Question 1

According to Sigmund Freud,the _____ mind is the part of the mind that contains thoughts and feelings of which you are currently aware.

Accepted Answer

A) conscious 
B) preconscious 
C) unconscious 
D) metacognitive 
A) conscious 
B) preconscious 
C) unconscious 
D) metacognitive A

Question 2

If a person is fixated at a particular stage he or she:

Accepted Answer

A) has less psychic energy for other activities. 
B) will resolve that stage in adulthood. 
C) will be schizophreniC. 
D) will be better adjusted as an adult. 
A) has less psychic energy for other activities. 
B) will resolve that stage in adulthood. 
C) will be schizophreniC. 
D) will be better adjusted as an adult. A

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of psychoanalysis?

Accepted Answer

A) It is primarily of historical value. 
B) It relies primarily on the case study method. 
C) Emphasis on childhood sexuality is inappropriate. 
D) Sigmund Freud's writings influenced sociology,literature,and fine arts. 
A) It is primarily of historical value. 
B) It relies primarily on the case study method. 
C) Emphasis on childhood sexuality is inappropriate. 
D) Sigmund Freud's writings influenced sociology,literature,and fine arts. D

Question 4

_____ is a defense mechanism that prevents unacceptable thoughts,feelings,or urges from reaching conscious awareness.

Accepted Answer

A) Repression 
B) Projection 
C) Denial 
D) Sublimation 
A) Repression 
B) Projection 
C) Denial 
D) Sublimation

Question 5

People who become involved in anti-homosexuality campaigns exemplify:

Accepted Answer

A) moral anxiety. 
B) projection. 
C) sublimation. 
D) denial. 
A) moral anxiety. 
B) projection. 
C) sublimation. 
D) denial.

Question 6

Which of the following is a characteristic of reaction formation,a defense mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A) People attribute their own unacceptable qualities onto others. 
B) People exhibit behavior that is exactly opposite of what is expected of them. 
C) People generate acceptable reasons for outcomes that might otherwise appear socially unacceptable. 
D) People redirect a threatening impulse from its original source to a nonthreatening target. 
A) People attribute their own unacceptable qualities onto others. 
B) People exhibit behavior that is exactly opposite of what is expected of them. 
C) People generate acceptable reasons for outcomes that might otherwise appear socially unacceptable. 
D) People redirect a threatening impulse from its original source to a nonthreatening target.

Question 7

In the context of Sigmund Freud's structure of personality,which of the following statements is true about the pleasure principle?

Accepted Answer

A) It states that the human mind holds unacceptable sexual and aggressive urges. 
B) It is a desire for immediate gratification. 
C) It takes the reality of a person's situation into account. 
D) It is a desire to understand pleasure-oriented urges of society. 
A) It states that the human mind holds unacceptable sexual and aggressive urges. 
B) It is a desire for immediate gratification. 
C) It takes the reality of a person's situation into account. 
D) It is a desire to understand pleasure-oriented urges of society.

Question 8

Which of the following terms refers to the tendency many people have to assume that others are similar to them?

Accepted Answer

A) The third variable problem 
B) The directionality problem 
C) The fundamental attribution error 
D) The false consensus effect 
A) The third variable problem 
B) The directionality problem 
C) The fundamental attribution error 
D) The false consensus effect

Question 9

I ask you to recall your mother's maiden name.According to Sigmund Freud,this information resides in your _____ mind.

Accepted Answer

A) conscious 
B) preconscious 
C) unconscious 
D) metacognitive 
A) conscious 
B) preconscious 
C) unconscious 
D) metacognitive

Question 10

According to Sigmund Freud,when patients hamper their own therapy,they demonstrate:

Accepted Answer

A) transference. 
B) insight. 
C) resistance. 
D) reaction formation. 
A) transference. 
B) insight. 
C) resistance. 
D) reaction formation.

Question 11

An intense emotional experience that accompanies the release of repressed material in a person is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) libido. 
B) insight. 
C) transference. 
D) secondary process thinking. 
A) libido. 
B) insight. 
C) transference. 
D) secondary process thinking.

Question 12

_____ is a process that marks the beginning of the resolution of the Oedipal conflict and the successful resolution of the phallic stage of psychosexual development for boys.

Accepted Answer

A) Identification 
B) Castration anxiety 
C) Fixation 
D) Penis envy 
A) Identification 
B) Castration anxiety 
C) Fixation 
D) Penis envy

Question 13

According to Sigmund Freud,_____ is an unpleasant state and indicates that the control of the ego is being threatened by reality.

Accepted Answer

A) projection 
B) anxiety 
C) reality 
D) sublimation 
A) projection 
B) anxiety 
C) reality 
D) sublimation

Question 14

According to Sigmund Freud,which stage of personality development is characterized by the awakening of sexual desire directed outward?

Accepted Answer

A) The oral stage 
B) The anal stage 
C) The phallic stage 
D) The genital stage 
A) The oral stage 
B) The anal stage 
C) The phallic stage 
D) The genital stage

Question 15

Sigmund Freud started out as a researcher in the field of:

Accepted Answer

A) neurology. 
B) spiritualism. 
C) geology. 
D) philosophy. 
A) neurology. 
B) spiritualism. 
C) geology. 
D) philosophy.

Question 16

According to Sigmund Freud,a function of dreaming is to:

Accepted Answer

A) reduce anxiety. 
B) allow a person to release unconscious tension. 
C) fulfill unconscious desires. 
D) clarify preconscious thoughts. 
A) reduce anxiety. 
B) allow a person to release unconscious tension. 
C) fulfill unconscious desires. 
D) clarify preconscious thoughts.

Question 17

The _____ is concerned with making a person do what is morally right.

Accepted Answer

A) id 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) preconscious mind 
A) id 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) preconscious mind

Question 18

According to Sigmund Freud,what the dream actually contains is called the _____ and what the elements of the dream represent is called the _____ in dream analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) latent content;manifest content 
B) manifest content;latent content 
C) latent content;id impulses 
D) id impulses;projective hypothesis 
A) latent content;manifest content 
B) manifest content;latent content 
C) latent content;id impulses 
D) id impulses;projective hypothesis

Question 19

The death instinct is also referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) Eros. 
B) thanatos. 
C) wham. 
D) Zeus. 
A) Eros. 
B) thanatos. 
C) wham. 
D) Zeus.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a type of anxiety described by Sigmund Freud?

Accepted Answer

A) Objective anxiety 
B) Moral anxiety 
C) Neurotic anxiety 
D) Inferiority anxiety 
A) Objective anxiety 
B) Moral anxiety 
C) Neurotic anxiety 
D) Inferiority anxiety

According to Sigmund Freud,the _____ mind is the part of the mind that contains thoughts and feelings of which you are currently aware.

If a person is fixated at a particular stage he or she:

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of psychoanalysis?

_____ is a defense mechanism that prevents unacceptable thoughts,feelings,or urges from reaching conscious awareness.

People who become involved in anti-homosexuality campaigns exemplify:

Which of the following is a characteristic of reaction formation,a defense mechanism?

In the context of Sigmund Freud's structure of personality,which of the following statements is true about the pleasure principle?

Which of the following terms refers to the tendency many people have to assume that others are similar to them?

I ask you to recall your mother's maiden name.According to Sigmund Freud,this information resides in your _____ mind.

According to Sigmund Freud,when patients hamper their own therapy,they demonstrate:

An intense emotional experience that accompanies the release of repressed material in a person is referred to as:

_____ is a process that marks the beginning of the resolution of the Oedipal conflict and the successful resolution of the phallic stage of psychosexual development for boys.

According to Sigmund Freud,_____ is an unpleasant state and indicates that the control of the ego is being threatened by reality.

According to Sigmund Freud,which stage of personality development is characterized by the awakening of sexual desire directed outward?

Sigmund Freud started out as a researcher in the field of:

According to Sigmund Freud,a function of dreaming is to:

The _____ is concerned with making a person do what is morally right.

According to Sigmund Freud,what the dream actually contains is called the _ and what the elements of the dream represent is called the _ in dream analysis.

The death instinct is also referred to as:

Which of the following is NOT a type of anxiety described by Sigmund Freud?

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Traits and Trait Taxonomies

Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology

Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change

Genetics and Personality

Physiological Approaches to Personality

Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

Motives and Personality

Cognitive Topics in Personality

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Personality and Social Interaction

Sex,Gender,and Personality

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According to Sigmund Freud,the _____ mind is the part of the mind that contains thoughts and feelings of which you are currently aware.

If a person is fixated at a particular stage he or she:

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of psychoanalysis?

_____ is a defense mechanism that prevents unacceptable thoughts,feelings,or urges from reaching conscious awareness.

People who become involved in anti-homosexuality campaigns exemplify:

Which of the following is a characteristic of reaction formation,a defense mechanism?

In the context of Sigmund Freud's structure of personality,which of the following statements is true about the pleasure principle?

Which of the following terms refers to the tendency many people have to assume that others are similar to them?

I ask you to recall your mother's maiden name.According to Sigmund Freud,this information resides in your _____ mind.

According to Sigmund Freud,when patients hamper their own therapy,they demonstrate:

An intense emotional experience that accompanies the release of repressed material in a person is referred to as:

_____ is a process that marks the beginning of the resolution of the Oedipal conflict and the successful resolution of the phallic stage of psychosexual development for boys.

According to Sigmund Freud,_____ is an unpleasant state and indicates that the control of the ego is being threatened by reality.

According to Sigmund Freud,which stage of personality development is characterized by the awakening of sexual desire directed outward?

Sigmund Freud started out as a researcher in the field of:

According to Sigmund Freud,a function of dreaming is to:

The _____ is concerned with making a person do what is morally right.

According to Sigmund Freud,what the dream actually contains is called the _____ and what the elements of the dream represent is called the _____ in dream analysis.

The death instinct is also referred to as:

Which of the following is NOT a type of anxiety described by Sigmund Freud?

Introduction to Personality Psychology

Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design

Traits and Trait Taxonomies

Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology

Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change

Genetics and Personality

Physiological Approaches to Personality

Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

Motives and Personality

Cognitive Topics in Personality

Emotion and Personality

Approaches to the Self

Personality and Social Interaction

Sex,Gender,and Personality

Culture and Personality

Stress,Coping,Adjustment,and Health

Disorders of Personality

Summary and Future Directions

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According to Sigmund Freud,what the dream actually contains is called the _ and what the elements of the dream represent is called the _ in dream analysis.