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

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the ego and the id?

The defense mechanism upon which the whole structure of psychoanalysis rests is the one known as repression.

During free association, a patient is encouraged to

Nathan is 37 years old. He smokes and drinks excessively and is constantly putting his hand to his mouth. What might Freud have said about Nathan?

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

A man is angry with his wife, but instead of confronting her, he takes out his anger on his children. This is an example of

The id uses reflexive action and wish fulfillment to

Freud said the actions of the ego were characterized as following which principle?

The techniques the ego uses to deal with unwanted thoughts and desires are collectively known as defense mechanisms.

Suppose you use one of the defense mechanisms described by Freud significantly more than any of the others. If you are a well-adjusted and productive person, which defense mechanism would that probably be?

Repression is an __________ effort by the ego to push out threatening material from awareness.

Users of the Rorschach inkblot test point out that projective tests must be used because there are no objective criteria to assess the kinds of unconscious thoughts that projective tests measure. They make this point when arguing against the criticism that there is little evidence for

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?

The neurologist in Paris who demonstrated hypnosis to Freud was

According to Freud, each of us is born with a(n)

According to Freud, to make sense of a patient's dream, a therapist needs to understand the

Sexual thoughts and sexuality play an important part in Freud's theorizing about each of the following except one. Which one?

A man refers to his "martial status" instead of his "marital status" during a job interview. Freud might have seen this as an example of

An honors student is caught stealing money from his teacher's desk. The teacher tells the student to report after school to discuss the incident. However, when the student arrives later that day, he cannot remember doing what the teacher accuses him of. This is an example of