Question 1

According to Freud, what are the two primary types of instincts?

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A)   Sex and habits
B)   Life and death
C)   Food and hunger
D)   Pleasure and desireE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 2

The ego-ideal consists of good, correct behaviors for which children have been praised.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which Freudian idea below has not been supported by research?

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A)   The personality is subject to little change after age five.
B)   The existence of verbal "Freudian" slips
C)   The existence of the unconscious
D)   The defense mechanism of repressionE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Children at the latency stage are fixated on their genitals and sexual pleasure.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In Freud's psychosexual stages of development, each developmental stage has a conflict that must be resolved before the infant or child can progress to the next stage.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 6

Freud's techniques of dream analysis and free association

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A)   cannot be accurately measured in research analysis.
B)   are typically authentic and based in reality.
C)   are used to create behavior changes in the patient.
D)   are behavioral and cognitive in nature.E) All of the above
F) C) and D) A

Question 7

Freud's theory of childhood sexual fantasies is

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A)   controversial to this day.
B)   true.
C)   false.
D)   based on authenticated child abuse cases.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

The preconscious

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A)   describes our dream life.
B)   is in the pre-frontal cortex of the brain.
C)   is a concept used to describe our values and morals.
D)   is the storehouse for our memories, thoughts, and perceptions.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Resistance means the patient refuses their medication.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A person who is rigid, compulsively neat, obstinate, and overly conscientious as an adult, may have started reacting this way in the anal stage of psychosexual development.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Freud stated that a patient's goal is to reduce tension. However, Freud used techniques such as dream analysis and free association to create more anxiety for the patient.
A: Explain, in detail, at least three reasons why Freud wanted to create more anxiety.
B: What is this called in psychoanalytic therapy?
C: Provide a definition and a real-life example.

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Question 12

Childhood sexual abuse

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A)   can be debilitating through life.
B)   is based only on the repressed dreams and fantasies of a child.
C)   is very rare and has no debilitating qualities for the victim.
D)   should be ignored and dismissed as unreal by the therapist and the possible victim.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Freud's concepts of the ego, id, and libido

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A)   are authentic and true, experimentally.
B)   have great credibility.
C)   are reinforced and supported in research.
D)   cannot be tested as true, experimentally.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Projection can be described as blaming some else for their own impulses.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Anna Freud's analytic work was mostly with

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A)   children.
B)   adults.
C)   adolescents.
D)   the elderly.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Reaction formation is a voluntary addition to our unconscious awareness.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Homeostasis, according to Freud's theories, has to do with

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A)   balance and equilibrium.
B)   homosexuality and heterosexuality.
C)   sexual fantasies from childhood.
D)   none of the above.E) All of the above
F) B) and D) A

Question 18

The criticisms made of Freud's research

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A)   cannot be made of any other personality theorist.
B)   hold for other theorists who use case studies as their primary research approach.
C)   are the work of a small band of fanatical anti-Freudians.
D)   demonstrate the fallacy of basing a theory on case studies.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

The anal stage of development can be used as a weapon by a child against his or her parents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Later in Freud's life, ________ and _________ affected him deeply.

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A)   death/aggression
B)   the conscious/the unconscious
C)   sex/fantasies
D)   cocaine/drugsE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Exam 2: Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

According to Freud, what are the two primary types of instincts?

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The ego-ideal consists of good, correct behaviors for which children have been praised.

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Which Freudian idea below has not been supported by research?

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Children at the latency stage are fixated on their genitals and sexual pleasure.

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In Freud's psychosexual stages of development, each developmental stage has a conflict that must be resolved before the infant or child can progress to the next stage.

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Freud's techniques of dream analysis and free association

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The preconscious

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Resistance means the patient refuses their medication.

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A person who is rigid, compulsively neat, obstinate, and overly conscientious as an adult, may have started reacting this way in the anal stage of psychosexual development.

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Catharsis - definiti...
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Childhood sexual abuse

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Freud's concepts of the ego, id, and libido

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Projection can be described as blaming some else for their own impulses.

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Anna Freud's analytic work was mostly with

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Reaction formation is a voluntary addition to our unconscious awareness.

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Homeostasis, according to Freud's theories, has to do with

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The criticisms made of Freud's research

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The anal stage of development can be used as a weapon by a child against his or her parents.

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Later in Freud's life, and _ affected him deeply.

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The ego-ideal consists of good, correct behaviors for which children have been praised.

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Which Freudian idea below has not been supported by research?

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Children at the latency stage are fixated on their genitals and sexual pleasure.

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In Freud's psychosexual stages of development, each developmental stage has a conflict that must be resolved before the infant or child can progress to the next stage.

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Freud's techniques of dream analysis and free association

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The preconscious

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Resistance means the patient refuses their medication.

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Projection can be described as blaming some else for their own impulses.

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Reaction formation is a voluntary addition to our unconscious awareness.

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The criticisms made of Freud's research

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