Deck 6: The Surrounded Self Ego of Psychoanalysis

Question 1

What contains our instincts, impulses, and irrational fears?

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

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The conscious is

A) the part of your mind that is immediately aware of your surroundings and your thoughts at any given moment, and is experienced by you as your own private "stream of consciousness."
B) the largest part of the mind, containing repressed impulses, emotional conflicts, or painful memories that you want to keep out of awareness.
C) a kind of "twilight zone" where at any given moment you are not thinking about something, but you easily could.
D) None of the above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The three parts of the tripartite model of the mind are

A) Id, Ego, Unconscious.
B) Id, Super-Id, Ego.
C) Id, Ego, Superego.
D) Ego, Superego, Preconscious.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

While making an illustration to his class about a man disappointed in his daughter for bad grades, Dr. James calls out his own daughter's name. This is an example of

A) constructs in conflict.
B) cognitive skips.
C) creases in the brain.
D) a Freudian slip.

Question 5

According to Freud, a young man who plays and practices basketball for hours each day hoping to play like Michael Jordan is said to be

A) imitating Michael Jordan.
B) incorporating Michael Jordan.
C) identifying with Michael Jordan.
D) introjecting Michael Jordan.

Question 6

Talking, examining, and re-examining the ways in which the patient "resists" treatment by unconsciously trying to obstruct or divert the analysis is known as

A) resistance.
B) working through.
C) transference.
D) countertransference.

Question 7

The Oedipus complex is linked to

A) a boy's sexual attraction to his mother.
B) a boy's sexual attraction to his father.
C) preoccupation with male sexuality.
D) a fear that the father will cut off the boy's penis.

Question 8

According to Freud, incorporation refers to the earliest "taking in" of external supplies (air, water, food) from the external world. Which of the following refers to "taking in" another person's behavioral or psychological characteristics?

A) Identification
B) Wish fulfillment
C) Oral eroticism
D) Primary process

Question 9

While Freud focused mostly on the unconscious processes of the id, some of his most loyal followers (including is daughter, Anna)

A) shared the same focus as Freud.
B) discarded psychoanalysis altogether.
C) tilted psychoanalysis to the coping functions of the ego.
D) All of the above

Question 10

Freud's ideal psychoanalyst is

A) warm.
B) emphatic.
C) non-intrusive.
D) an advisor.

Question 11

Saying "whatever comes to mind" is an example of

A) evenly suspended attention.
B) free association.
C) working through.
D) Freudian slips.

Question 12

When a doctor encourages his patient to discharge tension or anxiety by talking it out, he is subscribing to what method?

A) Conversational method
B) Talking method
C) Cathartic method
D) Acting out method

Question 13

In Breuer's case study on "Anna O," what were the major method(s) used to aid Anna in her therapy?

A) Hypnosis
B) Play therapy
C) Cathartic method
D) Both A and C

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a key ingredient of psychoanalysis?

A) Empathic atmosphere
B) Frequent meetings
C) Patient who follows the fundamental rule of free association
D) An analyzed psychoanalyst

Question 15

Which is NOT one of the four components of an instinct?

A) Source
B) Object
C) Libido
D) Impetus

Question 16

In which stage is there a dramatic decline in sexual interests and activities?

A) Phallic
B) Latency
C) Adolescence
D) Adulthood

Question 17

The term "object" is a psychoanalytic term used by Freud to describe

A) parents.
B) attitudes.
C) hallucinations.
D) beliefs.

Question 18

Freud's economic model

A) captures the interplay of forces within personality.
B) outlines his motivational system for libido distribution.
C) allows for qualitative distinctions to be made.
D) explains complex psychological processes in strictly neurological terms.

Question 19

Which of the following characteristics does not describe Freud's mother?

A) Beautiful
B) Authoritative
C) Favored Anna over Freud
D) Had boundless adoration of Freud

Question 20

A treatment method conceived by Freud for the alleviation of emotional problems is known as

A) behaviorism.
B) cognitive analysis.
C) psychoanalysis.
D) constructivism.

Question 21

Although Freud changed his theory many times, his final model included three constructs, which of these is NOT one of them?

A) Id
B) Superego
C) Homunculus
D) Ego

Question 22

A personality style that develops when excessive amounts of sensual energy are devoted to issues of control during the second year of life is the

A) anal personality style.
B) oral personality style.
C) Oedipal personality style.
D) adaptive personality style.

Question 23

Freud's topographic or depth model included which of these concepts as the structures of the mind?

A) The preconscious
B) The conscious
C) The unconscious
D) All of the above

Question 24

Psychoanalytic therapy is most likely to include which technique?

A) Free association
B) Homework assignments
C) Interpretation of early recollections
D) An active therapist answer

Question 25

According to Freud, the part of your mind that is immediately aware of your surroundings and your thoughts at any given moment is the

A) conscious.
B) unconscious.
C) subconscious.
D) preconscious.

Question 26

How is the unconscious defined?

A) The part of your mind that is immediately aware of your surroundings and your thoughts at any given moment
B) The part of your mind that contains repressed impulses, conflict, and painful memories that you want to keep out of awareness
C) The twilight zone where at any given moment you are not thinking of something, but you easily could, such as how to brush your teeth or tie your shoes
D) None of the above

Question 27

While an oral-incorporative personality is cheerful and overly dependent, someone who is cynical, pessimistic, and sarcastic could be said to be

A) anal retentive.
B) phallic.
C) oral-sadistic.
D) fixated.

Question 28

The anal stage, according to Freud, is the second stage of life. The first stage is

A) urethral.
B) phallic.
C) oral.
D) latency.

Question 29

Defense mechanisms protect the ego against

A) feelings of shame.
B) guilt.
C) anxiety.
D) public disgrace.

Question 30

A person is said to be "fixated" at some point along the developmental pathway if too much libido is invested there, whereas someone if they slip backward and become "stuck" at an earlier stage that they had previously left behind.

A) is arrested
B) retrogrades
C) is neurotic
D) regresses

Question 31

In the tripartite model, the contains our instincts, impulses, and irrational feelings. It can be described as a "seething cauldron of emotion," and operates strictly by the pleasure-unpleasure principle.

A) id
B) ego
C) superego
D) libido

Question 32

Freud's theory was very popular with therapists and clinicians; however, it has NOT been used much in

A) school systems.
B) corporations and workplace settings.
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B

Question 33

If you were involved in a tragic car accident and afterwards couldn't stop sucking your thumb, this would be an example of

A) regression.
B) fixation.
C) libido.
D) arrest.

Question 34

If you were thinking about the person sitting in front of you during class, what she/he was wearing, and how cute she/he was, this involves which layer of your mind?

A) The preconscious
B) The conscious
C) The unconscious
D) None of the above

Question 35

If I refuse to pay my friend $20 that I owe him (thus withholding it from him), I am behaving in a manner which Freud would call

A) oral-receptive.
B) oral-sadistic.
C) anal-expulsive.
D) anal retentive.

Question 36

How is the preconscious defined?

A) The part of your mind that is immediately aware of your surroundings and your thoughts at any given moment
B) The part of your mind that contains repressed impulses, conflict, and painful memories that you want to keep out of awareness
C) The twilight zone where at any given moment you are not thinking of something, but you easily could, such as how to brush your teeth or tie your shoes
D) None of the above

Question 37

An infant who is using wish fulfillment is using which thought process?

A) Primary process
B) Secondary process
C) Potential process
D) Elementary process

Question 38

According to Freud, what is a reality-oriented, thinking agency that promotes harmony within the mind and good relations with the external world?

A) Id
B) Ego
C) Superego
D) Conscience

Question 39

John is so obsessed with little details, such as making sure that his homework is written neatly, that if he makes a mistake during an assignment, he will rewrite the entire page instead of leaving eraser marks. Freud would say that John has a(n)

A) oral personality style.
B) phallic personality style.
C) anal personality style.
D) None of the above

Question 40

Neurosis involves conflict between the impulses of the

A) ego and repressions of the id.
B) id and repressions of the ego.
C) superego and repressions of the ego.
D) ego and repressions of the superego.