Deck 5: Psychodynamic Theories

Question 1

The most famous psychodynamic theorist is:

A) Jung
B) Freud
C) Dora
D) Adler

Answer 1

Freud

Question 2

What reflects the dynamic interplay of factors inside the self and is amenable to introspection?

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

Answer 2

Psyche

Question 3

The id is unconscious and operates according to the:

A) ego.
B) superego.
C) pleasure principle.
D) thanatos complex.

Answer 3

pleasure principle.

Question 4

The most primitive and least rational part of our selves is the:

A) id.
B) ego.
C) superego.
D) eros.

Question 5

The ________ is mostly conscious and addresses the demands of the environment.

A) id
B) ego
C) superego
D) electra complex

Question 6

Which component of the psyche is the moral part of personality?

A) Id
B) Ego
C) Superego
D) Electra complex

Question 7

Freud maintained that personality development involves working through a series of ________, each of which requires resolving a particular conflict.

A) introspective phases
B) wish fulfillments
C) latency phases
D) psychosexual stages

Question 8

According to Freud, what occurs when the developing child experiences too much or too little gratification at a particular age?

A) Fixation
B) Denial
C) Projection
D) Introjection

Question 9

Which of the following is not one of the psychosexual stages?

A) Oral
B) Oedipal
C) Anal
D) Genital

Question 10

The Electra complex normally occurs during which stage?

A) Anal
B) Genital
C) Phallic
D) Oral

Question 11

An unconscious strategy that helps the ego by warding off anxiety is referred to as a(n):

A) anxiolytic mechanism.
B) defense mechanism.
C) projective technique.
D) latency displacement.

Question 12

If the id is predominant, then ________ anxiety is experienced.

A) id
B) realistic
C) moral
D) neurotic

Question 13

If the ego is in control, then ________ anxiety is experienced.

A) ego
B) realistic
C) moral
D) neurotic

Question 14

If the superego is in control, then ________ anxiety is experienced.

A) superego
B) realistic
C) moral
D) neurotic

Question 15

Refusing to recognize objective events in conscious awareness is called:

A) denial.
B) displacement.
C) projection.
D) repression.

Question 16

A child who was sexually abused and is unable to remember the abuse. This is an example of:

A) denial.
B) displacement.
C) repression.
D) regression.

Question 17

You yell at your partner because of your frustration with your boss. This is an example of:

A) denial.
B) displacement.
C) repression.
D) regression.

Question 18

Retreating to an earlier stage when life was presumably simpler is called:

A) denial.
B) displacement.
C) projection.
D) regression.

Question 19

Which of the following is generally not recognized as a major limitation of Freud's work?

A) Reliance on case studies
B) Scientific basis
C) Unconscious processes
D) Patronizing view of women

Question 20

While Carl Jung admired many aspects of Freud's work, he was most troubled with Freud's views on:

A) dream analysis.
B) psychosexual energy.
C) unconscious processes.
D) projective techniques.

Question 21

According to Jung, what accounts for individual uniqueness?

A) Ego
B) Personal unconscious
C) Collective unconscious
D) Archetypes

Question 22

According to Jung, what accounts for similarities across people?

A) Collective ego
B) Cooperative unconscious
C) Collective unconscious
D) Archetypal unconscious

Question 23

Symbols that reflect our instincts and how they are expressed are called:

A) archetypes.
B) petroglyphs.
C) collective complexes.
D) cryptograms.

Question 24

The most central archetype is the:

A) anima/animus.
B) shadow.
C) thanatos.
D) Mandala.

Question 25

The ________ archetype refers to a dark side of personality that is in all of us.

A) Mandala
B) shadow
C) anima
D) androgyny

Question 26

Which of the following is not one of the four psychological functions posited by Jung?

A) Compassion
B) Sensing
C) Intuition
D) Feeling

Question 27

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a personality measure based on the theories of:

A) Freud.
B) Jung.
C) Adler.
D) Horney.

Question 28

Which of the following is generally not recognized as a major limitation of Jung's work?

A) Universal archetypes
B) Scientific basis
C) Cultural influences
D) Patronizing view of women

Question 29

The movement of individual psychology is associated with:

A) Freud.
B) Jung.
C) Adler.
D) Horney.

Question 30

The sense of not measuring up to expectations and not being on par with other people is called the:

A) Oedipus complex.
B) inferiority complex.
C) archetypal complex.
D) defense complex.

Question 31

According to Alderian analysis, the Unabomber suffered from a profound lack of:

A) personal unconscious.
B) superiority complex.
C) social interest.
D) styles of life.

Question 32

Adler maintained that first-born children are:

A) spoiled.
B) highly conservative.
C) rebellious.
D) socially disinterested.

Question 33

Research indicates ________ objective link between birth order and personality.

A) a high
B) a moderate
C) little
D) no

Question 34

Which of the following is generally recognized as a major limitation of Adler's work?

A) Subjectivity
B) Inferiority complex
C) Social interest
D) Parental influences

Question 35

In her work, Horney emphasized the important role of:

A) psychosexual stages
B) birth order
C) culture
D) biological factors

Question 36

Horney felt that human nature was:

A) modifiable.
B) fixed.
C) inherently bad.
D) biologically based.

Question 37

A fear of helplessness and worries about possible abandonment is called:

A) basic neurosis.
B) fundamental neurosis.
C) basic anxiety.
D) fundamental anxiety.

Question 38

Conflict ensues from the simultaneous desires to move toward, against, and away from others. This statement best reflects the thinking of:

A) Freud.
B) Jung.
C) Adler.
D) Horney.

Question 39

A psychoanalytic technique that involves telling whatever thoughts come into mind while in a state of relaxation is:

A) free association.
B) introspection.
C) word association.
D) thematic apperception.

Question 40

Psychodynamic assessment techniques that uncover the unconscious are called ________ tests.

A) introspective
B) introjective
C) projective
D) self-effacing

Question 41

What does the expression "the royal road to the unconscious" refer to?

A) Free association
B) Dream analysis
C) Projection
D) Thematic apperception

Question 42

The symbols or images in a dream are referred to as _____ content.

A) projective
B) symbolic
C) latent
D) manifest

Question 43

The deeper meaning or significance of a dream is referred to as ________ content.

A) projective
B) symbolic
C) latent
D) manifest

Question 44

What projective test requires the respondent to tell stories when presented with images that depict various scenes?

A) Rorschach Test
B) Thematic Apperception Test
C) Manifest Content Test
D) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Question 45

What projective test requires the respondent to list as many things when viewing ambiguous stimuli?

A) Rorschach Test
B) Thematic Apperception Test
C) Manifest Content Test
D) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Question 46

What seems to be the central tenet of psychoanalyst theorists?

Question 47

What analogy did Freud use for the structure of the psyche?

Question 48

Discuss the significance of the major components of the psyche as presented by Freud.

Question 49

Briefly describe the major limitations of Freud's contributions.

Question 50

Distinguish between the personal unconscious and the collective unconscious.

Question 51

Of Jung's eight psychological types, describe the extroverted rational type.

Question 52

Discuss two major contributions of Alfred Adler.

Question 53

Identify the major limitations of Adler's work.

Question 54

Identify Horney's thoughts on the importance of culture.

Question 55

Discuss two psychodynamic assessment techniques.