Question 1

For Freud,the only personality structure present at birth is the ______.

Accepted Answer

Freud believed that humans are born with a completely unconscious and instinctual part of their personality, known as the id. The ego and superego develop later on through experiences and interactions with the environment. The preconscious is not a personality structure, but rather a part of the mind that contains thoughts and memories that are not currently in conscious awareness, but can be easily accessed.

Question 2

In the metaphor the angel,the devil,and me,the angel is the ____________.

Accepted Answer

The superego is the angel because it serves as the moral conscience.

Question 3

"If it feels good,do it" best describes the ______________.

Accepted Answer

Freud used the term id to describe the primitive side of personality.

Question 4

There were three friends.Maybe you've heard of them! Harry was rational,logical,and cunning.Hermione was rule oriented,moral,and always ethical.Ron was pleasure seeking,found it hard to delay gratification,and usually just did what he wanted.According to Freud,Hermione was mostly ___________.

Accepted Answer

The superego is moral,rule oriented,and ethical like Hermione.

Question 5

Many have compared Freud's idea of the mind to an iceberg.If that were the case and you were standing on the deck of a ship in Alaska,what part of the mind would you see above the water?

Accepted Answer

The ego is the part of the mind that is conscious and in view.

Question 6

There were three friends.Maybe you've heard of them! Harry was rational,logical,and cunning.Hermione was rule oriented,moral,and always ethical.Ron was pleasure seeking,found it hard to delay gratification,and usually just did what he wanted.According to Freud,Harry was mostly ____________.

Accepted Answer

The ego is rational,logical,and cunning.

Question 7

The ego operates according to the ______.

Accepted Answer

The ego operates according to the reality principle which aims to satisfy the demands of the id in a way that is realistic and socially acceptable. It considers the constraints of the external world and tries to find realistic ways of satisfying the id's impulses.

Question 8

For Freud,thoughts and feelings that are well below the surface of awareness and cannot normally be recalled are in the ______ mind.

Accepted Answer

Freud believed that the unconscious mind contains thoughts, feelings, and impulses that are repressed or forgotten, and are not easily accessible to consciousness. The preconscious mind, on the other hand, contains information that is not currently in consciousness but can be readily retrieved and brought into awareness. The concept of the collective unconscious is a term coined by Carl Jung and refers to the shared pool of universal symbols, themes, and archetypes that are innate to all human beings. The conscious mind, meanwhile, is the part of the mind that is currently aware of one's thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

Question 9

An individual operating on the reality principle seeks ____________.

Accepted Answer

The ego,which operates on the reality principle,seeks rational means for obtaining gratification.

Question 10

Yongmei is studying for her math test.Her boyfriend Marcus asks if she can go to the movies with him.She would love to go but she knows she has to study for the math test in order to pass the class.What part of Yongmei's personality will say "You must stay home and study because passing the class is necessary for you to graduate"?

Accepted Answer

The superego is the moral conscience; therefore,it is this part that will make her stay home and study.

Question 11

In Sigmund Freud's theory,the _______ operates according to the pleasure principle.

Accepted Answer

The id is the part of the personality that operates according to the pleasure principle, seeking immediate gratification of its desires and needs. It is the most primitive and instinctual part of the personality, responsible for basic impulses such as hunger, thirst, and sex drive.

Question 12

The pleasure principle is associated with which element of Freud's personality theory?

Accepted Answer

The pleasure principle is associated with the id in Freud's personality theory. The id is the most primitive and instinctual part of the personality that is driven by the pleasure principle, which seeks to maximize pleasure and avoid pain. It is focused on immediate gratification of basic needs and desires.

Question 13

What is Freud's term for the executive of the personality that has a realistic plan for obtaining gratification of an individual's desires?

Accepted Answer

The ego is Freud's term for the executive of the personality that has a realistic plan for obtaining gratification of an individual's desires. The id, on the other hand, represents our primitive impulses and the superego represents our conscience and moral values. The preconscious refers to information that is not currently in our awareness but can be readily accessed if needed.

Question 14

In Freud's theory,the id is to fun as the superego is to ____________.

Accepted Answer

Freud believed that the superego causes us to feel guilty when we do the wrong thing.

Question 15

In the metaphor the angel,the devil,and me,the devil is the _________.

Accepted Answer

The id is the devil because it makes immediate demands to get what it wants.

Question 16

The job of the _________ is to find practical ways for the _________ to get its pleasure needs met without offending the morality of the ________.

Accepted Answer

The ego mediates the pleasure needs of the id with the moral needs of the superego.

Question 17

A personality that consisted of only the ego and the id would be completely ______.

Accepted Answer

A personality that consisted of only the ego and the id would have no superego to dictate what is right or wrong.

Question 18

There were three friends.Maybe you've heard of them! Harry was rational,logical,and cunning.Hermione was rule oriented,moral,and always ethical.Ron was pleasure seeking,found it hard to delay gratification,and usually just did what he wanted.According to Freud,Ron was mostly ___________.

Accepted Answer

The id is pleasure-seeking and wants its pleasure needs met immediately…like Ron.

Question 19

For Freud,the moral guardian of personality is the ______.

Accepted Answer

According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory, the superego is the moral component of personality that represents internalized parental and societal values and standards. It serves as the conscience or moral guardian of the personality, striving for perfection and inhibiting the impulses of the id.

Question 20

Jessie becomes furious when her favorite hockey player is intentionally hurt by an opponent.According to Freud's model of the mind,her id would unconsciously say _________.

Accepted Answer

The id is amoral and puts no controls on urges and desires.

Quiz 10: Personality