Question 1

Jung believed that we all share inborn, species-specific ideas and memories. This is Jung's idea of

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A)  social interests. 
B)  collective unconscious. 
C)  anima. 
D)  animus. 
A)  social interests. 
B)  collective unconscious. 
C)  anima. 
D)  animus. B

Question 2

Match each central theoretical viewpoint with its associated neo-Freudian psychologist.
-D. W. Winnicott

Accepted Answer

A) People are motivated as adults to overcome feelings of inferiority they developed as children. 
B) Human beings are a part of the collective unconscious, which includes inborn memories, ideas, and images. 
C) Women lack confidence due to the structure of society rather than the biological differences between men and women. 
D) Part of normal development is creating socially acceptable false selves to maintain smooth interpersonal relationships. 
E) People relate to other people through the images of them we hold in our minds.
F)People develop through their confrontation with various conflicts throughout their life spans.
G)Psychological development is the story of ego development because the function of ego is to make sense of everything a person experiences.
H)Individuals' early experiences with love shape their future outlooks on life and other people.
I)Any psychological research is at least "a little" psychoanalytic. 
A) People are motivated as adults to overcome feelings of inferiority they developed as children. 
B) Human beings are a part of the collective unconscious, which includes inborn memories, ideas, and images. 
C) Women lack confidence due to the structure of society rather than the biological differences between men and women. 
D) Part of normal development is creating socially acceptable false selves to maintain smooth interpersonal relationships. 
E) People relate to other people through the images of them we hold in our minds.
F)People develop through their confrontation with various conflicts throughout their life spans.
G)Psychological development is the story of ego development because the function of ego is to make sense of everything a person experiences.
H)Individuals' early experiences with love shape their future outlooks on life and other people.
I)Any psychological research is at least "a little" psychoanalytic. F

Question 3

Jung's distinction between people who are outwardly oriented toward the world and those who are turned in on themselves corresponds to

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A)  Erikson's stage of intimacy versus isolation. 
B)  Freud's ideas of the oral and anal character types. 
C)  Jung's own concept of animus and anima. 
D)  the extraversion-introversion dimension of the Big Five. 
A)  Erikson's stage of intimacy versus isolation. 
B)  Freud's ideas of the oral and anal character types. 
C)  Jung's own concept of animus and anima. 
D)  the extraversion-introversion dimension of the Big Five. D

Question 4

One difference between the neo-Freudians and Freud is that nearly all neo-Freudians

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A)  place more emphasis on early childhood development. 
B)  put more emphasis on interpersonal relationships. 
C)  adhere to evolutionary theory and emphasize the importance of sex as a motivator. 
D)  emphasize the importance of unconscious processes in the determination of behavior. 
A)  place more emphasis on early childhood development. 
B)  put more emphasis on interpersonal relationships. 
C)  adhere to evolutionary theory and emphasize the importance of sex as a motivator. 
D)  emphasize the importance of unconscious processes in the determination of behavior.

Question 5

Freud's anal stage corresponds to Erikson's stage of

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A)  generativity versus stagnation. 
B)  basic trust versus mistrust. 
C)  initiative versus guilt. 
D)  autonomy versus shame and doubt. 
A)  generativity versus stagnation. 
B)  basic trust versus mistrust. 
C)  initiative versus guilt. 
D)  autonomy versus shame and doubt.

Question 6

Jamal is entering his freshman year of high school. According to Erikson's psychosocial stages, Jamal is likely to face a(n)

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A)  inferiority complex. 
B)  struggle for intimacy. 
C)  identity crisis. 
D)  sense of shame and doubt. 
A)  inferiority complex. 
B)  struggle for intimacy. 
C)  identity crisis. 
D)  sense of shame and doubt.

Question 7

Tom was a sickly child and always felt helpless. According to Adler, as an adult Tom will probably

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A)  be a complete invalid. 
B)  lose all interest in his social environment. 
C)  attempt to overcompensate. 
D)  become obsessed with his persona. 
A)  be a complete invalid. 
B)  lose all interest in his social environment. 
C)  attempt to overcompensate. 
D)  become obsessed with his persona.

Question 8

Why were many of the arguments between Freud and neo-Freudian Karl Jung never resolved?

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A)  The attacks between them became too personal. 
B)  There was conflicting scientific evidence between their theories. 
C)  Many of their theories were actually very similar to each other. 
D)  Evidence came from their personal experiences, which was impossible to prove. 
A)  The attacks between them became too personal. 
B)  There was conflicting scientific evidence between their theories. 
C)  Many of their theories were actually very similar to each other. 
D)  Evidence came from their personal experiences, which was impossible to prove.

Question 9

What is the overarching principle of object relations theory?

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A)  Dream objects have a special significance to the person's waking life. 
B)  Every object we encounter reflects our unconscious experience. 
C)  We relate to others through our mental images of them. 
D)  We project psychological characteristics on physical objects. 
A)  Dream objects have a special significance to the person's waking life. 
B)  Every object we encounter reflects our unconscious experience. 
C)  We relate to others through our mental images of them. 
D)  We project psychological characteristics on physical objects.

Question 10

According to a study referenced in the text, researchers interested in testing Freud's theory of ego suppression exposed participants to emotionally charged words and assessed their sweat-gland activity in order to measure participants'

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A)  conscious perceptions. 
B)  perceptual defense. 
C)  ego. 
D)  id. 
A)  conscious perceptions. 
B)  perceptual defense. 
C)  ego. 
D)  id.

Question 11

According to the textbook, why do chapters of Freud and neo-Freudians tend to be referred to as a "tour of the graveyard"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most neo-Freudians are dead. 
B)  The theories of Freud and neo-Freudians are largely regarded as extinct. 
C)  Most neo-Freudian interpretations are just as negative and dark as Freud's original theories. 
D)  A review of Freud and neo-Freudians are often excluded from contemporary textbooks. 
A)  Most neo-Freudians are dead. 
B)  The theories of Freud and neo-Freudians are largely regarded as extinct. 
C)  Most neo-Freudian interpretations are just as negative and dark as Freud's original theories. 
D)  A review of Freud and neo-Freudians are often excluded from contemporary textbooks.

Question 12

Jung's biggest divergence from Freud stemmed from his

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A)  spiritualistic theories. 
B)  feminist theories. 
C)  focus on interpersonal relationships. 
D)  development of personality in adulthood. 
A)  spiritualistic theories. 
B)  feminist theories. 
C)  focus on interpersonal relationships. 
D)  development of personality in adulthood.

Question 13

What are some of the key psychological insights provided by contemporary psychoanalytic research? Which of Freud's ideas appear to have stood the test of time?

Accepted Answer

Contemporary psychoanalytic research has

Question 14

What makes a theorist neo-Freudian? Identify two or three neo-Freudians and explain how they have influenced contemporary personality research.

Accepted Answer

A theorist is considered neo-Freudian if

Question 15

Paul is always concerned about how he appears to others and thus wears a carefully chosen public "face" in every situation. According to Jung, Paul has

Accepted Answer

A)  effectively mediated the tension between the animus and anima. 
B)  become obsessed with his persona. 
C)  created a false archetype. 
D)  overcompensated for his sense of inferiority. 
A)  effectively mediated the tension between the animus and anima. 
B)  become obsessed with his persona. 
C)  created a false archetype. 
D)  overcompensated for his sense of inferiority.

Question 16

Some psychologists maintain that your relationships with other people are based on the images of them that you hold in your mind. Psychologists who emphasize this idea are known as ________ theorists.

Accepted Answer

A)  object relations 
B)  Eriksonian 
C)  Adlerian 
D)  ego 
A)  object relations 
B)  Eriksonian 
C)  Adlerian 
D)  ego

Question 17

According to the text, a neo-Freudian would most likely believe all the following EXCEPT

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A)  much of mental life (i.e., thoughts, feelings, motives) is unconscious. 
B)  childhood experiences shape the personality developed in adulthood. 
C)  relationships formed with parents repeat later in adulthood. 
D)  young boys are shaped by the experience of admiration and love for their mother and bitter jealousy for their father. 
A)  much of mental life (i.e., thoughts, feelings, motives) is unconscious. 
B)  childhood experiences shape the personality developed in adulthood. 
C)  relationships formed with parents repeat later in adulthood. 
D)  young boys are shaped by the experience of admiration and love for their mother and bitter jealousy for their father.

Question 18

According to Drew Westen, all of the following studies might be described as psychoanalytic research EXCEPT a study

Accepted Answer

A)  about genetic contributions to infant attachment. 
B)  about the impact of sexual and aggressive wishes on behavior. 
C)  to determine the impact of early child-rearing practices on adult personality characteristics. 
D)  about self-deception and self-defensive thought. 
A)  about genetic contributions to infant attachment. 
B)  about the impact of sexual and aggressive wishes on behavior. 
C)  to determine the impact of early child-rearing practices on adult personality characteristics. 
D)  about self-deception and self-defensive thought.

Question 19

College students often have pictures of their friends and families from back home displayed in their dorm rooms. What do these pictures represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  a transitional object 
B)  reaching the final stage of psychosocial development 
C)  a neurotic need for love and acceptance 
D)  an archetype 
A)  a transitional object 
B)  reaching the final stage of psychosocial development 
C)  a neurotic need for love and acceptance 
D)  an archetype

Question 20

Which statement is MOST true regarding the influence of Freud?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud's ideas about the Oedipal crisis have empirical support. 
B)  Freud's ideas no longer hold any influence in current psychoanalysis. 
C)  Few people find psychoanalytic theory interesting or insightful. 
D)  Freudian ideas continue to influence psychology today. 
A)  Freud's ideas about the Oedipal crisis have empirical support. 
B)  Freud's ideas no longer hold any influence in current psychoanalysis. 
C)  Few people find psychoanalytic theory interesting or insightful. 
D)  Freudian ideas continue to influence psychology today.

Jung believed that we all share inborn, species-specific ideas and memories. This is Jung's idea of

Match each central theoretical viewpoint with its associated neo-Freudian psychologist. -D. W. Winnicott

Jung's distinction between people who are outwardly oriented toward the world and those who are turned in on themselves corresponds to

One difference between the neo-Freudians and Freud is that nearly all neo-Freudians

Freud's anal stage corresponds to Erikson's stage of

Jamal is entering his freshman year of high school. According to Erikson's psychosocial stages, Jamal is likely to face a(n)

Tom was a sickly child and always felt helpless. According to Adler, as an adult Tom will probably

Why were many of the arguments between Freud and neo-Freudian Karl Jung never resolved?

What is the overarching principle of object relations theory?

According to a study referenced in the text, researchers interested in testing Freud's theory of ego suppression exposed participants to emotionally charged words and assessed their sweat-gland activity in order to measure participants'

According to the textbook, why do chapters of Freud and neo-Freudians tend to be referred to as a "tour of the graveyard"?

Jung's biggest divergence from Freud stemmed from his

What are some of the key psychological insights provided by contemporary psychoanalytic research? Which of Freud's ideas appear to have stood the test of time?

What makes a theorist neo-Freudian? Identify two or three neo-Freudians and explain how they have influenced contemporary personality research.

Paul is always concerned about how he appears to others and thus wears a carefully chosen public "face" in every situation. According to Jung, Paul has

Some psychologists maintain that your relationships with other people are based on the images of them that you hold in your mind. Psychologists who emphasize this idea are known as ________ theorists.

According to the text, a neo-Freudian would most likely believe all the following EXCEPT

According to Drew Westen, all of the following studies might be described as psychoanalytic research EXCEPT a study

College students often have pictures of their friends and families from back home displayed in their dorm rooms. What do these pictures represent?

Which statement is MOST true regarding the influence of Freud?

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Exam 11: Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Jung believed that we all share inborn, species-specific ideas and memories. This is Jung's idea of

Match each central theoretical viewpoint with its associated neo-Freudian psychologist. -D. W. Winnicott

Jung's distinction between people who are outwardly oriented toward the world and those who are turned in on themselves corresponds to

One difference between the neo-Freudians and Freud is that nearly all neo-Freudians

Freud's anal stage corresponds to Erikson's stage of

Jamal is entering his freshman year of high school. According to Erikson's psychosocial stages, Jamal is likely to face a(n)

Tom was a sickly child and always felt helpless. According to Adler, as an adult Tom will probably

Why were many of the arguments between Freud and neo-Freudian Karl Jung never resolved?

What is the overarching principle of object relations theory?

According to a study referenced in the text, researchers interested in testing Freud's theory of ego suppression exposed participants to emotionally charged words and assessed their sweat-gland activity in order to measure participants'

According to the textbook, why do chapters of Freud and neo-Freudians tend to be referred to as a "tour of the graveyard"?

Jung's biggest divergence from Freud stemmed from his

What are some of the key psychological insights provided by contemporary psychoanalytic research? Which of Freud's ideas appear to have stood the test of time?

What makes a theorist neo-Freudian? Identify two or three neo-Freudians and explain how they have influenced contemporary personality research.

Paul is always concerned about how he appears to others and thus wears a carefully chosen public "face" in every situation. According to Jung, Paul has

Some psychologists maintain that your relationships with other people are based on the images of them that you hold in your mind. Psychologists who emphasize this idea are known as ________ theorists.

According to the text, a neo-Freudian would most likely believe all the following EXCEPT

According to Drew Westen, all of the following studies might be described as psychoanalytic research EXCEPT a study

College students often have pictures of their friends and families from back home displayed in their dorm rooms. What do these pictures represent?

Which statement is MOST true regarding the influence of Freud?

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Personality Assessment: Effect Size, Replicability, and Open Science

Persons and Situations

Personality Judgment

Traits and Types: the Big Five and Beyond

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

Genetics and Evolution: the Inheritance of Personality

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Humanistic Psychology, Positive Psychology, and the Science of Happiness

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Personality Processes: Learning, Motivation, Emotion, and Thinking

The Self: What You Know About You

Relationships and Business

Mental and Physical Health

What Have We Learned

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