Question 1

The id, ego, and superego coexist peacefully.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The ego functions according to the reality principle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

During the phallic period, a boy may develop

Accepted Answer

A)  a superego. 
B)  male sex-typing. 
C)  an Oedipus complex. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  a superego. 
B)  male sex-typing. 
C)  an Oedipus complex. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 4

Before he abandoned the seduction hypothesis, Freud believed that psychiatric maladjustment in his female patients was caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  incest between daughters and their fathers. 
B)  excessive talk about adult sexuality in the presence of children. 
C)  seduction of children by strangers. 
D)  fear of sexual temptations. 
A)  incest between daughters and their fathers. 
B)  excessive talk about adult sexuality in the presence of children. 
C)  seduction of children by strangers. 
D)  fear of sexual temptations.

Question 5

Mental processes of which we are chronically unaware are called

Accepted Answer

A)  preconscious. 
B)  conscious. 
C)  sublimated. 
D)  unconscious. 
A)  preconscious. 
B)  conscious. 
C)  sublimated. 
D)  unconscious.

Question 6

The anal period occurs when the child is two and three years old.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to Freud's latest thinking, in the Electra phase

Accepted Answer

A)  young girls fantasize being their fathers' lovers. 
B)  girls are often seduced by their fathers. 
C)  girls as well as boys are interested in science. 
D)  girls are closer to their mothers than to their fathers. 
A)  young girls fantasize being their fathers' lovers. 
B)  girls are often seduced by their fathers. 
C)  girls as well as boys are interested in science. 
D)  girls are closer to their mothers than to their fathers.

Question 8

As a scientific theory, psychoanalysis

Accepted Answer

A)  has been well supported by many experimental studies. 
B)  has been supported in its statements about development but not about therapy. 
C)  fails to make clear, verifiable predictions. 
D)  uses highly reliable measurement, such as projective tests. 
A)  has been well supported by many experimental studies. 
B)  has been supported in its statements about development but not about therapy. 
C)  fails to make clear, verifiable predictions. 
D)  uses highly reliable measurement, such as projective tests.

Question 9

Fixation at the anal phase may result in conflicts over issues of control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The basic technique of psychoanalysis is

Accepted Answer

A)  dream interpretation. 
B)  free association. 
C)  transference. 
D)  catharsis. 
A)  dream interpretation. 
B)  free association. 
C)  transference. 
D)  catharsis.

Question 11

Psychoanalysts believe that Adolf Hitler had an unresolved Oedipus Complex wherein he hated his
abusive father and loved his overprotective mother.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What has cross-cultural research examining defense mechanisms found?

Accepted Answer

A)  Although there were some slight differences, samples in the U.S. and Thailand were quite similar in their use of defense mechanisms. 
B)  People in Thailand do not display any of the defense mechanisms. 
C)  Women in both countries used the defense mechanisms, but the men did not. 
D)  Defense mechanisms vary wildly across cultures. 
A)  Although there were some slight differences, samples in the U.S. and Thailand were quite similar in their use of defense mechanisms. 
B)  People in Thailand do not display any of the defense mechanisms. 
C)  Women in both countries used the defense mechanisms, but the men did not. 
D)  Defense mechanisms vary wildly across cultures.

Question 13

It has been conclusively demonstrated that childhood seduction causes hysteria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Material that is not in awareness at a particular time, but that can readily be recalled if we try, is

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious. 
B)  preconscious. 
C)  conscious. 
D)  postconscious. 
A)  unconscious. 
B)  preconscious. 
C)  conscious. 
D)  postconscious.

Question 15

Discuss the therapeutic benefits of hypnosis and the different theories explaining hypnosis.

Accepted Answer

Hypnosis has been used as a therapeutic

Question 16

In the analysis of Adolf Hitler, to what did the analysts attribute Hitler's tyrannical rage?

Accepted Answer

A)  His underdeveloped id. 
B)  His overactive superego. 
C)  His failure as an artist. 
D)  His weak/non-existent ego. 
A)  His underdeveloped id. 
B)  His overactive superego. 
C)  His failure as an artist. 
D)  His weak/non-existent ego.

Question 17

Summarize and discuss Freud's theory of the personality differences between males and females.

Accepted Answer

Freud's theory of personality difference

Question 18

__________ signals that id impulses may break through (overcome repression) and be expressed.

Accepted Answer

A)  Moral anxiety 
B)  Neurotic anxiety 
C)  Reality anxiety 
D)  Hedonic anxiety 
A)  Moral anxiety 
B)  Neurotic anxiety 
C)  Reality anxiety 
D)  Hedonic anxiety

Question 19

According to Freud, a child who has been sexually abused and who cannot remember the experience

Accepted Answer

A)  is psychotic. 
B)  is lucky, since the event cannot have produced any psychological damage. 
C)  has suppressed the experience into the preconscious. 
D)  has repressed the experience into the unconscious. 
A)  is psychotic. 
B)  is lucky, since the event cannot have produced any psychological damage. 
C)  has suppressed the experience into the preconscious. 
D)  has repressed the experience into the unconscious.

Question 20

Defense mechanisms can be measured by

Accepted Answer

A)  interviews. 
B)  projective tests. 
C)  self-report inventories. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  interviews. 
B)  projective tests. 
C)  self-report inventories. 
D)  all of the above

The id, ego, and superego coexist peacefully.

The ego functions according to the reality principle.

During the phallic period, a boy may develop

Before he abandoned the seduction hypothesis, Freud believed that psychiatric maladjustment in his female patients was caused by

Mental processes of which we are chronically unaware are called

The anal period occurs when the child is two and three years old.

According to Freud's latest thinking, in the Electra phase

As a scientific theory, psychoanalysis

Fixation at the anal phase may result in conflicts over issues of control.

The basic technique of psychoanalysis is

Psychoanalysts believe that Adolf Hitler had an unresolved Oedipus Complex wherein he hated his abusive father and loved his overprotective mother.

What has cross-cultural research examining defense mechanisms found?

It has been conclusively demonstrated that childhood seduction causes hysteria.

Material that is not in awareness at a particular time, but that can readily be recalled if we try, is

Discuss the therapeutic benefits of hypnosis and the different theories explaining hypnosis.

In the analysis of Adolf Hitler, to what did the analysts attribute Hitler's tyrannical rage?

Summarize and discuss Freud's theory of the personality differences between males and females.

__________ signals that id impulses may break through (overcome repression) and be expressed.

According to Freud, a child who has been sexually abused and who cannot remember the experience

Defense mechanisms can be measured by

Introduction to Personality Theory

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Adler: Individual Psychology

Erikson: Psychosocial Development

Horney and Relational Theory: Interpersonal Psychoanalytic Theory

Allport: Personological Trait Theory

Two Factor Analytic Trait Theories: Cattells 16 Factors and the Big Five

Biological Theories: Evolution, Genetics, and Biological Factor Theories

The Challenge of Behaviorism: Dollard and Miller, Skinner, and Staats

Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Mischel: Traits in Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Bandura: Performance in Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

Maslow and His Legacy: Need Hierarchy Theory and Positive Psychology

Buddhist Psychology: Lessons From Eastern Culture

Conclusion

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Exam 2: Freud: Classical Psychoanalysis

The id, ego, and superego coexist peacefully.

The ego functions according to the reality principle.

During the phallic period, a boy may develop

Before he abandoned the seduction hypothesis, Freud believed that psychiatric maladjustment in his female patients was caused by

Mental processes of which we are chronically unaware are called

The anal period occurs when the child is two and three years old.

According to Freud's latest thinking, in the Electra phase

As a scientific theory, psychoanalysis

Fixation at the anal phase may result in conflicts over issues of control.

The basic technique of psychoanalysis is

Psychoanalysts believe that Adolf Hitler had an unresolved Oedipus Complex wherein he hated his abusive father and loved his overprotective mother.

What has cross-cultural research examining defense mechanisms found?

It has been conclusively demonstrated that childhood seduction causes hysteria.

Material that is not in awareness at a particular time, but that can readily be recalled if we try, is

Discuss the therapeutic benefits of hypnosis and the different theories explaining hypnosis.

In the analysis of Adolf Hitler, to what did the analysts attribute Hitler's tyrannical rage?

Summarize and discuss Freud's theory of the personality differences between males and females.

__________ signals that id impulses may break through (overcome repression) and be expressed.

According to Freud, a child who has been sexually abused and who cannot remember the experience

Defense mechanisms can be measured by

Introduction to Personality Theory

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Adler: Individual Psychology

Erikson: Psychosocial Development

Horney and Relational Theory: Interpersonal Psychoanalytic Theory

Allport: Personological Trait Theory

Two Factor Analytic Trait Theories: Cattells 16 Factors and the Big Five

Biological Theories: Evolution, Genetics, and Biological Factor Theories

The Challenge of Behaviorism: Dollard and Miller, Skinner, and Staats

Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Mischel: Traits in Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Bandura: Performance in Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

Maslow and His Legacy: Need Hierarchy Theory and Positive Psychology

Buddhist Psychology: Lessons From Eastern Culture

Conclusion

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