Question 1

Freud's notion of phylogenetic endowment refers to

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A) anatomical differences between the sexes that lead to psychological differences. 
B) the physical structure of the brain where the unconscious is located. 
C) our ancestor's experiences that we inherit and that form part of our unconscious. 
D) the social rules we learn from our parents that form the superego. 
A) anatomical differences between the sexes that lead to psychological differences. 
B) the physical structure of the brain where the unconscious is located. 
C) our ancestor's experiences that we inherit and that form part of our unconscious. 
D) the social rules we learn from our parents that form the superego.

Question 2

From a Freudian perspective,psychological maturity might be characterized by

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A) minimal repression and maximal consciousness. 
B) a maximum number of defense mechanisms. 
C) a heavily repressed id and an overwhelming superego. 
D) minimal libido directed toward others. 
A) minimal repression and maximal consciousness. 
B) a maximum number of defense mechanisms. 
C) a heavily repressed id and an overwhelming superego. 
D) minimal libido directed toward others.

Question 3

The principle source of frustration during Freud's anal phase is

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A) weaning. 
B) learning to dress one's self. 
C) toilet training. 
D) suppression of masturbation. 
A) weaning. 
B) learning to dress one's self. 
C) toilet training. 
D) suppression of masturbation.

Question 4

Freud's concept of humanity can be described as

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A) deterministic and pessimistic. 
B) deterministic and optimistic. 
C) goal directed and purposive. 
D) purposive and optimistic. 
A) deterministic and pessimistic. 
B) deterministic and optimistic. 
C) goal directed and purposive. 
D) purposive and optimistic.

Question 5

Freud claimed that during the Oedipal period,a boy

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A) feels sexual love only toward his father. 
B) feels sexual love only toward his mother. 
C) may feel sexual love toward each parent. 
D) is not capable of sexual love toward either parent. 
A) feels sexual love only toward his father. 
B) feels sexual love only toward his mother. 
C) may feel sexual love toward each parent. 
D) is not capable of sexual love toward either parent.

Question 6

The id is primarily involved in which of the following activities,according to Freud?

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A) solving problems in geometry 
B) contemplating the meaning of life 
C) thumb-sucking behavior 
D) convincing a friend to plant a garden 
A) solving problems in geometry 
B) contemplating the meaning of life 
C) thumb-sucking behavior 
D) convincing a friend to plant a garden

Question 7

Freud abandoned his _______ theory in 1897,the year after his father died.

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A) seduction 
B) Oedipal 
C) dream 
D) childhood sexuality 
E) anal 
A) seduction 
B) Oedipal 
C) dream 
D) childhood sexuality 
E) anal

Question 8

According to Freud,the ego is

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A) conscious only. 
B) preconscious only. 
C) unconscious only. 
D) conscious,preconscious,and unconscious. 
E) conscious and preconscious only. 
A) conscious only. 
B) preconscious only. 
C) unconscious only. 
D) conscious,preconscious,and unconscious. 
E) conscious and preconscious only.

Question 9

Freud held that the pain of anxiety is most likely to result in

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A) psychotic behavior. 
B) defensive behavior. 
C) neurotic behavior. 
D) realistic behavior. 
A) psychotic behavior. 
B) defensive behavior. 
C) neurotic behavior. 
D) realistic behavior.

Question 10

According to Freud,dreams have meaning on two levels.The more important level concerns the

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A) conscious level. 
B) the preconscious level. 
C) manifest content. 
D) latent content. 
A) conscious level. 
B) the preconscious level. 
C) manifest content. 
D) latent content.

Question 11

The classical Freudian anal character possesses all of the following traits EXCEPT for?

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A) orderliness 
B) passivity 
C) obstinacy 
D) stinginess 
A) orderliness 
B) passivity 
C) obstinacy 
D) stinginess

Question 12

Freud held that ideas in the preconscious originate from

Accepted Answer

A) the conscious. 
B) the unconscious. 
C) both the conscious and the unconscious. 
D) neither the conscious nor the unconscious. 
A) the conscious. 
B) the unconscious. 
C) both the conscious and the unconscious. 
D) neither the conscious nor the unconscious.

Question 13

According to Freud,a masochist may receive sexual pleasure from

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A) inflicting pain on others. 
B) inflicting pain on self. 
C) receiving pain inflicted by others. 
D) b and c. 
A) inflicting pain on others. 
B) inflicting pain on self. 
C) receiving pain inflicted by others. 
D) b and c.

Question 14

Freud said that in girls,the castration complex

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A) shatters the Oedipus complex. 
B) takes the form of penis envy. 
C) precedes the Oedipus complex. 
D) b and c 
A) shatters the Oedipus complex. 
B) takes the form of penis envy. 
C) precedes the Oedipus complex. 
D) b and c

Question 15

According to Freud,a teenager preoccupied with self and personal appearance is exhibiting

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A) primary narcissism. 
B) secondary narcissism. 
C) aim-inhibited love. 
D) moral masochism. 
A) primary narcissism. 
B) secondary narcissism. 
C) aim-inhibited love. 
D) moral masochism.

Question 16

Amy,an 18-month-old child,resorts to taking her baby sister's bottle even though she has previously been weaned.This behavior illustrates which Freudian defense mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A) stubbornness 
B) fixation 
C) repression 
D) regression 
A) stubbornness 
B) fixation 
C) repression 
D) regression

Question 17

Which of these progressions is most consistent with psychoanalytic theory?

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A) Anxiety leads to repression,which leads to suppression of sexual feelings,which leads to a reaction formation. 
B) Punishment of a child's sexual behavior leads to repression,which leads to anxiety,which leads to suppression of sexual activity. 
C) Punishment of a child's sexual behavior leads to suppression of sexual behavior,which leads to anxiety,which leads to repression. 
D) Anxiety leads to suppression of sexual feelings,which leads to repression,which leads to punishment of sexual behaviors. 
A) Anxiety leads to repression,which leads to suppression of sexual feelings,which leads to a reaction formation. 
B) Punishment of a child's sexual behavior leads to repression,which leads to anxiety,which leads to suppression of sexual activity. 
C) Punishment of a child's sexual behavior leads to suppression of sexual behavior,which leads to anxiety,which leads to repression. 
D) Anxiety leads to suppression of sexual feelings,which leads to repression,which leads to punishment of sexual behaviors.

Question 18

Freud began his famous self-analysis

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A) at about the time that his father died. 
B) as a reaction to his experiences during World War I. 
C) as a reaction to the death of his wife. 
D) while still a schoolboy. 
E) as a reaction to the death of his mother. 
A) at about the time that his father died. 
B) as a reaction to his experiences during World War I. 
C) as a reaction to the death of his wife. 
D) while still a schoolboy. 
E) as a reaction to the death of his mother.

Question 19

According to Freud,normally,in post-Oedipal identification with his father,a boy

Accepted Answer

A) accepts homosexual feelings toward his father. 
B) rejects the hated and feared father. 
C) wants to be his father. 
D) identifies with his father's morals and ideals. 
A) accepts homosexual feelings toward his father. 
B) rejects the hated and feared father. 
C) wants to be his father. 
D) identifies with his father's morals and ideals.

Question 20

After the female Oedipus complex is resolved,Freud claimed that it is replaced by

Accepted Answer

A) the sadistic-anal phase. 
B) rationalizations. 
C) the superego. 
D) the wish to be a boy. 
A) the sadistic-anal phase. 
B) rationalizations. 
C) the superego. 
D) the wish to be a boy.

Freud's notion of phylogenetic endowment refers to

From a Freudian perspective,psychological maturity might be characterized by

The principle source of frustration during Freud's anal phase is

Freud's concept of humanity can be described as

Freud claimed that during the Oedipal period,a boy

The id is primarily involved in which of the following activities,according to Freud?

Freud abandoned his _______ theory in 1897,the year after his father died.

According to Freud,the ego is

Freud held that the pain of anxiety is most likely to result in

According to Freud,dreams have meaning on two levels.The more important level concerns the

The classical Freudian anal character possesses all of the following traits EXCEPT for?

Freud held that ideas in the preconscious originate from

According to Freud,a masochist may receive sexual pleasure from

Freud said that in girls,the castration complex

According to Freud,a teenager preoccupied with self and personal appearance is exhibiting

Amy,an 18-month-old child,resorts to taking her baby sister's bottle even though she has previously been weaned.This behavior illustrates which Freudian defense mechanism?

Which of these progressions is most consistent with psychoanalytic theory?

Freud began his famous self-analysis

According to Freud,normally,in post-Oedipal identification with his father,a boy

After the female Oedipus complex is resolved,Freud claimed that it is replaced by

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Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

May: Existential Psychology

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

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Exam 2: Freud: Psychoanalysis

Freud's notion of phylogenetic endowment refers to

From a Freudian perspective,psychological maturity might be characterized by

The principle source of frustration during Freud's anal phase is

Freud's concept of humanity can be described as

Freud claimed that during the Oedipal period,a boy

The id is primarily involved in which of the following activities,according to Freud?

Freud abandoned his _______ theory in 1897,the year after his father died.

According to Freud,the ego is

Freud held that the pain of anxiety is most likely to result in

According to Freud,dreams have meaning on two levels.The more important level concerns the

The classical Freudian anal character possesses all of the following traits EXCEPT for?

Freud held that ideas in the preconscious originate from

According to Freud,a masochist may receive sexual pleasure from

Freud said that in girls,the castration complex

According to Freud,a teenager preoccupied with self and personal appearance is exhibiting

Amy,an 18-month-old child,resorts to taking her baby sister's bottle even though she has previously been weaned.This behavior illustrates which Freudian defense mechanism?

Which of these progressions is most consistent with psychoanalytic theory?

Freud began his famous self-analysis

According to Freud,normally,in post-Oedipal identification with his father,a boy

After the female Oedipus complex is resolved,Freud claimed that it is replaced by

Introduction to Personality Theory

Adler: Individual Psychology

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory

Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

May: Existential Psychology

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory

Eysencks Biologically Based Factor Theory

Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Kelly: Psychology of Personal Constructs

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