Question 1

Deidre is always suspicious of the nice things Barbara tries to do for her.She worries that Barbara will end up letting her down.Hazen and Shaver would say that Deidre has a(n) _____ relationship style.

Accepted Answer

A) insecure 
B) avoidant 
C) ambivalent 
D) paranoid

Question 2

Westen defines all of these as fundamental postulates of modern psychoanalytic theory EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the unconscious still plays a large role in life, although not as important as Freud believed. 
B) behavior often reflects compromises in conflicts between motives, emotions, and thoughts. 
C) childhood plays a relatively minor role, irrelevant for studying adult relationship styles. 
D) mental representations of the self and relationships guide interactions with others.

Question 3

Which of the following statements would a modern psychoanalyst most likely agree with?

Accepted Answer

A) Most behavior is the result of unconscious conflict. 
B) The unconscious plays an important role in human functioning. 
C) Childhood sexuality is more important than childhood relationships. 
D) Childhood is unimportant in development.

Question 4

Erikson's fifth stage is identity versus

Accepted Answer

A) inferiority. 
B) stagnation. 
C) role confusion. 
D) isolation.

Question 5

A good outcome of the _____ stage is that a child feels a sense of mastery and control.

Accepted Answer

A) initiative versus guilt 
B) autonomy versus shame and doubt 
C) trust versus mistrust 
D) identity versus role confusion

Question 6

Alexia studies the fashion magazines and copies the looks of the supermodels.She gets lots of attention for her fashion sense and all the girls praise her as a fashion leader.However, when Gwen criticizes her for wearing last year's shoes, Alexia runs to the bathroom and cries.This best demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A) fragile self-esteem. 
B) the confirmatory bias. 
C) over-inflated ego. 
D) the narcissistic paradox.

Question 7

If infants do not receive the love and care they need, Erikson would predict that they will

Accepted Answer

A) become violent and aggressive in later life. 
B) develop a deep sense of shame and guilt about themselves. 
C) develop a strong inferiority complex in adulthood. 
D) be suspicious and mistrust others throughout their lives.

Question 8

Justin is trying to find his place in the world.He tries a variety of sports, part-time jobs, and is starting to explore what his college major might be next year.He is in Erikson's _____ stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A) intimacy versus isolation 
B) integrity versus despair 
C) identity versus role confusion 
D) generativity versus stagnation

Question 9

In adulthood, people are usually in the generativity versus _____ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) mistrust 
B) guilt 
C) stagnation 
D) role confusion

Question 10

According to the object relations theory, children _____ the mother in an unconscious representation.

Accepted Answer

A) repress 
B) internalize 
C) fixate 
D) project

Question 11

The first social attachments an infant develops become ______ for all meaningful relationships in the future in object relations theory.

Accepted Answer

A) objects 
B) templates 
C) archetypes 
D) forms

Question 12

According to the object relations theory, relationships with _____ are especially important.

Accepted Answer

A) parents 
B) peers 
C) siblings 
D) teachers

Question 13

Rites of passage usually occur during Erikson's stage of

Accepted Answer

A) intimacy versus isolation. 
B) integrity versus despair. 
C) identity versus role confusion. 
D) generativity versus stagnation.

Question 14

Mothers of _____ attached infants provide the most affection and stimulation to their babies.

Accepted Answer

A) securely 
B) avoidantly 
C) ambivalently 
D) symbiotically

Question 15

Who created the "strange situation procedure"?

Accepted Answer

A) Erikson 
B) Ainsworth 
C) Horney 
D) Roediger

Question 16

Adults with a(n) _____ relationship style shun romance, and believe that love never lasts.secure

Accepted Answer

A) avoidant 
B) ambivalent 
C) independent

Question 17

Joey listens to the song "kill, beat, slaughter, and hurt" by his favorite group, In Pain.Research on subliminal research indicates that Joey will

Accepted Answer

A) become increasing violent by listening to this song. 
B) not become more violent by listening to this song. 
C) primed to be more violent when listening to this song. 
D) emulate the actions of the musicians more then the lyrics of the song.

Question 18

Dr.Winters is considered one of the most prominent obstetricians in town.She has just delivered her one thousandth baby.Dr.Winters feels that this delivery is just as emotionally satisfying as the first.She is successfully progressing through the _____ stage of development in Erikson's model of development.

Accepted Answer

A) autonomy versus shame and self-doubt 
B) generativity versus stagnation 
C) integrity versus despair 
D) identity versus role confusion

Question 19

Which of the following best represents Freud's ideas?

Accepted Answer

A) The cognitive unconscious 
B) Ego psychology 
C) Id psychology 
D) Object relations psychology

Question 20

_____ refers to a model of memory that suggests that information is stored with associations to other related elements in memory.

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive unconscious 
B) Confirmatory bias 
C) Spreading activation 
D) Internalized objects

Exam 10: Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues