Exam 2: Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

In Freud's psychosexual stages of development, each developmental stage has a conflict that must be resolved before the infant or child can progress to the next stage.

Freud's techniques of dream analysis and free association

Homeostasis, according to Freud's theories, has to do with

The preconscious

Children at the latency stage are fixated on their genitals and sexual pleasure.

Later in Freud's life, ________ and _________ affected him deeply.

The criticisms made of Freud's research

Childhood sexual abuse

The ego-ideal consists of good, correct behaviors for which children have been praised.

Freud's theory of childhood sexual fantasies is

According to Freud, what are the two primary types of instincts?

Which Freudian idea below has not been supported by research?

Freud's concepts of the ego, id, and libido

Anna Freud's analytic work was mostly with

Reaction formation is a voluntary addition to our unconscious awareness.

Resistance means the patient refuses their medication.

Projection can be described as blaming some else for their own impulses.

The anal stage of development can be used as a weapon by a child against his or her parents.

Freud stated that a patient's goal is to reduce tension. However, Freud used techniques such as dream analysis and free association to create more anxiety for the patient. A: Explain, in detail, at least three reasons why Freud wanted to create more anxiety. B: What is this called in psychoanalytic therapy? C: Provide a definition and a real-life example.

A person who is rigid, compulsively neat, obstinate, and overly conscientious as an adult, may have started reacting this way in the anal stage of psychosexual development.