Understanding Freud

Who is considered the most controversial and misunderstood psychological theorist according to the prompt?

• Carl Jung

• Sigmund Freud

• B.F. Skinner

• Ivan Pavlov

What was Sigmund Freud's professional background?

• Psychologist

• Psychiatrist

• Medical Doctor

• Neurologist

Why is there controversy over Freud's theories today?

• His theories are unverifiable.

• His theories were never published.

• He only worked with children.

• His theories were proven wrong.

In what manner did Freud study the unconscious mind?

• Through dream analysis

• Systematically, similar to modern psychology

• Using hypnosis

• Through meditation

What is the significance of Freud's work with the unconscious mind?

• It was the first systematic study in the field.

• It was the first to use medication.

• It was the first to involve children.

• It was the first to be published in a journal.

Current psychological researchers believe that the unconscious processes information without our awareness and does not contain seething passions and repressive censoring, but what researcher was originally correct that we have limited access to all that goes on in our minds?

• Abraham Maslow

• Karen Horney

• Sigmund Freud

• Alfred Adler

• Carl Jung

Which of the following STATEMENTS is TRUE about the mental iceberg?

• We only prioritize our conscious state.

• Our subconscious is always accessible.

• Unconscious level reflects in the conscious behavior.

• Conscious states control all levels of the iceberg.

Which approach views the individual as a product of the unconscious mind, desires and aggressions?

• Biophysiological
• Psychoanalytic
• Humanistic
• Cognitive

An attempt to justify one’s actions with an excuse rather than by admitting one’s failure or mistake

• Denial

• Repression

• Regression

• Rationalization