Deck 5: Post- and Neo-Freudians: Analytical Psychology, Ego Psychology, Object Relations, and Self Psychology

Question 1

According to Jung, two attitudes are present in the conscious mind. They are

A)positive and negative.
B)extraversion and introversion.
C)anima and animus.
D)thinking and feeling.

Answer 1

extraversion and introversion.

Question 2

The opposite of the thinking function is

A)sensation.
B)intuition.
C)introversion.
D)feeling.

Answer 2

feeling.

Question 3

People tend to interact with the world through their

A)inferior function.
B)favorite attitude.
C)shadow function.
D)primary function.

Answer 3

primary function.

Question 4

People tend to have the greatest difficulty in managing which function?

A)dominant
B)inferior
C)intuition
D)feeling

Question 5

According to Jungian theory, psychic well-being is evidenced through

A)equal skill in using all functions.
B)balance between personality opposites.
C)equal skill in using all attitudes.
D)sufficient ability to extravert.

Question 6

The side of ourselves that we show to the outside world is the

A)ego
B)persona.
C)dominant function.
D)dominant attitude.

Question 7

Jung attributed such reactions as fear of the dark to

A)the personal unconscious.
B)an early negative experience in the dark.
C)frightening dreams.
D)the collective unconscious.

Question 8

Which of the following is not true of the self?

A)It generally emerges during the first half of life.
B)It is the rarely reached goal of personality development.
C)It is the regulating center of the personality.
D)It can emerge through dreams, symbols, and perceptions.

Question 9

Lynn found dishonesty reprehensible and was suspicious of the honesty of many people with whom she interacted. In Jungian theory, Lynn's reaction can be attributed to the

A)animus.
B)inferior function.
C)intuition.
D)shadow.

Question 10

A person's unique memories of thoughts, feelings, and experiences are stored in the

A)personal unconscious.
B)shadow.
C)collective unconscious.
D)conscious mind.

Question 11

In Jungian theory, a person's lifelong movement toward greater balance, harmony, and equilibrium is known as

A)integration.
B)individuation.
C)catharsis.
D)resolution.

Question 12

Jungian terms for the direction of energy movement are

A)sensing and intuition.
B)thinking and feeling.
C)introversion and extraversion.
D)positive and negative.

Question 13

Jung believed that the easiest access to the unconscious was through

A)dreams.
B)the ego.
C)the self.
D)the anima or animus.

Question 14

According to Horney, the most powerful human drive is

A)security.
B)sex.
C)aggression.
D)love.

Question 15

Sullivan believed that pathology resulted from

A)poor attachment to caregivers.
B)the inability to resolve differences in the selves.
C)faulty interpersonal processes.
D)a weak ego.

Question 16

Which of the following most conflicts with the beliefs of Ann Freud?

A)A hospital which allows parents to stay overnight with child patients.
B)A law which requires that all wards of the state be placed in an institution for homeless children.
C)A parent who believes that her teenager just needs to "outgrow" the turmoil of those years.
D)A psychiatrist who diagnoses regressive behavior in a child as a maturation problem.

Question 17

Object relations theorists believe that development and individuation depend on

A)the nature of early relationships.
B)biological predispositions.
C)compatibility between the self and the ideal self.
D)the ability to develop positive self-esteem.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is not consistent with object relations theory?

A)A positive therapeutic alliance is more important to object relations.
B)The therapist becomes the "good enough" mother.
C)Resistance is a reflection of rigid transference.
D)Countertransference is avoidable.

Question 19

Kohut's "selfobject" refers to

A)an internalized image of a mother figure.
B)our intrapsychic experiences of others.
C)our self-images.
D)an internalized image of our ideal selves.

Question 20

In self-psychology, the clinician's role is to

A)remain neutral.
B)understand and empathize.
C)teach clients how to contain drives.
D)identify the "guilty man" in the client.

Question 21

All of the theorists in Chapter 5 based their work on

A)the British Psychoanalytic Group.
B)Freudian psychoanalysis.
C)ideas presented in Confrontations With Myself: An Epilogue.
D)Jungian psychoanalysis.

Question 22

Which of the following is true of the theorists in this chapter?

A)They all began their careers as psychoanalysts.
B)They all de-emphasized the role of drives in human development.
C)They all placed considerable emphasis on very early parent-child relationships.
D)All of the above.

Question 23

Describe Karen Horney's view of emotional health and the three ways in which she believed that people deal with conflicts and relate to others.

Question 24

Explain the following components of Horney's theory and their relationship to one another:
a) the selves,
b) self-actualization,
c) tyranny of the should, and
d) patterns of should.

Question 25

Describe how Sullivan's interpersonal theory differed from Freud's drive theory.

Question 26

Discuss the role of the therapist and the goal of treatment in Sullivan's view of psychotherapy.

Question 27

Discuss Anna Freud's approach to child psychotherapy. Include (a) its difference from adult psychotherapy, (b) role of environment, (c) assessment, (d) ego defenses, and (e) strategies of intervention.

Question 28

Briefly discuss the importance and contributions of Melanie Klein to the field of object relations theory.

Question 29

Define the following terms that are related to John Bowlby and attachment theory:
a) secure base,
b) attachment style,
c) strange situation.

Question 30

Describe four types of attachment style and discuss why attachment is important throughout adult relationships.

Question 31

Define the following terms that are related to the self psychology of Heinz Kohut:
(a) grandiose self, (b) idealizing self, (c) healthy narcissism, (d) tragic man, (e) experience near, and (f) experience far.

Question 32

Define the therapeutic skill of interpretation and discuss guidelines for clinicians using this technique. Create a dialogue with at least five clinician statements and five client statements that illustrates the effective use of interpretation.