would be a healthy result for males?

Which of the following is the best way to think of fixation?

When Freud was invited to give lectures on psychoanalysis at Clark University in 1909, his work was generally accepted by academic psychologists.

What Is Personality

Personality Research Methods

The Freudian Approach: Relevant Research

The Psychoanalytic Approach: Neo-Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Neo-Freudian Theories: Relevant Research

The Trait Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Trait Approach: Relevant Research

The Biological Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Biological Approach: Relevant Research

The Humanistic Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Humanistic Approach: Relevant Research

The Behavioralsocial Learning Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Behavioral Social Learning Approach: Relevant Research

The Cognitive Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Cognitive Approach: Relevant Research Appendix: Your Personality Glossary

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