Exam 10: Basics of Psychoanalysis

What differentiates secondary process thinking from primary process thinking?

Freud believed the essence of mental health was to be able to love and to work.

During therapy, Bob feels the same hostility toward his therapist that he feels toward his father. What term describes Bob's experience?

According to Freud, the mental energy that makes the mind function is called ________.

The criticism of Freud's ideas that is most popular today is that ________. The criticism of Freud's ideas that was most prevalent at the time that it was first introduced was that ________.

According to Freud, the superego develops during the ________ stage of psychosexual development, and the ego develops during the ________ stage.

Freud thought that parents should refuse to provide infants comfort and security to avoid fixation at the oral stage.

During the anal stage, parents insist that the child ________. Accordingly, an anal character is consistently dealing with issues of ________.

What type of primary process thinking refers to the instance where one image represents multiple thoughts, memories, and emotions?

Mark does not study for an exam and consequently flunks it. He confronts his professor and explains that he expects a higher grade because he "deserves" great grades. Freud would classify Mark as a(n) ________ character.

What does Freud mean by identification?

Thanatos is Greek for death.

Explain the procedures and purpose of psychoanalytic therapy from the perspective of Freud's views of the psyche. Is there research that suggests whether this approach is beneficial?

The basic developmental task of the phallic stage is ________.

According to Freud, the process of psychological development is driven by the ________.

Morality develops during the phallic stage.

Why did Freud believe that psychotherapy was beneficial?

Bob's therapist started to develop feelings of anger toward Bob during their therapy sessions. What term describes this process?

The largest and most important level of consciousness in Freud's topographic model of the mind is the ________.

Much like Freud suggested, contemporary research supports the idea that the conservation of energy applies to the mind as well as to the physical world.