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Freud Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Freud is considered what type of theorist?

a)

Psycho-social

b)

Psycho-analytic

c)

Psychosis

d)

Psycho-dynamic

2.

What energy did Freud believe was the driving force behind behavior?

a)

Motivation

b)

Stress

c)

Libido

d)

Construction

3.

How many stages are defined in Freud’s theory?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

4.

What is the period following the phallic stage called?

a)

The Anal Stage

b)

The Latency stage

c)

The Genital Stage

d)

The Oral Stage

5.

Liberty struggled for years to quit smoking, but they finally succeeded. Now, they chews several packs of gum a day. At which stage are they fixated?

a)

Oral

b)

Anal

c)

Phallic

d)

Genital

6.

Freud believed that the pleasure-seeking energies of the _______ becoming focused on different areas during development.

a)

Preconscious

b)

Id

c)

Ego

d)

Superego

7.

This term refers to Freud's idea that children have an unconscious desire to possess their opposite-sex parent.

a)

Sublimation

b)

Libido

c)

Oedipus complex

d)

Manifest content

8.

According to Freud, information that you are not currently aware of that can be recalled into awareness resides in which part of the mind?

a)

Prefixes

b)

Conscious

c)

Unconscious

d)

Subconscious

9.

The executive of the personality, which operates according to the reality principle, is the_________?

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

d)

None of the above

10.

According to Freud, which part of the mind corresponds roughly to conscience and is morally concerned?

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

d)

SuperId

11.

To prevent itself from being overwhelmed by excessive demands from the id and superego, the ego relies on

a)

The Oedipus complex

b)

Defense mechanisms

c)

The reality principle

d)

The pleasure principle

12.

According to Freud, personality is mostly established by what age?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

20

13.

As an adult, Jaden is uptight and extremely rigid, often unwilling to make even small adjustments in her schedule. At which stage is she fixated?

a)

Oral

b)

Anal

c)

Phallic

d)

Genital

14.

Which psychologist famously criticized Freud's concept of penis envy, instead suggesting that men experience womb envy?

a)

Mary Whiton Calkins

b)

Anna Freud

c)

Melanie Klein

d)

Karen Horney

15.

A common criticism of Freud's theory of psychosexual development is that:

a)

It is focused almost exclusively on male development

b)

His theory is difficult to test scientifically

c)

Freud's research methods were unscientific and non-empirical

d)

All of the above