Psychoanalytical Theory

What is the primary focus of psychoanalytical theory?

• The conscious development of personality

• The influence of unconscious conflicts on behaviour

• The role of genetics in mental health

• The impact of environmental factors on personality

Answer explanation

The primary focus of psychoanalytical theory is the influence of unconscious conflicts on behavior.

Who founded psychoanalytical theory?

• Carl Jung

• Alfred Adler

• Erik Erikson

• Sigmund Freud

Answer explanation

Sigmund Freud founded psychoanalytical theory.

What are the five psychosexual stages primarily concerned with?

• The resolution of conflicts between biological drives and social expectations at various stages of personality development.

• The development of cognitive abilities at different life stages

• The stages of moral reasoning as proposed by Sigmund Freud

• The conscious decison-making process during adolescence

Answer explanation

The five psychosexual stages are primarily concerned with the resolution of conflicts between biological drives and social expectations at various stages of personality development.

What is a defence mechanism?

• A conscious strategy used by the id to solve problems

• A method used by the superego to improve memory recall

• An unconscious tactic used by the ego to manage anxiety

• A mental technique to enhance social interactions

Answer explanation

A defence mechanism is an unconscious tactic used by the ego to manage anxiety, not a conscious strategy by the id or a method by the superego. It helps individuals cope with stress and protect themselves from uncomfortable feelings.

What is the role of the conscious mind?

• Contains thoughts from long-term memory that people don't remember

• Contains the ideas and emotions people are aware of

• Contains desires and emotions that people aren't aware of

• Contains impulses from short-term memory that people remember

Answer explanation

The role of the conscious mind is to contain the ideas and emotions that people are aware of.

What is the role of the preconscious mind

• Contains ideas and emotions that people are aware of

• Stores information that is accessed through long-term memory

• Contains hidden, impulses, desires and thoughts

• Stores information such as childhood memories

Answer explanation

The preconscious mind stores information such as childhood memories, making it the correct role of the preconscious mind.

What is the role of the unconscious mind?

• Hides most of a person's impulses, desires and thoughts.

• Stores ideas and emotions that people are aware of

• Contains information such as childhood memories

• Stores information that can be accessed through short-term memory

Answer explanation

The role of the unconscious mind is to hide most of a person's impulses, desires, and thoughts.

What occurs during psychoanalysis therapy?

• In this therapy, the client describes his major stresses and triggers that might cause discomfort and anxiety to learn how to react to different triggers and to adapt to them.

• In this therapy, the client tells the therapist his past traumatic experiences and triggers that was causing discomfort and negative emotions.

• In this therapy, the client tells the analyst about their childhood memories and dreams, in order to unlock the unconscious mind and reveal how it is triggering undesirable behaviour.

• In this therapy, the client analyses his own life and builds habits to further improve his overall lifestyle while learning to adapt to particular discomforts during this change.

Answer explanation

In this therapy, the client tells the analyst about their childhood memories and dreams, in order to unlock the unconscious mind and reveal how it is triggering undesirable behaviour.

How are dreams seen in psychoanalysis?

• Dreams are seen as a channel for unconscious thoughts that people cannot usually access because many of them are too disturbing for the conscious mind to cope with

• Dreams are seen as a channel between the conscious and preconscious mind by communicating different stressful experiences and perceptions that you are afraid of

• Dreams are seen as a state where the subconscious describes and uses deeper desires and impulses from the unconscious mind and projects them into dreams

• Dreams are seen as a channel for forgotten memories provided by the preconscious mind being projected into dreams

Answer explanation

Dreams are seen as a channel for unconscious thoughts that people cannot usually access because many of them are too disturbing for the conscious mind to cope with

What are the three parts of the unconscious mind?

• Psychological, Societal, Physical

• Conscious, Preconscious, Unconscious

• Conscious, Subconscious, Preconscious

• Id, Ego, Superego

Answer explanation

The correct answer is Id, Ego, Superego. These are the three parts of the unconscious mind according to Freudian psychology.