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Review Quiz on Freudian Psychoanalysis

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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1.

Freud's free association technique evolved from his exposure to:

a)

Charcot's hypnotic technique

b)

The wondrous effects of cocaine

c)

Breuer's cathartic method

d)

the periodicity theory of Wilhelm Fliess

2.

Freud's three levels of mental life are :

a)

unconscious, preconscious, and conscious

b)

Id, Ego, and Superego

c)

das Es, das Ich, das Uber-Ich

d)

aim, object, and impetus

3.

According to Freud, most of our mental life is -

a)

conscious.

b)

preconscious.

c)

unconscious.

d)

a product of phylogenetic endowment.

4.

Freud believed that unconscious ideas -

a)

influence behavior only when one is aware of them.

b)

have no influence on behavior.

c)

influence behavior even when one is unaware of them.

d)

are learned only after birth.

5.

Freud claimed that an important function of repression is to :

a)

protect a person against the pain of anxiety

b)

convert superego functions into ego functions

c)

protect a person against public disgrace

d)

convert id functions into ego functions

6.

Which of these progressions is most consistent with psychoanalytic theory?

a)

Anxiety leads to repression, which leads to suppression of sexual feelings, which leads to a reaction formation.

b)

Punishment of a child's sexual behavior leads to repression, which leads to anxiety, which leads to suppression of sexual activity.

c)

Punishment of a child's sexual behavior leads to suppression of sexual behavior, which leads to anxiety, which leads to repression.

d)

Anxiety leads to suppression of sexual feelings, which leads to repression, which leads to punishment of sexual behaviors.

7.

Freud's notion of phylogenetic endowment refers to :

a)

anatomical differences between the sexes that lead to psychological differences

b)

the physical structure of the brain where the unconscious is located

c)

our ancestor's experiences that we inherit and that form part of our unconscious

d)

the social rules we learn from our parents that form the superego

8.

According to Freud, ideas that slip in and out of awareness with greater or lesser degrees of ease are -

a)

unconscious.

b)

preconscious.

c)

conscious.

d)

repressed.

9.

Freud held that ideas in the preconscious originate from :

a)

the conscious

b)

the unconscious

c)

both the conscious and the unconscious.

d)

neither the conscious nor the unconscious.

10.

Freud claimed that pleasure-seeking people with no thought of what is reasonable or proper are dominated by the :

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

d)

Ego Ideal

11.

In psychoanalytic theory, unacceptable drives and impulses are repressed by the :

a)

Superego's ego ideal

b)

Id at the urging of the Superego

c)

Aggressive drive

d)

Ego at the urging of the Superego.

12.

According to Freud, a guilt-ridden, timid person is most likely dominated by :

a)

the Superego

b)

the Ego

c)

the Id

d)

the Oedipus complex

13.

Freud believed that instincts are characterized by all of the following, except ?

a)

Depth

b)

Impetus

c)

Source

d)

Aim

e)

Object

14.

A young man gets sexual gratification by kissing and caressing women's shoes. What statement best describes this situation, according to Freud?

a)

The sexual object has been displaced.

b)

The sexual aim has been changed.

c)

The path of the sexual instinct is inflexible.

d)

The sexual instinct is permanently inhibited.

15.

According to Freud, the apprehension a person feels when physically threatened is _______ anxiety.

a)

moral

b)

realistic

c)

neurotic

d)

terrible

16.

Donna feels uneasy after violating her personal standards of honesty and cheating on a test. Freud might suggest that she is suffering from:

a)

Karma

b)

Moral anxiety

c)

Neurotic Anxiety

d)

Realistic anxiety

17.

The most basic Freudian defense mechanism is :

a)

Displacement

b)

Dreaming

c)

Projection

d)

Fixation

e)

Repression

18.

The transformation of instinctual drives into socially productive forces such as art, science, and religion is what Freud called :

a)

Displacement

b)

Projection

c)

Sublimation

d)

Ambition

19.

Freud hypothesized that a permissive, accepting attitude of parents during toilet training is likely to lead to which behaviors as the child grows to adulthood?

a)

stubbornness, compulsiveness, and miserliness

b)

generosity and benevolence

c)

masochism and/or sadism

d)

sexual dysfunction and aggression

20.

From a Freudian perspective, psychological maturity might be characterized by :

a)

minimal repression and maximal consciousness

b)

a maximum number of defense mechanisms

c)

a heavily repressed id and an overwhelming Superego

d)

minimal libido directed toward others

21.

In Freudian theory, dreams are theorized as :

a)

wish-fulfillments

b)

being prophetic in nature

c)

having importance primarily on the manifest level

d)

expressions of humans' phylogenetic endowment

22.

The goal of psychoanalytic therapy is to :

a)

transform unconscious material into conscious

b)

eliminate all neurotic symptoms

c)

bring about self-actualization

d)

uncover archetypes

23.

Asking a patient to verbalize thoughts, no matter how absurd, irrelevant, or embarrassing, is the Freudian technique of ?

a)

Dream Analysis

b)

Hynosis

c)

Catharsis

d)

Free Association

24.

According to Freud, dreams have meaning on two levels. The more important level concerns the :

a)

conscious level

b)

preconscious level

c)

manifest content

d)

latent content

25.

Freud's concept of humanity can be described as ?

a)

deterministic and pessimistic

b)

deterministic and optimistic

c)

teleological and internally consistent

d)

dynamic and eclectic