Exam 3: NU 131 / NU131
Nursing and Healthcare I
(Latest )
Galen
Question:
Define projection
Answer:
Projection= (the blaming mechanism)-the individual rejects unacceptable
thoughts or feelings and attributes them to another person. Ex. A woman
accuses her husband of flirting when it's actually her who is attracted to
another man.
,Question:
Define displacement
Answer:
transfers emotions associated with one person or an object to another less
threatening person or object. Ex. The man who is angry at his boss yells at
his wife instead.
Question:
Define reaction formation
Answer:
(overcompensation)- Unacceptable feelings or thoughts are kept out of
one's awareness and replaced with opposite feelings or thoughts. Ex. A
man who hates dogs meets his friend who is walking her two dogs. The
man acts openly friendly to his friend's dogs.
Question:
According to Freud, the purpose of defense mechanisms is to
Answer:
Reduce anxiety
,Question:
According to Freud's theory, which is the rational portion of the mind that
tries to balance id impulses with the demands of the superego?
Answer:
Ego
Question:
according to Freud, what part of the mind is also called the conscience?
Answer:
Superego
Question:
What part of the mind is associated with libido?
Answer:
ID
Question:
What part of the mind is the oedipal period most closely related to?
Answer:
Superego
, Question:
According to Freud, what part of the mind acts as one's conscience?
Answer:
Superego
Question:
T/F? The superego judges, controls, and punishes, dictates right from
wrong, and acts in a similar way to what is thought of as a conscience.
Answer:
True
Question:
T or F. Erik Erikson believed that at each stage of life, critical task needed
to be accomplished. If successful, the individual's independence and self-
esteem is increased.
Answer:
True
Nursing and Healthcare I
(Latest )
Galen
Question:
Define projection
Answer:
Projection= (the blaming mechanism)-the individual rejects unacceptable
thoughts or feelings and attributes them to another person. Ex. A woman
accuses her husband of flirting when it's actually her who is attracted to
another man.
,Question:
Define displacement
Answer:
transfers emotions associated with one person or an object to another less
threatening person or object. Ex. The man who is angry at his boss yells at
his wife instead.
Question:
Define reaction formation
Answer:
(overcompensation)- Unacceptable feelings or thoughts are kept out of
one's awareness and replaced with opposite feelings or thoughts. Ex. A
man who hates dogs meets his friend who is walking her two dogs. The
man acts openly friendly to his friend's dogs.
Question:
According to Freud, the purpose of defense mechanisms is to
Answer:
Reduce anxiety
,Question:
According to Freud's theory, which is the rational portion of the mind that
tries to balance id impulses with the demands of the superego?
Answer:
Ego
Question:
according to Freud, what part of the mind is also called the conscience?
Answer:
Superego
Question:
What part of the mind is associated with libido?
Answer:
ID
Question:
What part of the mind is the oedipal period most closely related to?
Answer:
Superego
, Question:
According to Freud, what part of the mind acts as one's conscience?
Answer:
Superego
Question:
T/F? The superego judges, controls, and punishes, dictates right from
wrong, and acts in a similar way to what is thought of as a conscience.
Answer:
True
Question:
T or F. Erik Erikson believed that at each stage of life, critical task needed
to be accomplished. If successful, the individual's independence and self-
esteem is increased.
Answer:
True
