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 ___________ 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