LCDC EXAM BUNDLE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026/2027 FULLY SOLVED STUDY
GUIDE
◉ Psychoanalytic Theory. Answer: Freud
Focus: Resolving unconscious conflicts from past
View: Behavior is determined by irrational forces, unconscious
motivation, & biological and instinctive drives
Mind made up of 3 forces: Id, Ego, Superego
Goal: To bring material from the unconscious mind to the conscious
awareness so that one can change
To work through unresolved issues from various psychosexual stages
of developement
◉ Id. Answer: Freud
Primitive, unconscious part of the personality
Child all Id at birth
Operates on pleasure principle
Gain pleasure, avoid pain
◉ Ego. Answer: Freud
Conscious, realistic, logical part of personality
Operates on reality principle
,Goal is to take care of Id impulses without harming superego
◉ Superego. Answer: Freud
Conscience
Moral Code
Aware of right and wrong
Judicial part of personality
Moral standards
◉ Denial. Answer: Freud
Pretending that something that is true is not true
◉ Repression. Answer: Freud
Involuntary removal of threatening thoughts, experiences and feelings
from our consciousness
Memories from first 5 years repressed
◉ Projection. Answer: Freud
Attributing to another what you are actually experiencing
Allows one to avoid dealing with his/her own experiences
◉ Rationalizing. Answer: Freud
Making excuses for unacceptable behavior
,Allows one to avoid the pain of the behavior
◉ Minimizing. Answer: Freud
The unconscious process of making problems seem less severe than
they actually are
◉ Compensation. Answer: Freud
Developing positive traits to unconsciously mask weaknesses and
mistakes
◉ Interpretations. Answer: Freud
The therapist acts as an expert in interpreting the meaning of the
patient's concerns and the meaning of unconscious material
◉ Free association. Answer: Freud
State aloud the first word that come to mind
Therapist sits behind patient
Material comes from unconscious mind
◉ Dream interpretation. Answer: Freud
Analyst listens to dreams and believes that a great deal of unconscious
material can be uncovered in dreams
◉ Transference. Answer: Freud
, Patient unconsciously responds to analyst as if they were a significant
other from their past, often a parent
Corrective parental experience
Beware of countertransference
◉ Psychoanalytic view of alcholism. Answer: Freud
Oral stage of development
Birth to 18 mo
Persons who did not have oral needs met experience frustration and
and anticipate disappointment, have a pessimistic view of life
Ineffective and destructive attempt at resolving conflict from oral
period
Act of drinking symbolic of returning to mother's breast
◉ Addiction counseling and Psychoanalysis. Answer: Focus on denial
and defense mechanisms
Client may not be ready for deep insight until period of abstinence
Focus on rapport building
◉ Adlerian Therapy. Answer: Alfred Adler
Focus: Helping clients see how issues from past continue to influence
them
Insight oriented therapy
ANSWERS 2026/2027 FULLY SOLVED STUDY
GUIDE
◉ Psychoanalytic Theory. Answer: Freud
Focus: Resolving unconscious conflicts from past
View: Behavior is determined by irrational forces, unconscious
motivation, & biological and instinctive drives
Mind made up of 3 forces: Id, Ego, Superego
Goal: To bring material from the unconscious mind to the conscious
awareness so that one can change
To work through unresolved issues from various psychosexual stages
of developement
◉ Id. Answer: Freud
Primitive, unconscious part of the personality
Child all Id at birth
Operates on pleasure principle
Gain pleasure, avoid pain
◉ Ego. Answer: Freud
Conscious, realistic, logical part of personality
Operates on reality principle
,Goal is to take care of Id impulses without harming superego
◉ Superego. Answer: Freud
Conscience
Moral Code
Aware of right and wrong
Judicial part of personality
Moral standards
◉ Denial. Answer: Freud
Pretending that something that is true is not true
◉ Repression. Answer: Freud
Involuntary removal of threatening thoughts, experiences and feelings
from our consciousness
Memories from first 5 years repressed
◉ Projection. Answer: Freud
Attributing to another what you are actually experiencing
Allows one to avoid dealing with his/her own experiences
◉ Rationalizing. Answer: Freud
Making excuses for unacceptable behavior
,Allows one to avoid the pain of the behavior
◉ Minimizing. Answer: Freud
The unconscious process of making problems seem less severe than
they actually are
◉ Compensation. Answer: Freud
Developing positive traits to unconsciously mask weaknesses and
mistakes
◉ Interpretations. Answer: Freud
The therapist acts as an expert in interpreting the meaning of the
patient's concerns and the meaning of unconscious material
◉ Free association. Answer: Freud
State aloud the first word that come to mind
Therapist sits behind patient
Material comes from unconscious mind
◉ Dream interpretation. Answer: Freud
Analyst listens to dreams and believes that a great deal of unconscious
material can be uncovered in dreams
◉ Transference. Answer: Freud
, Patient unconsciously responds to analyst as if they were a significant
other from their past, often a parent
Corrective parental experience
Beware of countertransference
◉ Psychoanalytic view of alcholism. Answer: Freud
Oral stage of development
Birth to 18 mo
Persons who did not have oral needs met experience frustration and
and anticipate disappointment, have a pessimistic view of life
Ineffective and destructive attempt at resolving conflict from oral
period
Act of drinking symbolic of returning to mother's breast
◉ Addiction counseling and Psychoanalysis. Answer: Focus on denial
and defense mechanisms
Client may not be ready for deep insight until period of abstinence
Focus on rapport building
◉ Adlerian Therapy. Answer: Alfred Adler
Focus: Helping clients see how issues from past continue to influence
them
Insight oriented therapy
