Question 1

Freud began his famous self-analysis

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A) at about the time that his father died. 
B) as a reaction to his experiences during World War I. 
C) as a reaction to the death of his wife. 
D) while still a schoolboy. 
E) as a reaction to the death of his mother. 
A) at about the time that his father died. 
B) as a reaction to his experiences during World War I. 
C) as a reaction to the death of his wife. 
D) while still a schoolboy. 
E) as a reaction to the death of his mother. A

Question 2

Freud held that the secondary process functions through

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A) the id. 
B) the ego. 
C) the superego. 
D) the conscience. 
E) the ego-ideal. 
A) the id. 
B) the ego. 
C) the superego. 
D) the conscience. 
E) the ego-ideal. B

Question 3

An example of Freud's notion of projection might be

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A) "Things will be better tomorrow." 
B) "The only reason I failed is because I had a headache." 
C) "I like him fine, but for some reason he hates me." 
D) "I didn't really want that job anyway." 
A) "Things will be better tomorrow." 
B) "The only reason I failed is because I had a headache." 
C) "I like him fine, but for some reason he hates me." 
D) "I didn't really want that job anyway." C

Question 4

Which anxiety does Freud claim most nearly resembles fear?

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A) neurotic 
B) traumatic 
C) moralistic 
D) aim-inhibited 
E) None of these is correct. 
A) neurotic 
B) traumatic 
C) moralistic 
D) aim-inhibited 
E) None of these is correct.

Question 5

Freud believed that parapraxes, or "Freudian slips,"

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A) revealed unconscious intent. 
B) had no psychological meaning. 
C) demonstrated a dominant preconscious intention. 
D) were due to fatigue. 
A) revealed unconscious intent. 
B) had no psychological meaning. 
C) demonstrated a dominant preconscious intention. 
D) were due to fatigue.

Question 6

A young man gets sexual gratification by kissing and caressing women's shoes.What statement best describes this situation, according to Freud?

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A) The sexual object has been displaced. 
B) The sexual aim has been changed. 
C) The path of the sexual instinct is inflexible. 
D) The sexual instinct is permanently inhibited. 
A) The sexual object has been displaced. 
B) The sexual aim has been changed. 
C) The path of the sexual instinct is inflexible. 
D) The sexual instinct is permanently inhibited.

Question 7

According to Freud, a girl's wish to be a boy or to have a baby

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A) indicates feminine identification. 
B) results from a mature superego. 
C) is an expression of penis envy. 
D) is called the complete Oedipus complex. 
E) is an unnatural condition. 
A) indicates feminine identification. 
B) results from a mature superego. 
C) is an expression of penis envy. 
D) is called the complete Oedipus complex. 
E) is an unnatural condition.

Question 8

Freud believed that the ego begins to evolve from the id soon after birth.While the ego is developing, the id

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A) begins to diminish. 
B) develops parallel to the ego. 
C) disappears completely. 
D) remains stationary. 
A) begins to diminish. 
B) develops parallel to the ego. 
C) disappears completely. 
D) remains stationary.

Question 9

The transformation of instinctual drives into socially productive forces such as art, science, and religion is what Freud called

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A) regression. 
B) rationalization. 
C) sublimation. 
D) acting out. 
E) isolation. 
A) regression. 
B) rationalization. 
C) sublimation. 
D) acting out. 
E) isolation.

Question 10

A compulsively neat person who is also stubborn and miserly is what Freud called an

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A) oral-receptive character. 
B) oral-sadistic character. 
C) anal character. 
D) ego-defense character. 
A) oral-receptive character. 
B) oral-sadistic character. 
C) anal character. 
D) ego-defense character.

Question 11

Trained psychoanalysts can interpret dreams

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A) by knowing the meaning of a standard set of symbols. 
B) most accurately by asking the dreamer for his or her associations to the material. 
C) without talking personally to the patient. 
D) by concentrating on the manifest meaning of the dream. 
A) by knowing the meaning of a standard set of symbols. 
B) most accurately by asking the dreamer for his or her associations to the material. 
C) without talking personally to the patient. 
D) by concentrating on the manifest meaning of the dream.

Question 12

According to Freud's theory, anxiety

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A) results from repression of libidinal impulses. 
B) represents one type of defense mechanism. 
C) instigates repression. 
D) is a property of the superego. 
E) is felt by the id. 
A) results from repression of libidinal impulses. 
B) represents one type of defense mechanism. 
C) instigates repression. 
D) is a property of the superego. 
E) is felt by the id.

Question 13

A man goes into a gay bar and initiates a fight with a homosexual man as a result of his own unconscious homosexual impulses.This is an example of which Freudian defense mechanism?

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A) sublimation 
B) introjection 
C) fixation 
D) projection 
A) sublimation 
B) introjection 
C) fixation 
D) projection

Question 14

Freud held that castration anxiety

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A) results in penis envy. 
B) dissolves the male Oedipus complex. 
C) dissolves the female Oedipus complex. 
D) triggers penis envy, which then dissolves the female Oedipus complex. 
A) results in penis envy. 
B) dissolves the male Oedipus complex. 
C) dissolves the female Oedipus complex. 
D) triggers penis envy, which then dissolves the female Oedipus complex.

Question 15

After World War I, Freud made which revision to his theory of personality?

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A) He placed greater emphasis on the aggression instinct. 
B) He identified the three levels of mental life. 
C) He rejected repression as an ego defense mechanism. 
D) He rejected the notion of a female Oedipus complex. 
A) He placed greater emphasis on the aggression instinct. 
B) He identified the three levels of mental life. 
C) He rejected repression as an ego defense mechanism. 
D) He rejected the notion of a female Oedipus complex.

Question 16

Freud believed that unconscious ideas

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A) influence behavior only when one is aware of them. 
B) have no influence on behavior. 
C) influence behavior even when one is unaware of them. 
D) are learned only after birth. 
A) influence behavior only when one is aware of them. 
B) have no influence on behavior. 
C) influence behavior even when one is unaware of them. 
D) are learned only after birth.

Question 17

In psychoanalytic theory, anxiety

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A) is produced within, and experienced by, the superego. 
B) can mean an impulse threatens to become conscious. 
C) is produced by repression. 
D) none of these is correct. 
E) all of these are correct. 
A) is produced within, and experienced by, the superego. 
B) can mean an impulse threatens to become conscious. 
C) is produced by repression. 
D) none of these is correct. 
E) all of these are correct.

Question 18

According to Freud, the ego's dependency on the superego results in

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A) basic anxiety. 
B) realistic anxiety. 
C) neurotic anxiety. 
D) moral anxiety. 
E) traumatic anxiety. 
A) basic anxiety. 
B) realistic anxiety. 
C) neurotic anxiety. 
D) moral anxiety. 
E) traumatic anxiety.

Question 19

Asking a patient to verbalize thoughts, no matter how absurd, irrelevant, or embarrassing, is the Freudian technique of

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A) free association. 
B) displacement. 
C) condensation. 
D) dream analysis. 
E) transference. 
A) free association. 
B) displacement. 
C) condensation. 
D) dream analysis. 
E) transference.

Question 20

Freud claimed that pleasure-seeking people with no thought of what is reasonable or proper are dominated by the

Accepted Answer

A) id. 
B) ego. 
C) superego. 
D) ego-ideal. 
A) id. 
B) ego. 
C) superego. 
D) ego-ideal.

Freud began his famous self-analysis

Freud held that the secondary process functions through

An example of Freud's notion of projection might be

Which anxiety does Freud claim most nearly resembles fear?

Freud believed that parapraxes, or "Freudian slips,"

A young man gets sexual gratification by kissing and caressing women's shoes.What statement best describes this situation, according to Freud?

According to Freud, a girl's wish to be a boy or to have a baby

Freud believed that the ego begins to evolve from the id soon after birth.While the ego is developing, the id

The transformation of instinctual drives into socially productive forces such as art, science, and religion is what Freud called

A compulsively neat person who is also stubborn and miserly is what Freud called an

Trained psychoanalysts can interpret dreams

According to Freud's theory, anxiety

A man goes into a gay bar and initiates a fight with a homosexual man as a result of his own unconscious homosexual impulses.This is an example of which Freudian defense mechanism?

Freud held that castration anxiety

After World War I, Freud made which revision to his theory of personality?

Freud believed that unconscious ideas

In psychoanalytic theory, anxiety

According to Freud, the ego's dependency on the superego results in

Asking a patient to verbalize thoughts, no matter how absurd, irrelevant, or embarrassing, is the Freudian technique of

Freud claimed that pleasure-seeking people with no thought of what is reasonable or proper are dominated by the

Introduction to Personality Theory

Adler: Individual Psychology

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory

Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

May: Existential Psychology

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory

Eysencks Biologically Based Factor Theory

Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

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Exam 2: Freud: Psychoanalysis

Freud began his famous self-analysis

Freud held that the secondary process functions through

An example of Freud's notion of projection might be

Which anxiety does Freud claim most nearly resembles fear?

Freud believed that parapraxes, or "Freudian slips,"

A young man gets sexual gratification by kissing and caressing women's shoes.What statement best describes this situation, according to Freud?

According to Freud, a girl's wish to be a boy or to have a baby

Freud believed that the ego begins to evolve from the id soon after birth.While the ego is developing, the id

The transformation of instinctual drives into socially productive forces such as art, science, and religion is what Freud called

A compulsively neat person who is also stubborn and miserly is what Freud called an

Trained psychoanalysts can interpret dreams

According to Freud's theory, anxiety

A man goes into a gay bar and initiates a fight with a homosexual man as a result of his own unconscious homosexual impulses.This is an example of which Freudian defense mechanism?

Freud held that castration anxiety

After World War I, Freud made which revision to his theory of personality?

Freud believed that unconscious ideas

In psychoanalytic theory, anxiety

According to Freud, the ego's dependency on the superego results in

Asking a patient to verbalize thoughts, no matter how absurd, irrelevant, or embarrassing, is the Freudian technique of

Freud claimed that pleasure-seeking people with no thought of what is reasonable or proper are dominated by the

Introduction to Personality Theory

Adler: Individual Psychology

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory

Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

May: Existential Psychology

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory

Eysencks Biologically Based Factor Theory

Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

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