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Initiative vs. Guilt (3-6 years) - Answer✔
Sigmund Freud - Answer✔Psychoanalysis
What are the three components of Freud's personality theory? - Answer✔Id - Unconscious,
pleasure-seeking, impulsive.
Ego - Reality-driven, mediates between Id and Superego.
Superego - Morality, conscience.
Id - Answer✔Freud stage 1 - Unconscious, pleasure-seeking, impulsive.
Ego - Answer✔Freud stage 2 - Reality-driven, mediates between Id and Superego.
Superego - Answer✔Freud stage 3 - Morality, conscience.
What are Freud's Psychosexual Stages? - Answer✔1. Oral (0-1 yr) - Pleasure from sucking/biting
(fixation: dependency or aggression).
2. Anal (1-3 yrs) - Control over elimination (fixation: perfectionism or messiness).
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3. Phallic (3-6 yrs) - Oedipus/Electra complex, gender identity development.
4. Latency (6-12 yrs) - Sexual urges dormant, focus on social development.
5. Genital (12+ yrs) - Sexual maturity, relationships.
Carl Jung - Answer✔Analytical Psychology
What are Jung's four major archetypes? - Answer✔1. Persona - Social mask we wear.
2. Shadow - Unconscious dark side of personality.
3. Anima/Animus - Feminine aspect in men (Anima) & masculine aspect in women (Animus).
4. Self - Integration of all parts of personality (individuation).
What is the Collective Unconscious? - Answer✔Jung - A shared, inherited reservoir of
knowledge and experiences from humanity.
Alfred Adler - Answer✔Individual Psychology
What is Adler's main focus in his theory? - Answer✔Striving for superiority and overcoming
feelings of inferiority.
What are Adler's key concepts? - Answer✔Inferiority Complex - Feeling inadequate, leading to
compensation.
Birth Order Theory - Personality traits are shaped by sibling position.
Erik Erikson - Answer✔Psychosocial Development
How does Erikson's theory differ from Freud's? - Answer✔Erikson focuses on social and identity
development across the lifespan, not just childhood.
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What is the first of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - Answer✔Trust vs. Mistrust (0-1 yr) - Can I
trust caregivers?
What is the second of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - Answer✔Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt
(1-3 yrs) - Can I do things myself?
What is the third of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - Answer✔Initiative vs. Guilt (3-6 yrs) - Can
I take control?
What is the fourth of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - Answer✔Industry vs. Inferiority (6-12
yrs) - Can I accomplish tasks?
What is the fifth of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - Answer✔Identity vs. Role Confusion (12-
18 yrs) - Who am I?
What is the sixth of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - Answer✔Intimacy vs. Isolation (18-40 yrs)
- Can I form close relationships?
What is the seventh of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - Answer✔Generativity vs. Stagnation
(40-65 yrs) - Am I contributing to society?
What is the eighth of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - Answer✔Integrity vs. Despair (65+ yrs) -
Did I live a meaningful life?
Carl Rogers - Answer✔Person-Centered Therapy
What are Rogers' three core conditions for therapy? - Answer✔Unconditional Positive Regard -
Accepting clients without judgment.
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NCE EXAM STUDY GUIDE Questions And
Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
Initiative vs. Guilt (3-6 years) - Answer✔
Sigmund Freud - Answer✔Psychoanalysis
What are the three components of Freud's personality theory? - Answer✔Id - Unconscious,
pleasure-seeking, impulsive.
Ego - Reality-driven, mediates between Id and Superego.
Superego - Morality, conscience.
Id - Answer✔Freud stage 1 - Unconscious, pleasure-seeking, impulsive.
Ego - Answer✔Freud stage 2 - Reality-driven, mediates between Id and Superego.
Superego - Answer✔Freud stage 3 - Morality, conscience.
What are Freud's Psychosexual Stages? - Answer✔1. Oral (0-1 yr) - Pleasure from sucking/biting
(fixation: dependency or aggression).
2. Anal (1-3 yrs) - Control over elimination (fixation: perfectionism or messiness).
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3. Phallic (3-6 yrs) - Oedipus/Electra complex, gender identity development.
4. Latency (6-12 yrs) - Sexual urges dormant, focus on social development.
5. Genital (12+ yrs) - Sexual maturity, relationships.
Carl Jung - Answer✔Analytical Psychology
What are Jung's four major archetypes? - Answer✔1. Persona - Social mask we wear.
2. Shadow - Unconscious dark side of personality.
3. Anima/Animus - Feminine aspect in men (Anima) & masculine aspect in women (Animus).
4. Self - Integration of all parts of personality (individuation).
What is the Collective Unconscious? - Answer✔Jung - A shared, inherited reservoir of
knowledge and experiences from humanity.
Alfred Adler - Answer✔Individual Psychology
What is Adler's main focus in his theory? - Answer✔Striving for superiority and overcoming
feelings of inferiority.
What are Adler's key concepts? - Answer✔Inferiority Complex - Feeling inadequate, leading to
compensation.
Birth Order Theory - Personality traits are shaped by sibling position.
Erik Erikson - Answer✔Psychosocial Development
How does Erikson's theory differ from Freud's? - Answer✔Erikson focuses on social and identity
development across the lifespan, not just childhood.
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What is the first of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - Answer✔Trust vs. Mistrust (0-1 yr) - Can I
trust caregivers?
What is the second of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - Answer✔Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt
(1-3 yrs) - Can I do things myself?
What is the third of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - Answer✔Initiative vs. Guilt (3-6 yrs) - Can
I take control?
What is the fourth of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - Answer✔Industry vs. Inferiority (6-12
yrs) - Can I accomplish tasks?
What is the fifth of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - Answer✔Identity vs. Role Confusion (12-
18 yrs) - Who am I?
What is the sixth of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - Answer✔Intimacy vs. Isolation (18-40 yrs)
- Can I form close relationships?
What is the seventh of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - Answer✔Generativity vs. Stagnation
(40-65 yrs) - Am I contributing to society?
What is the eighth of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - Answer✔Integrity vs. Despair (65+ yrs) -
Did I live a meaningful life?
Carl Rogers - Answer✔Person-Centered Therapy
What are Rogers' three core conditions for therapy? - Answer✔Unconditional Positive Regard -
Accepting clients without judgment.
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