Approaches to Psychology

The part of the nervous system that controls involuntary functions such as heart rate, breathing, blood pressure is the

• Sympathetic NS

• Autonomic NS

• Somatic NS

• Parasympathetic NS

Which psychological approach focuses heavily on unconscious drives?

• Psychodynamic

• Behaviorial

• Biological

• Cognitive

The level of consciousness (according to Freud) where we are not thinking about something actively but do not repress it either is

• the unconscious

• preconscious

• conscious

• shadow

The nervous system is primarily composed of ___ part/s

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

The simple is the source of the complex, which means that to understand a complex problem, we break it down to its simplest elements. This causes many to consider the biological approach (a)   in nature.

Debbie is angry with Pat and wants to punch him in the face but a few minutes later she feels ashamed she had such thoughts. Which two Freudian concepts are at work here?

• persona and shadow

• ego and superego

• Id and ego

• Id and superego

The totality of a person according to Jung is the

• self

• individuation

• persona

• anima/animus

According to Jung, the shadow consists of what we consider to be our negative qualities

• True

• False

• Sometimes true

Jungian psychology believes that overidentification with the persona causes __________

• neurosis

• neurogenesis

• fakeness

• stress

What of these do you think is the biggest challenge?

• Finding ways to integrate the shadow

• Finding ways to harmonize with anima/ animus due to societal expectations

• Reducing reliance on persona

• Balancing id, ego, and superego