Freudian Theory

According to Freud, which part of the personality acts as the moral conscience?

• id

• ego

• superego

• self

According to Freud, the Oedipus complex occurs during the

• oral stage

• anal stage

• phallic stage

• latency stage

• genital stage

When people give a false, but plausible excuse to justify behavior they're using

• reaction formation

• rationalization

• displacement

• sublimination

According to Freud, excessive frustration or gratification may result in

• introversion

• an inferiority complex

• a superiority complex

• fixation

Id is to ego as ________ it to _________.

• reality principle; pleasure principle

• pleasure principle; reality principle

• conscious forces; unconscious forces

• ideal self; real self

According to Freud, defense mechanisms are ways of reducing

• anger

• fear

• anxiety

• lust

Freud believed that smoking, overeating, habitual gum chewing could result from fixation in the

• oral stage

• anal stage

• phallic stage

• latency stage

• genital stage

The Oedipus and Electra complexes have their roots in the:

• oral stage

• anal stage

• phallic stage

• latency stage

• genital stage

Suzy bought a used, high-mileage automobile because it was all she could afford. Attempting to justify her purchase, she raves to her friends about the car’s attractiveness, good acceleration, and stereo. According to Freud, Suzy is using the defense mechanism of:

• displacement

• reaction formation

• rationalization

• sublimation

Freud believed that during the phallic stage, children develop erotic desires for

• parent of the opposite sex

• parent of the same sex

• playmates

• siblings