Exam 8: The Psychoanalytic Perspective

Briefly describe the difference between the pleasure principle and the reality principle.

According to Freud the mind consists of __________regions.

The superego is:

In Freud's view, unconscious material emerges through free association in a:

The process of preventing an idea or impulse from becoming conscious is known as:

The ability to effectively handle the demands of the id, the superego, and external reality is known as:

Optimism, trust, and dependency are associated with which psychosexual stage?

The ego ideal is the aspect of the superego that punishes bad behavior.

In reading Freud it is clear when his work ought to be taken metaphorically and when it ought to be taken literally.

Freud believed that memory lapses and slips of speech reflect a person's true desires.

It is generally regarded as a strength of Freud's theory of defense mechanisms that it is flexible enough to accommodate most findings.

A central theme underlying psychoanalysis is that personality:

Elements in the preconscious can be brought to awareness easily.

A central theme of psychoanalysis is that personality is multiple processes that are always in motion.

The shift from a socially unacceptable to a socially acceptable form of action is known as sublimation.

The concept of catharsis suggests that once a person aggresses he or she should be more likely to aggress again in the near future.

According to Freud's "iceberg" metaphor, the unconscious is the tip of the iceberg. techniques.

Neurotic anxiety arises from a real danger in the world.

The ego's attempt to find a match between the image of a tension-reducing object and a real perception of that object is known as:

Which defense mechanism works by ascribing one's own undesirable qualities to others?