PPE 3003 Final Exam Quizzes 1-4 Study
Guide with Rationales 2026-2027
Updated.
Q: The Term personality comes from the Latin word persona, which means:
the soul
the evil side of people
a theatrical mask
that which one truly is - Answer a theatrical mask
Q: Identify a true statement about the superego
It is concerned with, and completely aware of, the practicability of its requirements.
It strives blindly and unrealistically towards perfection.
It is closely watched over by the ego, judging its actions and intentions.
It takes into consideration the difficulties faced by the ego in carrying out its orders. - Answer
It strives blindly and unrealistically towards perfection.
The principle source of frustration during Freud's anal phase is
learning to dress oneself
weaning
toilet training
suppression of masturbation - Answer toilet training
,According to Sigmund Freud, the aim of the destructive is
self-preservation
self-destruction
self-hatred
self-assertion - Answer self-destruction
Freud claimed that pleasure-seeking people with no thought of what is reasonable or proper
are dominated by the
ego-ideal
super ego
ego
id - Answer id
Robin protects herself against the threat of change by constantly clinging to objects and
behaviors from her early childhood. It thus appears that Robin is relying primarily on which
Freudian Defense Mechanism?
Reaction Formation
Fixation
Sublimation
Porjection - Answer Fixation
An extreme type of projection is _____, a mental disorder characterized by powerful delusions
of jealousy and persecution
,sublimation
fixation
paranoia
displacement - Answer paranoia
Which of the following terms is defined as a defense mechanism whereby a person returns to
an earlier stage to protect the ego against anxiety
regression
fixation
introjection
sublimation - Answer regression
Which of the following terms refers to the strong sexual or aggressive feelings, positive or
negative, that patients develop towards their analyst during the course of treatment
proprium
congruence
surgency
transference - Answer transference
A man goes into a gay bar and initiates a fight with a homosexual man as a result of his own
conscious homosexual impulses. This is an example of which Freudian defense mechanism
sublimation
fixation
, introjection
projection - Answer projection
Freud's notion of phylogenetic endowments refers to
anatomical differences between the sexes that lead to psychological differences
our ancestor's experiences that we inherit and that form a part of our unconscious
the physical structure of the brain where the unconscious is located
the social rules we learn from our parents that form the superego - Answer our ancestor's
experiences that we inherit and that form a part of our unconscious
According to Freud, if someone is sarcastic they might have been over indulged or neglected in
this stage:
Anal
Genital
Phallic
Oral - Answer Oral
According to Sigmund Freud, areas of the body especially capable of producing sexual pleasure
called
pleasure-principle areas
erogenous zones
aim-impetus areas
Guide with Rationales 2026-2027
Updated.
Q: The Term personality comes from the Latin word persona, which means:
the soul
the evil side of people
a theatrical mask
that which one truly is - Answer a theatrical mask
Q: Identify a true statement about the superego
It is concerned with, and completely aware of, the practicability of its requirements.
It strives blindly and unrealistically towards perfection.
It is closely watched over by the ego, judging its actions and intentions.
It takes into consideration the difficulties faced by the ego in carrying out its orders. - Answer
It strives blindly and unrealistically towards perfection.
The principle source of frustration during Freud's anal phase is
learning to dress oneself
weaning
toilet training
suppression of masturbation - Answer toilet training
,According to Sigmund Freud, the aim of the destructive is
self-preservation
self-destruction
self-hatred
self-assertion - Answer self-destruction
Freud claimed that pleasure-seeking people with no thought of what is reasonable or proper
are dominated by the
ego-ideal
super ego
ego
id - Answer id
Robin protects herself against the threat of change by constantly clinging to objects and
behaviors from her early childhood. It thus appears that Robin is relying primarily on which
Freudian Defense Mechanism?
Reaction Formation
Fixation
Sublimation
Porjection - Answer Fixation
An extreme type of projection is _____, a mental disorder characterized by powerful delusions
of jealousy and persecution
,sublimation
fixation
paranoia
displacement - Answer paranoia
Which of the following terms is defined as a defense mechanism whereby a person returns to
an earlier stage to protect the ego against anxiety
regression
fixation
introjection
sublimation - Answer regression
Which of the following terms refers to the strong sexual or aggressive feelings, positive or
negative, that patients develop towards their analyst during the course of treatment
proprium
congruence
surgency
transference - Answer transference
A man goes into a gay bar and initiates a fight with a homosexual man as a result of his own
conscious homosexual impulses. This is an example of which Freudian defense mechanism
sublimation
fixation
, introjection
projection - Answer projection
Freud's notion of phylogenetic endowments refers to
anatomical differences between the sexes that lead to psychological differences
our ancestor's experiences that we inherit and that form a part of our unconscious
the physical structure of the brain where the unconscious is located
the social rules we learn from our parents that form the superego - Answer our ancestor's
experiences that we inherit and that form a part of our unconscious
According to Freud, if someone is sarcastic they might have been over indulged or neglected in
this stage:
Anal
Genital
Phallic
Oral - Answer Oral
According to Sigmund Freud, areas of the body especially capable of producing sexual pleasure
called
pleasure-principle areas
erogenous zones
aim-impetus areas
