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When she was 8 years old, Inge was sexually abused by her uncle. At 14, Inge felt uncomfortable whenever she saw this uncle but was unable to understand why she felt this way. A psychoanalyst would be most likely to suggest that Inge is using the defense mechanism of
According to psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that strives for immediate gratification of basicdrives is the A. id.B. ego.C. superego.D. erogenous zones.
Which of the following techniques did Freud use to discover the latent content of his patients' dreams?A. fixationB. factor analysis C. projective testing D. free association
Ego is to id as ________ is to ________.A. unconscious; consciousB. biology; moralityC. reality principle; pleasure principle D. regression; repression
Freud became interested in unconscious personality dynamics when he noticed that certain patients' symptomsA. resulted from the physical abuse they received from their parents during childhood. B. reflected an internal locus of control.C. illustrated a reciprocal determinism.D. made no neurological sense.
According to Freud, the unconscious isA. the part of personality that cannot process information.B. the thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories, of which we are largely unaware. C. a set of universal concepts acquired by all humans from our common past.D. a reservoir of deeply repressed memories that does not affect behavior.
Janine is repulsed by the thought of watching a pornographic video. Freud would have attributed these feelings toJanine'sA. ego.B. id.C. superego.D. inferiority complex.
Freud suggested that the id's pleasure-seeking energies focus on distinct pleasure-sensitive areas of the bodyknown asA. psychosexual stages.B. the Big Five.C. erogenous zones.D. Oedipus complexes.
Mary enjoys socializing with friends and talking with them on her cellphone. Eileen prefers quiet times by herself when she can reflect on her own thoughts. The characteristics of Mary and Eileen indicate that each has a distinctiveA. fixation.B. personality.C. attributional style.D. collective unconscious.
The Oedipus complex is the term used by Freud to describeA. the erogenous zones that are the focus of the latency stage.B. the passive dependence of someone who is orally fixated.C. children's efforts to overcome feelings of inferiority.D. boys' feelings of guilt and fear of punishment over their sexual desire for their mother.
By professional training, Freud was aA. philosopher.B. sociologist.C. physician.D. literary scholar.
Freud believed that ________ are the "royal road to the unconscious."A. projective testsB. dreamsC. erogenous zonesD. psychosexual stages
The concept of personality most clearly embodies the notion ofA. moral integrity.B. self-consciousness.C. behavioral consistency. D. self-actualization.
Forgotten memories that we can easily recall were said by Freud to beA. displaced.B. preconscious. C. fixated.D. unconscious.
An individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting is his or her A. self-esteem.B. personality.C. reality principle. D. hierarchy of needs.
Free association is central to the process ofA. factor analysis.B. self-serving bias.C. psychoanalysis.D. reciprocal determinism.
A psychotherapist instructs Dane to relax, close his eyes, and state aloud whatever thoughts come to mind no matter how trivial or absurd. The therapist is using a technique known as...
Emma believes that she will succeed in business if she works hard and carefully manages her time. Her belief most clearly illustrates
Carl Rogers suggested that the ________ is a central feature of personality.
interpersonal process model of intimacy