Exam 8: The Psychoanalytic Perspective

Oedipus and Electra complex, respectively). Then describe some of the implications of successfully resolving this conflict.

Many found Freud's emphasis on sexuality shocking at the time of his writings.

Explain how sublimation is related to displacement.

How does the quality of sexual gratification differ in the genital stage from previous stages?

Some data have indicated that the Rorschach is better at identifying depression than the MMPI-2.

According to Freud's "hydraulic model," trying to prevent a drive from being expressed weakens that drive.

Men fixated in the phallic stage may seduce many women to demonstrate that they haven't been castrated.

In the psychoanalytic view, conflicts between the id, ego, and superego are an intrinsic part of life.

Orality is associated with a greater degree of self-disclosure.

According to Freud, dreams have two types of content: manifest and latent.

The desire on the part of boys to possess their mothers and replace their fathers is termed:

The energy lost if a person is engaged in frequent repression is a source of psychological problems according to psychoanalytic theory.

During the latency period sexual and aggressive drives become less active.

Describe the three major goals of the superego.

Freud felt that sublimation reflects a lack of maturity.

The idea that the purpose of life is the immediate satisfaction of one's needs is known as the:

Puberty begins during which psychosexual stage?

The latency period is characterized by:

Which of the following is an example of displacement?

This part of the mind is thought to have an "executive" role in personality.