Exam 2: Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

A person who is stubborn or stingy may be described as oral-retentive.

Give definitions and examples not found in your text for the following defense mechanisms: (a) projection, (b) reaction formation, and (c) sublimation.

Freud believed anxiety initially comes from

__________ instincts are necessary for survival, according to Freud.

In Freud's system there is only one ultimate and necessary goal in life: to increase the release of sexual fantasies from the unconscious to the conscious.

According to Freud, childhood sexual fantasies are always

Freud's methods of assessment

Freud's research can be criticized for all of the following points except which?

The father of modern psychology was

For Freud, the basis of anxiety and neurosis is

Cathexis is a term that Freud used to describe

Give a definition and a real life example to explain object relations theory according to Melanie Klein.

The id seems to be the impulsive side of a person, and the ego is the controlling side that helps balance the impulsive acts of the id. The superego functions as the moral control in relation to the id and the ego. Give a real-life example of a person struggling with a frustrating problem and how the id, ego, and the superego would respond to the anxiety in this person.

Freudian teachings became widely popular in the ___________ of American children.

Dream analysis and free association were the main techniques that Freud used in order to bring repressed memories, fears, and thoughts back to the level of consciousness.

Attempts at scientifically validating Freudian concepts indicate that

Primary-process thought is believed to function within the ego.

Neurotic anxiety is based in adulthood and is a conflict of the id and the superego.

Anna Freud is known for her theory of

Much research on the nature of the unconscious involves