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

Describe each stage of psychosexual development in order, giving the approximate age when it takes place and an example of a fixation during the stage. Include in your description which structures emerge and when, according to Freud.

If Sigmund Freud were to have abandoned his concept of the Oedipus complex, he would have needed to come up with another explanation for how

In psychoanalysis, patients are asked to lie on a couch while the therapist sits out of sight. This arrangement is designed to facilitate

According to Freud, many accidents are

The life instinct to which Freud attributed most of our behaviors is called

Information about where you parked your car or the name of your uncle is probably stored in which part of the mind, according to Freud's topographic model?

The ego is found in which part of Freud's topographic model?

Which of the following is true about projective tests?

One defense mechanism that is successful, productive, and adaptive is reaction formation.

Which of the following is not a step in successful psychoanalysis?

The case of Anna O helped Freud develop an early appreciation for

Make a list of the defense mechanisms proposed by Freud. For each mechanism give an example from your own life or someone you know who has used the defense mechanism to reduce or avoid anxiety.

Critics argue that if one of Freud's patients said "I love my father," Freud would take this as evidence of a reaction formation, yet if the same patient said "I hate my father," he would see this as a breakthrough and confirmation of his hypothesis. Critics use this example to try to make which point?

Choose one of the projective tests described in the text and discuss its use during psychotherapy. Explain what is accomplished with the test. Evaluate the test you chose, giving both its strengths and weaknesses.

Freud identified each of the stages of development according to

Clients in therapy who claim they forgot a regular appointment with their therapist could be displaying a form of

A man has a strong unconscious urge to cheat his business associates, but he complains that he can't trust them because they will cheat and steal from him if he gives them half a chance. The man is exhibiting

If you see your own unwanted thoughts and undesirable impulses in other people, then you are using the defense mechanism called

According to Freud, "Freudian slips"

The primary job of the ego is to satisfy id impulses in a manner that takes reality into consideration.