Question 1

Sandy is given a set of cards by her therapist on which ambiguous pictures of people are displayed. To understand and treat her psychological problems,Sandy's therapist is using the

Accepted Answer

A) Rorschach inkblot test. 
B) Thematic Apperception Test. 
C) free association test. 
D) Human Figure Drawing Test.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) occasional 
B) organic 
C) active 
D) irrational

Question 3

The use of ___________ requires an individual to respond to ambiguous stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A) free association 
B) dream analysis 
C) projective tests 
D) hypnosis

Question 4

According to Freud,many accidents are

Accepted Answer

A) caused by the death instinct. 
B) unconsciously motivated. 
C) a type of defense mechanism. 
D) repressed immediately.

Question 5

A patient in psychoanalysis begins to speak to the therapist as if the therapist were the patient's deceased brother.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) resistance. 
B) transference. 
C) countertransference. 
D) denial.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) sexual attraction for the opposite-sex parent. 
B) desire to die and return to the earth. 
C) id, ego, and superego. 
D) unlimited amount of psychic energy.

Question 7

In Freudian theory,"libido" is

Accepted Answer

A) an unlimited source of psychic energy. 
B) a general term referring to all instincts. 
C) a finite amount of psychic energy. 
D) the same thing as "Thanatos."

Question 8

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.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Choose one of the projective tests described...

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) repression. 
B) sublimation. 
C) displacement. 
D) projection.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) dream interpretation. 
B) unconscious determinants of behavior. 
C) Freudian slips. 
D) free association.

Question 11

Freud identified each of the stages of development according to

Accepted Answer

A) the primary erogenous zone during that stage. 
B) how much energy is fixated at the stage. 
C) the extent to which the ego and superego are able to influence the child's behavior. 
D) the extent to which id impulses are repressed by the ego.

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