Question 1

An honors student is caught stealing money from his teacher's desk.The teacher tells the student to report after school to discuss the incident.However,when the student arrives later that day,he cannot remember doing what the teacher accuses him of.This is an example of

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A)  repression.
B)  sublimation.
C)  displacement.
D)  denial.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

One defense mechanism that is successful,productive,and adaptive is reaction formation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

If Sigmund Freud were to have abandoned his concept of the Oedipus complex,he would have needed to come up with another explanation for how

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A)  unconscious needs are expressed in dreams.
B)  the superego develops.
C)  fixation affects adult personalities.
D)  defense mechanisms work.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Which of the following is correct about Freud's description of the Oedipus complex?

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A)  Resolution of the Oedipus complex leads to the development of the superego.
B)  During this stage, girls wish they had male genitals and boys wish they had female genitals.
C)  Resolution of the Oedipus complex sends children into a stage in which they are physically attracted to members of the opposite sex, but not their parents.
D)  It takes place during the end of the oral stage.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

The neurologist in Paris who demonstrated hypnosis to Freud was

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A)  Jung.
B)  Breuer.
C)  Charcot.
D)  Anna O.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Information about where you parked your car or the name of your uncle is probably stored in which part of the mind,according to Freud's topographic model?

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A)  Conscious
B)  Preconscious
C)  Unconscious
D)  SubconsciousE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

The primary job of the ego is to satisfy id impulses in a manner that takes reality into consideration.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 8

In Freud's structural model,which part of the adult personality is housed completely in the unconscious?

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A)  Id
B)  Ego
C)  Superego
D)  MemoryE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Clients in therapy who claim they forgot a regular appointment with their therapist could be displaying a form of

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A)  resistance.
B)  reaction formation.
C)  symbolic behavior.
D)  denial.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

The techniques the ego uses to deal with unwanted thoughts and desires are collectively known as defense mechanisms.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Freud described the two types of human instincts as

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A)  conscious and unconscious.
B)  normal and neurotic.
C)  life instincts and death instincts.
D)  manifest instincts and latent instincts.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

According to Freud,to make sense of a patient's dream,a therapist needs to understand the

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A)  dream's manifest content.
B)  dream's latent content.
C)  part of the dream recalled best by the dreamer.
D)  parts of the dream that recur in many different dreams.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

When a patient declares to his therapist that the therapy isn't helping and he wants to stop treatment,the patient is developing a necessary part of therapy called transference.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Nathan is 37 years old.He smokes and drinks excessively and is constantly putting his hand to his mouth.What might Freud have said about Nathan?

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A)  Nathan had an excessive amount of psychic energy fixated during the resolution of his Oedipus complex.
B)  Nathan had some traumatic experiences during the oral stage of development.
C)  Nathan has a weak superego.
D)  Nathan has not yet resolved his Oedipus complex.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Suppose you use one of the defense mechanisms described by Freud significantly more than any of the others.If you are a well-adjusted and productive person,which defense mechanism would that probably be?

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A)  Repression
B)  Sublimation
C)  Displacement
D)  Reaction formationE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 16

According to Freud,which is an example of wish fulfillment?

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A)  Dreams
B)  Hysteria
C)  Reflexive action
D)  Defense mechanismsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) A

Question 17

Sexual thoughts and sexuality play an important part in Freud's theorizing about each of the following except one. Which one?

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A)  Stages of personality development
B)  Dream symbols
C)  Instincts
D)  HypnosisE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Without this defense mechanism,Freud would be unable to explain the resolution of the Oedipus complex.Which defense mechanism is this?

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A)  Repression
B)  Sublimation
C)  Displacement
D)  ProjectionE) A) and C)
F) A) and B) A

Question 19

Little Timmy is extremely jealous whenever his mommy and daddy kiss or show affection. Timmy wants to get kisses from his mommy. Little Timmy is in which stage of psychosexual development?

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A)  Oral
B)  Anal
C)  Phallic
D)  GenitalE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Critics argue that if one of Freud's patients said "I love my father," Freud would take this as evidence of a reaction formation,yet if the same patient said "I hate my father," he would see this as a breakthrough and confirmation of his hypothesis.Critics use this example to try to make which point?

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A)  Freud relied too heavily on case study data.
B)  Most of the information we have about Freud's case studies was subject to Freud's interpretation.
C)  Freud's patients may not be representative of the average person.
D)  Many of the hypotheses generated from Freud's theory are not testable.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 3: The Psychoanalytic Approach: Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

An honors student is caught stealing money from his teacher's desk.The teacher tells the student to report after school to discuss the incident.However,when the student arrives later that day,he cannot remember doing what the teacher accuses him of.This is an example of

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One defense mechanism that is successful,productive,and adaptive is reaction formation.

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If Sigmund Freud were to have abandoned his concept of the Oedipus complex,he would have needed to come up with another explanation for how

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Which of the following is correct about Freud's description of the Oedipus complex?

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The neurologist in Paris who demonstrated hypnosis to Freud was

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Information about where you parked your car or the name of your uncle is probably stored in which part of the mind,according to Freud's topographic model?

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The primary job of the ego is to satisfy id impulses in a manner that takes reality into consideration.

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In Freud's structural model,which part of the adult personality is housed completely in the unconscious?

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Clients in therapy who claim they forgot a regular appointment with their therapist could be displaying a form of

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The techniques the ego uses to deal with unwanted thoughts and desires are collectively known as defense mechanisms.

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Freud described the two types of human instincts as

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According to Freud,to make sense of a patient's dream,a therapist needs to understand the

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When a patient declares to his therapist that the therapy isn't helping and he wants to stop treatment,the patient is developing a necessary part of therapy called transference.

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Nathan is 37 years old.He smokes and drinks excessively and is constantly putting his hand to his mouth.What might Freud have said about Nathan?

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Suppose you use one of the defense mechanisms described by Freud significantly more than any of the others.If you are a well-adjusted and productive person,which defense mechanism would that probably be?

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Sexual thoughts and sexuality play an important part in Freud's theorizing about each of the following except one. Which one?

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Little Timmy is extremely jealous whenever his mommy and daddy kiss or show affection. Timmy wants to get kisses from his mommy. Little Timmy is in which stage of psychosexual development?

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An honors student is caught stealing money from his teacher's desk.The teacher tells the student to report after school to discuss the incident.However,when the student arrives later that day,he cannot remember doing what the teacher accuses him of.This is an example of

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One defense mechanism that is successful,productive,and adaptive is reaction formation.

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The neurologist in Paris who demonstrated hypnosis to Freud was

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Information about where you parked your car or the name of your uncle is probably stored in which part of the mind,according to Freud's topographic model?

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The primary job of the ego is to satisfy id impulses in a manner that takes reality into consideration.

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In Freud's structural model,which part of the adult personality is housed completely in the unconscious?

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Clients in therapy who claim they forgot a regular appointment with their therapist could be displaying a form of

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The techniques the ego uses to deal with unwanted thoughts and desires are collectively known as defense mechanisms.

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Freud described the two types of human instincts as

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According to Freud,to make sense of a patient's dream,a therapist needs to understand the

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When a patient declares to his therapist that the therapy isn't helping and he wants to stop treatment,the patient is developing a necessary part of therapy called transference.

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Nathan is 37 years old.He smokes and drinks excessively and is constantly putting his hand to his mouth.What might Freud have said about Nathan?

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Suppose you use one of the defense mechanisms described by Freud significantly more than any of the others.If you are a well-adjusted and productive person,which defense mechanism would that probably be?

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Without this defense mechanism,Freud would be unable to explain the resolution of the Oedipus complex.Which defense mechanism is this?

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