Question 1

The paintings and sculpture of Michelangelo best exemplify Freud's concept of

Accepted Answer

Sublimation is the process of channeling socially unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable actions or behavior. Michelangelo's works exemplify this concept as he used his artistic talents to express his feelings towards his uncomfortable desires, such as his attraction towards men or his fear of mortality, rather than acting on them in socially unacceptable ways.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Projection is the Freudian defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own undesirable thoughts, feelings, or impulses to others. In this case, the individual sees deficiencies in others that they unconsciously feel within themselves.

Question 3

The principle source of frustration during Freud's anal phase is

Accepted Answer

According to Freud, during the anal stage (which occurs from about 18 months to 3 years), a child's pleasure is focused on the anus and the process of toilet training. If the child experiences frustration during this process, it can lead to fixation at this stage and potentially result in anal-retentive or anal-expulsive traits. Thus, the principle source of frustration during this phase is toilet training.

Question 4

Madison is frequently berated by his domineering employer.Madison is too timid to confront his employer, but he takes out his frustration by mistreating his dog, children, and wife.According to Freud, this is an example of

Accepted Answer

Madison is displacing his frustration from his employer onto his loved ones, mistreating them in order to release his anger in a safer way.

Question 5

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?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Freud hypothesized that a permissive, accepting attitude...

Question 6

Tyler greatly admires his geometry teacher and tries to copy his mannerisms and lifestyle.This is an example of which Freudian defense mechanism?

Accepted Answer

Introjection refers to taking on the qualities or aspects of someone else and making them a part of oneself. In this case, Tyler is copying his teacher's mannerisms and lifestyle, which can be interpreted as an example of introjection as he is internalizing and integrating his teacher's traits into his own personality.

Question 7

Freud believed that boys and girls have a different psychosexual development because of

Accepted Answer

According to Freud, differences in psychosexual development between boys and girls are due to anatomical differences between the genders. Boys develop a fixation on their penis during the phallic stage, while girls develop a fixation on their lack of a penis, known as penis envy. This is based on the physical difference in genitalia between males and females.

Question 8

The transformation of instinctual drives into socially productive forces such as art, science, and religion is what Freud called

Accepted Answer

Sublimation is the transformation of instinctual drives into socially productive forces such as art, science, and religion. This concept refers to the channeling of unacceptable impulses or behaviors into more socially acceptable expressions.

Question 9

Amy, an 18-month-old child, resorts to taking her baby sister's bottle even though she has previously been weaned.This behavior illustrates which Freudian defense mechanism?

Accepted Answer

Regression is a Freudian defense mechanism in which individuals revert to previous stages of development and behavior when faced with stressful situations. In this case, Amy resorting to taking her baby sister's bottle after being weaned is a regression to an earlier stage of development where she relied on a bottle for comfort and nourishment.

Question 10

When carried to extremes, which Freudian defense mechanism can become paranoid behavior?

Accepted Answer

Projection is a defense mechanism where a person unconsciously transfers their own negative emotions or traits onto someone else. When taken to extreme levels, projection can lead to paranoid behavior, where the person believes that others are trying to harm or deceive them, when in fact it is their own thoughts and feelings that they are projecting onto others.

Question 11

Which of the following distinguishes sublimation from the other Freudian defense mechanisms?

Accepted Answer

Sublimation involves channeling our primitive impulses into socially acceptable behaviors. Unlike other defense mechanisms, such as repression or denial, sublimation is viewed as a healthy way of coping with anxiety and can even be beneficial to society.

Question 12

According to Freud, male and female personality development is

Accepted Answer

According to Freud, male and female personality development is similar until the phallic stage where the Oedipus complex occurs. In this stage, boys experience the castration complex while girls experience penis envy, leading to different developmental paths for males and females.

Question 13

An example of Freud's notion of projection might be

Accepted Answer

Freud's notion of projection is the defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own unacceptable feelings or traits to someone else. In option C, the speaker likes the person, but assumes that the person hates them for no apparent reason. They are projecting their own negative feelings onto the other person.

Question 14

The classical Freudian anal character possesses all of the following traits EXCEPT for?

Accepted Answer

According to Freud, the anal character is characterized by traits such as orderliness, obstinacy, and stinginess, but not passivity. Passivity is more commonly associated with the oral character, which is believed to develop during the early stages of infancy.

Question 15

A compulsively neat person who is also stubborn and miserly is what Freud called an

Accepted Answer

Freud proposed that individuals who are obsessed with cleanliness, orderliness, and perfectionism may have an anal character. This personality type is characterized by stubbornness and miserliness, which are thought to stem from unresolved conflicts during the anal stage of psychosexual development. The anal stage is when children learn to control their bowel movements and are taught by their caregivers about social norms and expectations around cleanliness and order. Individuals who were overly controlled or punished during this stage may develop an anal character, where they seek to regain a sense of control through obsessive attention to cleanliness and orderliness, while also being stubborn and resistant to authority.

Question 16

Robin protects herself against the threat of change by constantly clinging to objects and behaviors left from her early childhood.It thus appears that Robin is relying primarily on which Freudian defense mechanism?

Accepted Answer

Robin's behavior of clinging to objects and behaviors from her childhood is indicative of fixation, which is a Freudian defense mechanism where a person becomes "fixed" at a certain stage of psychosexual development and continues to exhibit behaviors associated with that stage in order to avoid facing new challenges or changes.

Question 17

According to Freud, a boy who feels strong hostility toward his father and sexual love for his mother is experiencing

Accepted Answer

The simple male Oedipus complex refers to a boy's feelings of desire for his mother and jealousy and hostility toward his father, according to Freudian theory.

Question 18

Freud claimed that during the Oedipal period, a boy

Accepted Answer

According to Freud's Oedipal complex theory, a boy experiences sexual attraction toward his mother and may feel jealous of his father's perceived relationship with her. However, he also feels guilty and fearful of punishment from his father. Therefore, a boy may experience sexual love toward both parents during the Oedipal period.

Question 19

Freud's oral-sadistic stage is characterized by

Accepted Answer

The oral-sadistic stage occurs during the first year of life, when the infant's primary source of satisfaction is oral stimulation through sucking and biting. The emergence of teeth is a significant milestone during this stage, as it allows the infant to explore and interact with the world in new ways. During this stage, the infant also experiences aggressive impulses and may resort to biting and other forms of oral aggression when frustrated or upset.

Question 20

A man goes into a gay bar and initiates a fight with a homosexual man as a result of his own unconscious homosexual impulses.This is an example of which Freudian defense mechanism?

Accepted Answer

This is an example of projection, where the man is projecting his own repressed homosexual urges onto the homosexual man and reacting with aggression.

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