Chapter Two: Psychoanalysis Questions
1. One of the reasons Freud was so fascinated by how family dynamics affected childhood
development was because:
2. At the University of Vienna, Freud studied:
3. Freud’s relationship/friendship with Wilhelm Fliess led to:
5. Freud traveled to Paris to study with _______________, who found that when persons with
hysteria were place under hypnosis, their symptoms would often be relieved.
6. Anna O. was mostly treated with:
7. Relative to the development of Freud’s “seduction theory,” which is not true?
8. Through “self–analysis,” Freud recalled:
9. In 1939, Freud died:
11. Psychoanalysis contends that _____________motivate most human behavior.
10. Which of the following agree with Freud’s beliefs regarding the id?
11. Freud’s concept of moral anxiety can be explained by all but which of the following?
12. A child who is overindulged or frustrated during one of Freud’s psychosexual stages may:
13. Freud’s genital stage of psychosexual development can be described by all but which of the
following?
14. All of the following are considered to be therapeutic techniques used in psychoanalysis,
except:
15. Which is basic at the beginning of psychoanalytic therapeutic relationship?
16. _______________and ________________are higher cognitive processes developed to
restrain the impulse of the id.
17. Which is the correct order of the psychosexual stages of development?
18. According to psychoanalysis, we manage our instincts and unconscious drives through the
use of:
19. Which of the following is not a technique typically highlighted in psychoanalysis?
20. The ego:
21. Freud’s theory is deterministic which is explained by which of the following?
22. _______________includes all of our feelings, thoughts, fantasies and behaviors of which we
are aware. It is a small part of what motivates us as individuals.
23. Anxiety that is caused by walking down a dark alley at 2 a.m. is an example of:
24. The id can be explained by which of the following?
26. Fixation at which of the following of Freud’s psychosexual stages of development can
explain an overindulged child who becomes a needy, demanding adult?
27. Fixation at which of the following of Freud’s psychosexual stages of development can
explain adults who may become stubborn, perfectionist, precise, and obstinate?
28. Which is the correct order of the psychosexual stages of development?
29. An unconscious desire to possess the parent of the opposite sex and eliminate or kill the
parent of the same sex in boys is called (the):
30. At this stage, a child focuses on peer relationships, and other age appropriate activities:
31. In reference to psychoanalysis, ______________is/are an attempt to unconsciously help the
individual cope with anxiety.
32. Overuse of _______________can become pathological and may result in behaviors that
impair everyday life.
33. A cornerstone of the relationship between a client and psychoanalyst is the development of
_________________in which the client projects onto the analyst internalized patterns of
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors which were the result of early childrearing practices placed on
the client.
34. Freud saw which of the following as a mechanism for individuals to soothe themselves from
the reality of living and dying?
35. According to psychoanalysis, the essence of instincts can be detected through which of the
following?
36. According to psychoanalysis, _______________and _________________represent attempts
at redirecting instincts.
37. According to psychoanalysis, psychic energy in our id directs our behavior towards:
38. A young mother, questioning her care taking skills, awakens during the night sweating and
nervous. She fears she may harm her sleeping baby in a violent manner. This is an example of:
39. Freud posited that a child’s libido is dispersed throughout the stages of development, and
that as the child grows, his or her psychic energy becomes focused on
different____________which correspond to the development of the child.
40. Freud directly influenced all but which of the following theorists?
41. Defense mechanisms are:
42. Which of the following did is true regarding the psychosexual stages of development?
43. Fixation at the following psychosexual stage may result in a variety of conflicts, including
issues related to sex role identity.
44. During this stage of psychosexual development, patterns of behavior resulting from passing
through the earlier stages of development become expressed.
45. All but which of the following behaviors may be indicative of Interpretation of Resistance?
46. According to Freud, jokes, nonverbal behaviors, misspelled words, and bungling actions are
examples of:
48. Death instincts are associated with:
49. According to psychoanalysis, _________________anxiety is anxiety that results from an
impending situation that may, in actuality, cause us harm.
50. According to psychoanalysis, _________________anxiety is what is felt when an individual
does something that is thought to be “wrong.”
51. According to psychoanalysis, parents who are too lenient in the anal stage will raise children
who have an anal expulsive personality and tend to be all but which of the following?
52. The realization in girls that they lack a penis and the unconscious belief that they must have
been castrated is called which of the following?
53. A number of studies have been completed concerning the efficacy of psychoanalysis and
research has shown:
54. Redirecting an unacceptable impulse to a more acceptable object or person is the definition
of:
55. Overstating and overestimating the value of an object or person to deny negative feelings
toward the person is the definition of:
56. Which of the following statements is not true regarding cultural considerations during
Freud’s time?
57. Which is not true?
58. Which of the following is not true relative to the efficacy of psychoanalysis?
True or False
1. The fact that Freud viewed hysteria as a psychological disorder and eventually treated such
3. Wilhem Fliess believed that due to similarities between nasal and genital tissue, nose surgery
4. According to Freud, most of us are willed to live a life of contentment by pure virtue of being
8. Our innate psychic energy, or the id, steers us toward the satisfaction of unmet needs, such
9. Parapraxes are errors in speech or behaviors that reveal unconscious meanings that are
11. Traditional psychoanalysis is a long-term, in-depth process in which the client may meet
13. Freud suggested that we are born with co-existing instincts of life (Eros), and death
14. Freud struggled with anxiety, depression, a fear of trains and traveling, superstitious beliefs
15. According to psychoanalysis, “slips of the tongue” represent unconscious meanings that are
17. Brief psychoanalysis (1 day a week) is probably more effective than other treatment modes.
2. Attributing unacceptable qualities in others that B. Denial
3. Redirecting an unacceptable impulse to a more C. Dissociation
4. The removal of oneself from feelings in order to F. Idealization
5. Overstating and overestimating the value of an object E. Asceticism
7. Identifying with an idea so completely that you except G. Displacement
Matching:
Place which of the structures or Personality best match the terms below:
A. Id
B. Ego
C. Superego
_____1. Primitive Mind
_____2. Secondary Process
_____3. The “It”
_____4. Moral Imperatives
_____5. Primary Process
_____6. Reality Principle
_____7. Personal Conscience
_____8. Emerges from Oedipal Complex
_____9. The “I”