Freud's Quiz Bowl

Freud was called to be the Father of ______?

A. Psychology

B. Psychoanalysis

C. Psychologist

D. Psychometry

• Psychology

• B. Psychoanalysis

• Psychologist

• Psychometry

Which of the following statements best describes "Psychoanalysis"?

A. A method of treatment for mental disorders.

B. A set of medicines for mental disorders.

C. An analysis of mental disorders.

D. A scientific study of the mind and behavior.

• An analysis mental disorders.

• A set of medicines for mental disorders.

• A. A method of treatment for mental disorders.

• A scientific study of the mind and behavior.

The _____ mind consists of the small amount of mental activity we are aware of.

According to Freud, which of the three levels of human mind governs individual's behavior?

A. Conscious

B. Unconscious

C. Subconscious

D. Preconscious

• Conscious

• B. Unconscious

• Subconscious

• Preconscious

What are three essential parts of the human personality?

What is the main goal of the ego?

A. To satisfy it's own demand

B. To add fuel in the conflict between ego and superego

C. To balance the demand of the id and superego

D. To deploy defenses to protect the person from anxiety

• Pleasure

• Reality

• C. To balance the demand of the id and superego

Which psychic apparatus operates on pleasure principle?

A. Id

B. Ego

C. Superego

• A. Id

• Ego

• Superego

Who proposed the psychoanalytic theory which believe that events in our childhood have a great influence on our adult lives, shaping our personality?

A. Simond Freud

B. Sigmund Freud

C. Sigmond Freud

D. Simon Freud

• Simond Freud

• B. Sigmund Freud

• Sigmond Freud

• Simon Freud

These are psychological strategies that are unconsciously used to protect a person from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

A. Psychic Apparatus

B. Psychology

C. Defense Mechanisms

D. Eros and Thanatos

• Psychic Apparatus

• Psyhology

• C. Defense Mechanisms

• Eros and Thanatos

An individual satisfies his aggression with a substitute object in a socially acceptable way. What type of defense mechanism does his/her ego deploys?

A. Denial

B. Repression

C. Displacement

D. Sublimation

• Denial

• Repression

• Displacement

• Sublimation