PSYCHOTHERAPY - Sigmund Freud

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of Sigmund Freud's early professional life?

• He was born into a middle-class Jewish family.

• He unsuccessfully attempted to locate reproductive organs in eels.

• He promoted cocaine as a medical drug.

• His professional life was an immediate success.

According to Freud, what principle inclines humans towards easy physical and emotional rewards and away from unpleasant things like drudgery?

• The Reality Principle

• The Pleasure Principle

• The Superego Principle

• The Neurosis Principle

In Freud's model of the mind, which part is driven by a desire to follow rules and societal expectations?

• The Id

• The Ego

• The Superego

• The Neurosis

What did Freud famously describe as an unconscious predisposition in children to be in love with one parent and hate the other?

• The Anal Phase

• The Oral Phase

• The Oedipus Complex

• The Phallic Phase