Question 1

According to Freud,the ego's dependency on the superego results in

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A)  basic anxiety.
B)  realistic anxiety.
C)  neurotic anxiety.
D)  moral anxiety.
E)  traumatic anxiety.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

In Freud's aim-inhibited love,that which is inhibited is

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A)  the strength of the drive.
B)  the overt,open expression of love.
C)  the sexual aspect of the instinct.
D)  the aggressive aspect of the instinct.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

According to Freud's theory,anxiety

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A)  results from repression of libidinal impulses.
B)  represents one type of defense mechanism.
C)  instigates repression.
D)  is a property of the superego.
E)  is felt by the id.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 4

Freud called an expression of both the sexual and the aggressive instinct

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A)  narcissism.
B)  love.
C)  superego.
D)  masochism.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

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

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A)  unconscious.
B)  preconscious.
C)  conscious.
D)  repressed.
E)  censored.F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 6

The event that eventually led to Freud's achievement of fame was his

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A)  partnership with Jung.
B)  use of cocaine.
C)  insistence on the existence of male hysteria.
D)  marriage to Martha Bernays.
E)  publication of The Interpretation of Dreams.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

According to Freud,transference is necessary to

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A)  treat psychoses and other constitutional illnesses.
B)  understand the latent content of dreams.
C)  prevent the development of neuroses after treatment.
D)  free the libido from neurotic symptoms.
E)  understand the manifest level of dreams.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

According to Freud,male and female personality development is

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A)  similar until the phallic stage.
B)  similar until the genital stage.
C)  different during the anal stage.
D)  different during the oral stage.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Freud's free association technique evolved from

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A)  Charcot's hypnotic technique.
B)  his use of cocaine.
C)  Breuer's cathartic method.
D)  the periodicity theory of Wilhelm Fliess.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Freud's notion of the Oedipus complex is compounded,or made more complicated,by the

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A)  latency period.
B)  bisexual nature of the child.
C)  Electra complex.
D)  castration complex.
E)  influence of culture.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 11

Which of the following areas of psychological research have recently joined to provide support for Freud's theory of unconscious motivation?

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A)  cognitive psychology and neuroscience
B)  educational psychology and learning theory
C)  social psychology and neuroscience
D)  clinical psychology and counseling psychology.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Seeing deficiencies in others that one unconsciously feels within oneself is an example of which Freudian defense mechanism?

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A)  reaction formation
B)  undoing
C)  projection
D)  isolationE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Which statement is correct,according to Freud?

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A)  Repression produces anxiety.
B)  Anxiety reduces repression.
C)  Repression reduces anxiety.
D)  All these are correct.
E)  None of these is correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

According to Freud,all people possess two major instincts or drives.They are

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A)  ego and id.
B)  id and superego.
C)  hunger and safety.
D)  self-defense and self-enhancement.
E)  sex and aggression.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Freud believed that condensation and displacement

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A)  change latent dream level into manifest level.
B)  expand the latent dream level.
C)  are ways of distorting dream content.
D)  expand the manifest dream level.
E)  change the manifest dream level into the latent level.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

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?

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A)  generosity and benevolence
B)  stubbornness,compulsiveness,and miserliness
C)  masochism and/or sadism
D)  sexual dysfunction and aggressionE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Freud called the nonsexual love a child has for a sibling

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A)  primary narcissism.
B)  secondary narcissism.
C)  aim-inhibited love.
D)  masochism.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

A mother who has deep-seated hostility toward her only child but who shows overprotection and hyper-concern for the physical well being of her child illustrates which Freudian defense mechanism?

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A)  identification
B)  displacement
C)  projection
D)  reaction formation
E)  sublimationF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

Freud gave several reasons why he abandoned his seduction theory.Which of the following was NOT a reason?

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A)  He realized that his highly suggestive therapeutic tactics had elicited false memories of seduction.
B)  The seduction theory had not helped him treat patients.
C)  He realized that the unconscious memories of severely disturbed patients almost never revealed childhood sexual experiences.
D)  He believed that the unconscious mind could not distinguish reality from fiction.
E)  He realized that even his own father would have had to be guilty of sexually abusing some of Freud's siblings.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

Freud's notion of the superego includes

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A)  conscious and preconscious levels.
B)  pleasure and reality principles.
C)  the ego and the id.
D)  a conscience and an ego-ideal.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 2: Freud: Psychoanalysis

According to Freud's theory,anxiety

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A mother who has deep-seated hostility toward her only child but who shows overprotection and hyper-concern for the physical well being of her child illustrates which Freudian defense mechanism?

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Which statement is correct,according to Freud?

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Freud gave several reasons why he abandoned his seduction theory.Which of the following was NOT a reason?

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According to Freud,male and female personality development is

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According to Freud,the ego's dependency on the superego results in

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Freud called the nonsexual love a child has for a sibling

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The event that eventually led to Freud's achievement of fame was his

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Seeing deficiencies in others that one unconsciously feels within oneself is an example of which Freudian defense mechanism?

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According to Freud,transference is necessary to

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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?

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Which of the following areas of psychological research have recently joined to provide support for Freud's theory of unconscious motivation?

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Freud's free association technique evolved from

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According to Freud,all people possess two major instincts or drives.They are

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

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