Question 1

Which part of personality redirects energy from potentially problematic and unacceptable outlets into more appropriate outlets?

Accepted Answer

A) Id 
B) Ego 
C) Superego 
D) Sublimator 
A) Id 
B) Ego 
C) Superego 
D) Sublimator

Question 2

In psychoanalysis, transference

Accepted Answer

A) is counterproductive to psychoanalysis. 
B) can reveal a patient's unconscious. 
C) is unethical. 
D) reduces psychic energy. 
A) is counterproductive to psychoanalysis. 
B) can reveal a patient's unconscious. 
C) is unethical. 
D) reduces psychic energy.

Question 3

According to 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 4

Freud called _____ the royal road to the unconscious.

Accepted Answer

A) free association 
B) the inkblot test 
C) dreams 
D) the id 
A) free association 
B) the inkblot test 
C) dreams 
D) the id

Question 5

Tracey dreams that a giant panda bear is chasing her through the mall.The giant panda bear is part of the _____ content of the dream.

Accepted Answer

A) manifest 
B) latent 
C) projective 
D) maladaptive 
A) manifest 
B) latent 
C) projective 
D) maladaptive

Question 6

I ask you to recall your mother's maiden name.This information resides in the _____ mind, according to Freud.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Defense mechanisms have all of these properties EXCEPT they

Accepted Answer

A) operate unconsciously. 
B) require psychic energy. 
C) are the result of ego functioning. 
D) are secondary processes. 
A) operate unconsciously. 
B) require psychic energy. 
C) are the result of ego functioning. 
D) are secondary processes.

Question 8

_____ is the defense mechanism that prevents unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and urges from reaching consciousness.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

According to Freud, anxiety is typically the result of the control of the _____ being threatened.

Accepted Answer

A) id 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) archetype 
A) id 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) archetype

Question 10

Freudian slips are

Accepted Answer

A) a motivated loss of coordination. 
B) a result of the motivated unconscious. 
C) true accidents that are usually socially unacceptable. 
D) only observed in heterosexual men. 
A) a motivated loss of coordination. 
B) a result of the motivated unconscious. 
C) true accidents that are usually socially unacceptable. 
D) only observed in heterosexual men.

Question 11

An 8-year-old girl's hatred of a mean teacher would most likely be _____ to a toy.

Accepted Answer

A) projected 
B) rationalized 
C) displaced 
D) regressed 
A) projected 
B) rationalized 
C) displaced 
D) regressed

Question 12

You are walking down the street and encounter a large, angry dog that growls and bares its teeth at you.You are experiencing _____ anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A) objective 
B) canine 
C) traumatic 
D) neurotic 
A) objective 
B) canine 
C) traumatic 
D) neurotic

Question 13

The life instincts are typically called

Accepted Answer

A) libido. 
B) Eros. 
C) lustatos. 
D) catharsis. 
A) libido. 
B) Eros. 
C) lustatos. 
D) catharsis.

Question 14

A person who ignores some unpleasant part of his or her environment is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A) repression. 
B) denial. 
C) projection. 
D) reaction formation. 
A) repression. 
B) denial. 
C) projection. 
D) reaction formation.

Question 15

Thinking without the logical rules of conscious thought is known as

Accepted Answer

A) primary process thinking. 
B) secondary process thinking. 
C) moral reasoning. 
D) defense mechanisms. 
A) primary process thinking. 
B) secondary process thinking. 
C) moral reasoning. 
D) defense mechanisms.

Question 16

The ego operates

Accepted Answer

A) on the pleasure principle. 
B) on the reality principle. 
C) on the anxiety principle. 
D) with primary process thinking. 
A) on the pleasure principle. 
B) on the reality principle. 
C) on the anxiety principle. 
D) with primary process thinking.

Question 17

In dream analysis, Freud would interpret the _____ for the hidden _____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

A conflict between the id and the ego results in _____ anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A) objective 
B) neurotic 
C) moral 
D) social 
A) objective 
B) neurotic 
C) moral 
D) social

Question 19

A man who crusades against pornography even though his id loves pornography demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A) sublimation. 
B) reaction formation. 
C) projection. 
D) repression. 
A) sublimation. 
B) reaction formation. 
C) projection. 
D) repression.

Question 20

According to Freud, children first begin to direct sexual desire outward during the _____ stage?

Accepted Answer

A) Oral 
B) Anal 
C) Phallic 
D) Genital 
A) Oral 
B) Anal 
C) Phallic 
D) Genital

Which part of personality redirects energy from potentially problematic and unacceptable outlets into more appropriate outlets?

In psychoanalysis, transference

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

Freud called _____ the royal road to the unconscious.

Tracey dreams that a giant panda bear is chasing her through the mall.The giant panda bear is part of the _____ content of the dream.

I ask you to recall your mother's maiden name.This information resides in the _____ mind, according to Freud.

Defense mechanisms have all of these properties EXCEPT they

_____ is the defense mechanism that prevents unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and urges from reaching consciousness.

According to Freud, anxiety is typically the result of the control of the _____ being threatened.

Freudian slips are

An 8-year-old girl's hatred of a mean teacher would most likely be _____ to a toy.

You are walking down the street and encounter a large, angry dog that growls and bares its teeth at you.You are experiencing _____ anxiety.

The life instincts are typically called

A person who ignores some unpleasant part of his or her environment is exhibiting

Thinking without the logical rules of conscious thought is known as

The ego operates

In dream analysis, Freud would interpret the _ for the hidden _.

A conflict between the id and the ego results in _____ anxiety.

A man who crusades against pornography even though his id loves pornography demonstrates

According to Freud, children first begin to direct sexual desire outward during the _____ stage?

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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Exam 9: Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality

Which part of personality redirects energy from potentially problematic and unacceptable outlets into more appropriate outlets?

In psychoanalysis, transference

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

Freud called _____ the royal road to the unconscious.

Tracey dreams that a giant panda bear is chasing her through the mall.The giant panda bear is part of the _____ content of the dream.

I ask you to recall your mother's maiden name.This information resides in the _____ mind, according to Freud.

Defense mechanisms have all of these properties EXCEPT they

_____ is the defense mechanism that prevents unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and urges from reaching consciousness.

According to Freud, anxiety is typically the result of the control of the _____ being threatened.

Freudian slips are

An 8-year-old girl's hatred of a mean teacher would most likely be _____ to a toy.

You are walking down the street and encounter a large, angry dog that growls and bares its teeth at you.You are experiencing _____ anxiety.

The life instincts are typically called

A person who ignores some unpleasant part of his or her environment is exhibiting

Thinking without the logical rules of conscious thought is known as

The ego operates

In dream analysis, Freud would interpret the _____ for the hidden _____.

A conflict between the id and the ego results in _____ anxiety.

A man who crusades against pornography even though his id loves pornography demonstrates

According to Freud, children first begin to direct sexual desire outward during the _____ stage?

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

Filters

In dream analysis, Freud would interpret the _ for the hidden _.