Id, Ego, SuperEgo

Freud's solution to penetrating the self defenses of the mind by talking openly about what is on the patient's mind is called _______________.

• psychopath
• psychphysiology
• psychodynamics
• pyschoanalysis

The ____ is the force of the mind that makes a person have urges or desires that need be fulfilled.

• id
• superego
• ego
• superid

Freud believes that as a human ages, his or her __________ is the determining factor in proper development.

• personality
• sexuality
• intelligence
• foot-size

Freud's most famous and greatest work is known as _____________________.

• The Three Essays on Theory of Sexuality
• The Ego and the Id
• The Psychopathology of Everyday Life
• The Interpretation of Dreams

What stage of psychosexual development is about developing healthy toilet training habits?

• genital
• oral
• phallic
• anal

The id

• a developmental period that leaves its mark on adult personality
• the moral component of personality
• the decision-making component of personality
• the primitive, animalistic component of personality

Jason just sat down to work on his term paper when his friends called and invited him to a party. If Jason decides he will only go to the party after he finishes outlining the term paper, his decision reflects the functioning of his

• id
• superego
• ego
• preconscious

Vanessa bites her nails so badly that they bleed, but she can't seem to stop herself from doing this. According to Freud, Vanessa's nail biting may be evidence of fixation at the

• oral stage of development
• phallic stage of development
• anal stage of development
• latency stage of development

The idea that a male child desires his mother and fears his father illustrates the

• genital complex
• latency complex
• Oedipal complex
• Electra complex

The Freudian stage for elementary school when sexual desires are hidden.

• anal stage
• genital stage
• phallic stage
• latency stage