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WorksheetsOCR A level Psychology Core Study: Freud (1909)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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1.
Freud is one of the world's most famous psychologists. He wrote from the 1890s until the 1930s on his approach to psychological theory and therapy. His writings form the basis of which perspective?
a)
Psychodynamic
b)
Philosophical
c)
Physiological
d)
Psychiatric
2.
Freud's theory of psychosexual development suggests fixations at any point in an individual's development can result in abnormality. What is the correct order of the stages?
a)
Oral, anal, phallic, latent, genital
b)
Anal, oral, phallic, latent, genital
c)
Phallic, Anal, Oral, latent, genital
d)
Oral, phallic, anal, latent, genital
3.
What is the full title of Freud's (1909) case study of Little Hans?
a)
Analysis of a phobia in a five-year-old boy
b)
Treatment of a phobia in a five-year-old boy
c)
Evaluation of a phobia in a five-year-old boy
d)
Creation of a phobia in a five-year-old boy
4.
The third and most crucial stage of psychosexual development is the phallic stage. During this stage boys go through the ____.
a)
Oedipus Complex
b)
Electra Complex
c)
Odysseus Complex
d)
Ophelia Complex
5.
Freud (1909) aimed to give an explanation of a boy who was suffering a _______.
a)
phobia of horses
b)
phobia of hippos
c)
phobia of beards
d)
phobia of dogs
6.
Freud (1909) aimed to use the case to _______ the existence of the Oedipus Complex.
a)
support
b)
criticise
c)
investigate
d)
question
7.
Freud's (1909) sole participant was a boy suffering with a phobia of horses. His ____ referred the case to Freud and went on to provide much of the ____.
a)
father; case information
b)
father; misinformation
c)
mother; case information
d)
father; past information
8.
Freud's (1909) design was a ______.
a)
clinical case study
b)
classic case study
c)
controversial case study
d)
complicated case study
9.
Freud (1909) saw Hans ___ (at most), plus Hans' father conducted regular discussions with Hans, passed these on to Freud who ___ them in line with his theory.
a)
twice; analysed
b)
thrice; analysed
c)
twice; evaluated
d)
thrice; synthesised
10.
The events leading up to Hans' fear of horses included which of the following?
a)
All other options
b)
Hans' mother had threatened him with castration
c)
Hans saw a horse collapse and die in the street
d)
Hans' little sister arrived when he was 3 years old
11.
Hans' father told Freud about which two fantasies/dreams?
a)
He had several children with his mother
b)
He dreamt a plumber fitted him with a bigger 'widdler'
c)
He dreamed horses with sharp teeth were chasinjg him through a forest
d)
He dreamt a plumber fixed his 'water works'
12.
Which of the following are Freud's (1909) interpretations of the case? Select more than one option.
a)
Horses represented Han's father
b)
Horses made good father symbols because they have large penises
c)
Horses are scary creatures for a small child
d)
Seeing a horse die in the street caused Hans' anxiety
13.
Which of the following are Freud's (1909) interpretations of the case? Select more than one option.
a)
Hans' anxiety was a consequence of his mother's threat to castrate him
b)
The plumber fantasy represents Hans' identification with his father
c)
Hans' anxiety was a consequence of his sister's arrival
d)
The plumber fantasy represents Hans' discomfort around his father
14.
Freud (1909) concluded Hans has suffered a phobia of horses because he was suffering from ______ and going through the ______ complex.
a)
castration anxiety; Oedipus
b)
causation anxiety; Oedipus
c)
castration anxiety; Odysseus
d)
centration anxiety; Oedipus
15.
Freud (1909) concluded that Hans' _______ had helped express the Oedipus Complex.
a)
dreams
b)
aspirations
c)
intelligence
d)
openness
16.
A strength of Freud's (1909) study is he only collected qualitative data meaning he ______ that are often missed.
a)
could identify possible relationships, causes effects and dynamic processes
b)
All other options
c)
could ignore unusual responses
d)
could discover which hypothesis to accept
17.
A strength of Freud's (1909) study is it was ethically good for which reasons. Select more than one answer.
a)
Hans' father provided consent
b)
There was no deceit
c)
Hans did not experience any harm
d)
Confidentiality and privacy were compromised
18.
A weakness of Freud's (1909) study is it was ethically poor for which reason.
a)
Confidentiality and privacy were compromised
b)
Hans' father provided consent
c)
There was no deceit
d)
Hans did not experience any harm
19.
A weakness of Freud's (1909) study is it ____ because there was only one participant.
a)
difficult to generalise the findings
b)
easy to generalise the findings
c)
difficult to generalise the procedure
d)
difficult to standardise the findings
20.
A weakness of Freud's (1909) study is it _____ meaning there is very little concrete data about Hans.
a)
failed to collect quantitative data
b)
failed to collect questinable data
c)
collected lots of quantitative data
d)
failed to collect enough quantitative data
21.
A weakness of Freud's (1909) study is Hans' father may have _____ of the events before passing them on to Freud.
a)
distorted his perception
b)
accurately recalled his perception
c)
dismissed his perception
d)
deseminated his perception
22.
A weakness of Freud's (1909) study is it clinical case study of a unique individual meaning ______.
a)
it cannot be replicated
b)
it can be replicated
c)
it cannot be confirmed
d)
it cannot be standardised
23.
A weakness of Freud's (1909) study is it is rooted in Austrian society and therefore is _____.
a)
enthnocentric
b)
gynocentric
c)
androcentric
d)
eccentric
24.
A application of Freud's (1909) research is it provides an ideal illustration of the Oedipus Complex for trainee _____.
a)
psychotherapists
b)
psychopaths
c)
physiologists
d)
physiotherapists
25.
A application of Freud's (1909) research is it highlights the importance of _______ to identify and remove fixations.
a)
in-depth case studies
b)
brief case studies
c)
in-deep case studies
d)
suitcase studies
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