Question 1

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 A

Question 2

The system of psychological thought advanced by Alfred Adler is known as

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A) analytic psychology 
B) cognitive psychology 
C) ego psychology 
D) individual psychology 
A) analytic psychology 
B) cognitive psychology 
C) ego psychology 
D) individual psychology D

Question 3

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

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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 A

Question 4

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 5

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 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

Adler argued that the major problems one faces in life mostly center around each of the following EXCEPT

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A) work 
B) social interactions 
C) sexual intimacy 
D) education 
A) work 
B) social interactions 
C) sexual intimacy 
D) education

Question 8

In Civilization and Its Discontents Freud argued that there are three great sources of pain and suffering. They are

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A) psychosis, neurosis, and physical disease 
B) corrupt political systems, disease, and mental illness 
C) social injustice, war, and illness 
D) our own body, the outer world, and other people 
A) psychosis, neurosis, and physical disease 
B) corrupt political systems, disease, and mental illness 
C) social injustice, war, and illness 
D) our own body, the outer world, and other people

Question 9

According to Freud, the superego

Accepted Answer

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 10

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 11

According to Horney, a ____________ type of person with basic anxiety movies toward other people through dependence and inassertiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) hostile 
B) detached 
C) compliant 
D) dependent 
A) hostile 
B) detached 
C) compliant 
D) dependent

Question 12

Freud's views on human nature were

Accepted Answer

A) highly optimistic 
B) guardedly optimistic 
C) largely pessimistic 
D) neutral 
A) highly optimistic 
B) guardedly optimistic 
C) largely pessimistic 
D) neutral

Question 13

The content area that is privileged in Freudian psychoanalysis is

Accepted Answer

A) learning 
B) sensation and perception 
C) cognition 
D) motivation 
A) learning 
B) sensation and perception 
C) cognition 
D) motivation

Question 14

Jung believed that memories from the vast biological past may contribute to mental images and response predispositions. These memories come from what Jung called the

Accepted Answer

A) personal unconscious 
B) unconscious 
C) historical consciousness 
D) collective unconscious 
A) personal unconscious 
B) unconscious 
C) historical consciousness 
D) collective unconscious

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Carl Gustav Jung's system of thought is typically called

Accepted Answer

A) individual psychology 
B) neoanalytic psychology 
C) analytic psychology 
D) humanistic psychoanalysis 
A) individual psychology 
B) neoanalytic psychology 
C) analytic psychology 
D) humanistic psychoanalysis

Question 17

The term psychoanalysis

Accepted Answer

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 ten 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 ten years after Freud set up his practice, after he tried several other therapeutic methods

Question 18

Freud's position on the free will and determinism issue might best be summarized by which of the following statements?

Accepted Answer

A) "My first act of free will is to believe in free will." 
B) "All vital phenomena, including physical ones, are rigidly and lawfully determined." 
C) "Animals are machines, but human beings have free will." 
D) "The free will and determinism problem is a pseudo-issue." 
A) "My first act of free will is to believe in free will." 
B) "All vital phenomena, including physical ones, are rigidly and lawfully determined." 
C) "Animals are machines, but human beings have free will." 
D) "The free will and determinism problem is a pseudo-issue."

Question 19

According to Freud, "the ego does not look favorably upon psychoanalysis and positively refuses to believe it?" Why, in Freud's view, did the ego refuse to believe psychoanalysis?

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalysis is too pessimistic 
B) psychoanalysis seems superficial 
C) the idea that rational processes may serve unconscious motives is a blow to human pretensions 
D) psychoanalysis emphasizes sexuality to the exclusion of other motives 
A) psychoanalysis is too pessimistic 
B) psychoanalysis seems superficial 
C) the idea that rational processes may serve unconscious motives is a blow to human pretensions 
D) psychoanalysis emphasizes sexuality to the exclusion of other motives

Question 20

Jung believed in four basic psychological functions. These were

Accepted Answer

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

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

The system of psychological thought advanced by Alfred Adler is known as

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

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

Jung's approach to psychotherapy

Adler argued that the major problems one faces in life mostly center around each of the following EXCEPT

In Civilization and Its Discontents Freud argued that there are three great sources of pain and suffering. They are

According to Freud, the superego

Moral anxiety, in Freud's view,

According to Horney, a ____________ type of person with basic anxiety movies toward other people through dependence and inassertiveness.

Freud's views on human nature were

The content area that is privileged in Freudian psychoanalysis is

Jung believed that memories from the vast biological past may contribute to mental images and response predispositions. These memories come from what Jung called the

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

Carl Gustav Jung's system of thought is typically called

The term psychoanalysis

Freud's position on the free will and determinism issue might best be summarized by which of the following statements?

According to Freud, "the ego does not look favorably upon psychoanalysis and positively refuses to believe it?" Why, in Freud's view, did the ego refuse to believe psychoanalysis?

Jung believed in four basic psychological functions. These were

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Exam 15: Psychoanalysis

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

The system of psychological thought advanced by Alfred Adler is known as

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

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

Jung's approach to psychotherapy

Adler argued that the major problems one faces in life mostly center around each of the following EXCEPT

In Civilization and Its Discontents Freud argued that there are three great sources of pain and suffering. They are

According to Freud, the superego

Moral anxiety, in Freud's view,

According to Horney, a ____________ type of person with basic anxiety movies toward other people through dependence and inassertiveness.

Freud's views on human nature were

The content area that is privileged in Freudian psychoanalysis is

Jung believed that memories from the vast biological past may contribute to mental images and response predispositions. These memories come from what Jung called the

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

Carl Gustav Jung's system of thought is typically called

The term psychoanalysis

Freud's position on the free will and determinism issue might best be summarized by which of the following statements?

According to Freud, "the ego does not look favorably upon psychoanalysis and positively refuses to believe it?" Why, in Freud's view, did the ego refuse to believe psychoanalysis?

Jung believed in four basic psychological functions. These were

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

Gestalt Psychology

Humanistic Psychologies

Beyond the Systems of Psychology

Prospects for the Twenty-First Century

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