PCN-107 MIDTERM TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Genetic Determinism. Answer: before age 6
psychological development dormant until puberty
children are sexual beings
all psychopathology is rooted in childhood
◉ Intrapsychic Conflict. Answer: instinctual urges
unconscious
Eros (life) - Libido
Thanatos (Death)
Neurotic Guilt
◉ Central Construct - Transference. Answer: redirecting
unconscious feelings, emotions, and desires from past significant
relationships, like those with parents or caregivers, onto a new
person or situation in the present
*Client to Therapist
*Is about Interpersonal Relationships
IS THE PRIMARY THERAPEUTIC FORCE IN PSYCHOANALYSIS
,◉ Central Construct - Counter Transference. Answer: Therapist to
Client
◉ Id. Answer: Instincts (Subconscious)
irrational, selfish, impulsive
◉ Ego. Answer: Reality (In Between)
pride, reality, responsible
◉ Superego. Answer: Morality (Most aware of)
compassionate, perceptive, "big brother"
◉ Psychosexual Stages. Answer: Freud - 5 stages
◉ Psychosexual Stage 1. Answer: Oral (Birth-1 year)
Trust
Mouth
drinking, eating, nail biting, addiction
◉ Psychosexual Stage 2. Answer: Anal (18months-3years)
independence
, bowel and bladder control
anal explosive vs anal retentive
◉ Anal Explosive vs Anal Retentive. Answer: explosive: don't care
about order or control, reckless
retentive: need control and order to function
◉ Psychosexual Stage 3. Answer: Phallic (3-6years)
differences between genders becomes apparent
genitals
oedipus vs electra
◉ Oedipus vs Electra (stage 3 psychosexual). Answer: *Obsessed
with the opposite gender parent
Oedipus: fixated on mom, get rid of dad
Electra: fixated on dad, get rid of mom
◉ Psychosexual Stage 4. Answer: Latency (6-Puberty)
develop social, communication, and self-confidence
sexual feelings are inactive
emotionally detached, not secure with opposite sex
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Genetic Determinism. Answer: before age 6
psychological development dormant until puberty
children are sexual beings
all psychopathology is rooted in childhood
◉ Intrapsychic Conflict. Answer: instinctual urges
unconscious
Eros (life) - Libido
Thanatos (Death)
Neurotic Guilt
◉ Central Construct - Transference. Answer: redirecting
unconscious feelings, emotions, and desires from past significant
relationships, like those with parents or caregivers, onto a new
person or situation in the present
*Client to Therapist
*Is about Interpersonal Relationships
IS THE PRIMARY THERAPEUTIC FORCE IN PSYCHOANALYSIS
,◉ Central Construct - Counter Transference. Answer: Therapist to
Client
◉ Id. Answer: Instincts (Subconscious)
irrational, selfish, impulsive
◉ Ego. Answer: Reality (In Between)
pride, reality, responsible
◉ Superego. Answer: Morality (Most aware of)
compassionate, perceptive, "big brother"
◉ Psychosexual Stages. Answer: Freud - 5 stages
◉ Psychosexual Stage 1. Answer: Oral (Birth-1 year)
Trust
Mouth
drinking, eating, nail biting, addiction
◉ Psychosexual Stage 2. Answer: Anal (18months-3years)
independence
, bowel and bladder control
anal explosive vs anal retentive
◉ Anal Explosive vs Anal Retentive. Answer: explosive: don't care
about order or control, reckless
retentive: need control and order to function
◉ Psychosexual Stage 3. Answer: Phallic (3-6years)
differences between genders becomes apparent
genitals
oedipus vs electra
◉ Oedipus vs Electra (stage 3 psychosexual). Answer: *Obsessed
with the opposite gender parent
Oedipus: fixated on mom, get rid of dad
Electra: fixated on dad, get rid of mom
◉ Psychosexual Stage 4. Answer: Latency (6-Puberty)
develop social, communication, and self-confidence
sexual feelings are inactive
emotionally detached, not secure with opposite sex
