Exam 3: A Psychodynamic Theory: Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality

If someone were to feel guilty about wanting to strike his father after being provoked, even though the action was never carried out, Freud would probably say that guilt was due to the action of which of the following?

Intellectualization occurs with the defense mechanism of

In psychoanalytic theory, the source of all psychic energy lies in states of bodily excitation.

A critical element of subliminal psychodynamic activation research is that

The "major" or "primary" defense mechanism, according to psychoanalytic theory is

Various factors affected Freud's theory. Which of the following is not one of these influences?

The ego represents the source of drive energy.

Which concept expresses a release of emotion following talking about one's problems?

A part of psychoanalytic theory is that psychic life can be described in terms of the degree to which we are aware of phenomena. There are three such levels of awareness. Which of the following is not one of these levels?

Relative to those low on repression, repressors

Research indicates that events of early childhood may leave an emotional memory that influences later functioning without the person having a conscious memory of the event. This is because a part of the brain, the amygdala, is involved at that point in time but prior to the development of more mature brain structures involved in memory, such as the hippocampus. This finding is

Research suggests that the suppression of exciting thoughts can promote excitement.

In Erikson's model, the stage comparable to Freud's anal stage is

Another term for perception without awareness is