Question 1

The ego-defense mechanism of attributing one's own weaknesses to another is referred to as

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

Question 2

According to Freud, there are four components to instinct or drive. They are

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A)  source, impetus, aim, and object. 
B)  need, valence, object, and goal. 
C)  need, goal, arousal, homeostasis. 
D)  arousal, working level, recovery, and steady state. 
A)  source, impetus, aim, and object. 
B)  need, valence, object, and goal. 
C)  need, goal, arousal, homeostasis. 
D)  arousal, working level, recovery, and steady state.

Question 3

According to Freud, the superego

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A)  is much more rational than the id. 
B)  helps the ego create rational strategies for coping with the world. 
C)  is the most primitive part of the personality. 
D)  is as irrational as the id. 
A)  is much more rational than the id. 
B)  helps the ego create rational strategies for coping with the world. 
C)  is the most primitive part of the personality. 
D)  is as irrational as the id.

Question 4

Adler believed that the most important goal in human life is

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A)  pleasure. 
B)  happiness. 
C)  a striving for totality, unity, or wholeness. 
D)  a striving for plurality. 
A)  pleasure. 
B)  happiness. 
C)  a striving for totality, unity, or wholeness. 
D)  a striving for plurality.

Question 5

The goal of therapy, according to Freud, is to

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A)  restore happiness to the individual. 
B)  free the individual of conflicts. 
C)  strengthen the ego, make it more independent and widen its field of perception. 
D)  rid the patient of all symptoms. 
A)  restore happiness to the individual. 
B)  free the individual of conflicts. 
C)  strengthen the ego, make it more independent and widen its field of perception. 
D)  rid the patient of all symptoms.

Question 6

The species has had millions of years of experience with darkness, power, death, mothers, fathers, and so forth.
Jung could not believe that this vast reservoir of experience was unrepresented in experience. He thus believed
That experiences from the race reside in each of us. He referred to these as

Accepted Answer

A)  shadows. 
B)  complexes. 
C)  archetypes. 
D)  subliminal cognitions. 
A)  shadows. 
B)  complexes. 
C)  archetypes. 
D)  subliminal cognitions.

Question 7

The term psychoanalysis

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A)  was a term Freud employed while he was still in medical school. 
B)  was employed by Freud in his first year of practice. 
C)  was not introduced by Freud until the second half of his professional career starting about 1910. 
D)  appeared about 10 years after Freud set up his practice, after he tried several other therapeutic methods. 
A)  was a term Freud employed while he was still in medical school. 
B)  was employed by Freud in his first year of practice. 
C)  was not introduced by Freud until the second half of his professional career starting about 1910. 
D)  appeared about 10 years after Freud set up his practice, after he tried several other therapeutic methods.

Question 8

Jung believed in four basic psychological functions, these were

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A)  thinking., feeling, sensation, and intuition. 
B)  learning, motivation, sensation, and cognition. 
C)  action, reflection, anticipation, and meditation. 
D)  cognitions, affection, motivation, and memory. 
A)  thinking., feeling, sensation, and intuition. 
B)  learning, motivation, sensation, and cognition. 
C)  action, reflection, anticipation, and meditation. 
D)  cognitions, affection, motivation, and memory.

Question 9

Moral anxiety, in Freud's view

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A)  is very rare in our society. 
B)  occurs when the id is too strong for the ego. 
C)  results from a weak superego. 
D)  occurs when the irrational demands of the superego threaten to overcome the ego. 
A)  is very rare in our society. 
B)  occurs when the id is too strong for the ego. 
C)  results from a weak superego. 
D)  occurs when the irrational demands of the superego threaten to overcome the ego.

Question 10

Horney referred to the relentless drive for total perfection as the tyranny of the

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A)  should. 
B)  want. 
C)  neurotic self. 
D)  persona 
A)  should. 
B)  want. 
C)  neurotic self. 
D)  persona

Question 11

Jung believed that some events occur simultaneously and that these events cannot be explained by the ordinary
Principles of causality. He attempted to explain such events with his concept of

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A)  equipotentiality. 
B)  synchronicity. 
C)  paracognition. 
D)  precognition. 
A)  equipotentiality. 
B)  synchronicity. 
C)  paracognition. 
D)  precognition.

Question 12

Each of the following is one of Freud's three kinds of anxiety EXCEPT

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A)  epistemic anxiety 
B)  moral anxiety 
C)  neurotic anxiety 
D)  objective anxiety 
A)  epistemic anxiety 
B)  moral anxiety 
C)  neurotic anxiety 
D)  objective anxiety

Question 13

Which of the following strategies are most central in Adler's theory of personality?

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A)  compensation and overcompensation 
B)  projection and rejection 
C)  denial and withdrawal 
D)  identification and repression 
A)  compensation and overcompensation 
B)  projection and rejection 
C)  denial and withdrawal 
D)  identification and repression

Question 14

Horney countered Freud's ideas of female penis envy with evidence of male

Accepted Answer

A)  inferiority complexes. 
B)  collective unconscious. 
C)  womb envy. 
D)  superiority. 
A)  inferiority complexes. 
B)  collective unconscious. 
C)  womb envy. 
D)  superiority.

Question 15

According to Freud, neglect or overindulgence in a developmental stage may have consequences for later
Development due to the formation of

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A)  the id. 
B)  a fixation. 
C)  objective anxiety. 
D)  stage. 
A)  the id. 
B)  a fixation. 
C)  objective anxiety. 
D)  stage.

Question 16

Jung's approach to psychotherapy

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A)  is almost identical to the approach advanced by Freud. 
B)  is much more structured than Freud's approach. 
C)  focuses, first and foremost, on examining archetypes. 
D)  is highly varied or pluralistic. 
A)  is almost identical to the approach advanced by Freud. 
B)  is much more structured than Freud's approach. 
C)  focuses, first and foremost, on examining archetypes. 
D)  is highly varied or pluralistic.

Question 17

Horney described as the terrible feeling of being isolated and helpless in a potentially hostile world. It could be caused in a child through parental rejection, ridicule, or indifference.

Accepted Answer

A)  the personal unconscious. 
B)  basic anxiety. 
C)  the real self. 
D)  womb envy. 
A)  the personal unconscious. 
B)  basic anxiety. 
C)  the real self. 
D)  womb envy.

Question 18

According to the text, the current status of psychoanalysis is best characterized as

Accepted Answer

A)  more pluralistic and less tied to traditional orthodoxy. 
B)  rooted primarily in early Freudian thought. 
C)  devoid of Freud's influence. 
D)  rooted primarily in late Freudian thought. 
A)  more pluralistic and less tied to traditional orthodoxy. 
B)  rooted primarily in early Freudian thought. 
C)  devoid of Freud's influence. 
D)  rooted primarily in late Freudian thought.

Question 19

The most admirable defense against human suffering, according to Freud, is

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A)  loving and being loved. 
B)  hard work and science. 
C)  sublimation through humor and sports. 
D)  enjoyment of works of art. 
A)  loving and being loved. 
B)  hard work and science. 
C)  sublimation through humor and sports. 
D)  enjoyment of works of art.

Question 20

Joseph Breuer used the term _____ to refer to the conscious expression of disturbing memories

Accepted Answer

A)  catharsis 
B)  repression 
C)  trieb 
D)  projection 
A)  catharsis 
B)  repression 
C)  trieb 
D)  projection

The ego-defense mechanism of attributing one's own weaknesses to another is referred to as

According to Freud, there are four components to instinct or drive. They are

According to Freud, the superego

Adler believed that the most important goal in human life is

The goal of therapy, according to Freud, is to

The term psychoanalysis

Jung believed in four basic psychological functions, these were

Moral anxiety, in Freud's view

Horney referred to the relentless drive for total perfection as the tyranny of the

Jung believed that some events occur simultaneously and that these events cannot be explained by the ordinary Principles of causality. He attempted to explain such events with his concept of

Each of the following is one of Freud's three kinds of anxiety EXCEPT

Which of the following strategies are most central in Adler's theory of personality?

Horney countered Freud's ideas of female penis envy with evidence of male

According to Freud, neglect or overindulgence in a developmental stage may have consequences for later Development due to the formation of

Jung's approach to psychotherapy

Horney described as the terrible feeling of being isolated and helpless in a potentially hostile world. It could be caused in a child through parental rejection, ridicule, or indifference.

According to the text, the current status of psychoanalysis is best characterized as

The most admirable defense against human suffering, according to Freud, is

Joseph Breuer used the term _____ to refer to the conscious expression of disturbing memories

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Exam 16: Psychoanalysis

The ego-defense mechanism of attributing one's own weaknesses to another is referred to as

According to Freud, there are four components to instinct or drive. They are

According to Freud, the superego

Adler believed that the most important goal in human life is

The goal of therapy, according to Freud, is to

The term psychoanalysis

Jung believed in four basic psychological functions, these were

Moral anxiety, in Freud's view

Horney referred to the relentless drive for total perfection as the tyranny of the

Jung believed that some events occur simultaneously and that these events cannot be explained by the ordinary Principles of causality. He attempted to explain such events with his concept of

Each of the following is one of Freud's three kinds of anxiety EXCEPT

Which of the following strategies are most central in Adler's theory of personality?

Horney countered Freud's ideas of female penis envy with evidence of male

According to Freud, neglect or overindulgence in a developmental stage may have consequences for later Development due to the formation of

Jung's approach to psychotherapy

Horney described as the terrible feeling of being isolated and helpless in a potentially hostile world. It could be caused in a child through parental rejection, ridicule, or indifference.

According to the text, the current status of psychoanalysis is best characterized as

The most admirable defense against human suffering, according to Freud, is

Joseph Breuer used the term _____ to refer to the conscious expression of disturbing memories

Critical Issues in Historical Studies

Philosophical Issues

Ancient Psychological Thought

The Roman Period and the Middle Ages

The Renaissance

Empiricism, Associationism, and Utilitarianism

Rationalism

Mechanization and Quantification

Naturalism and Humanitarian Reform

Psychophysics and the Formal Founding of Psychology

Developments After the Founding

Functionalism

Behaviorism

Other Behavioral Psychologies

Gestalt Psychology

Humanistic Psychologies

The Rise of Contemporary Psychology

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