Chapter 09
Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality
Questions & Answers 100% Accurate!!
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The case of Ross Cheit (who had forgotten, and later remembered, being abused at a camp)
is an example of
A. denial.
B. repression.
C. sublimation.
D. reaction formation.
2. Freud lived most of his life in
A. London.
B. Munich.
C. Vienna.
D. New York.
3. Before psychoanalysis, Freud did research in the field of
A. neurology.
B. spiritualism.
C. geology.
D. philosophy
4. Freud published his first book, "The Interpretation of Dreams," in
A. 1900.
B. 1885.
C. 1910.
D. 1925.
,5. The Freudian idea of is basic to most psychotherapies.
A. dream analysis
B. the talking cure
C. free association
D. case studies
6. José spends most of his time thinking about Sheila, the love of his life. This had led to José
neglecting his course work. From a Freudian perspective José's neglect of his school work
most likely is due to
A. his very strong libido.
B. sublimation of his aggressive thoughts.
C. his lack of interest in the courses.
D. his fixed amount of psychic energy.
7. The death instinct is also called
A. Eros.
B. thanatos.
C. wham.
D. Zeus.
8. The life instincts are typically called
A. libido.
B. Eros.
C. lustatos.
D. catharsis.
9. The is the part of the mind about which the conscious mind has no awareness.
A. ego
B. superego
C. conscious
D. unconscious
,10. According to Freud, the amount of psychic energy in a person
A. changes when personality changes.
B. increases with age.
C. decreases with age.
D. always remains constant.
11. Freud's idea of instincts was probably most influenced by
A. Darwin.
B. Galileo.
C. Jung.
D. Helmholtz.
12. Freud's two basic instincts are and .
A. yin; yang
B. ego; id
C. sex; aggression
D. love; sex
13. refers to the instinct for aggression and destruction.
A. The unconscious
B. Libido
C. Thanatos
D. The superego
14. If a man invests most of his death instinct in a socially acceptable behavior (like football),
Freud would expect that person to be
A. less aggressive in other ways.
B. more aggressive in other ways.
C. fixated in the oral stage.
D. fixated in the anal stage.
, 15. Which of the following is NOT part of Freud's model of the mind?
A. Conscious mind
B. Preconscious mind
C. Unconscious mind
D. Metacognitive mind
16. According to Freud, the mind is the part of the mind that contains thoughts and
feelings of which you are currently aware.
A. conscious
B. preconscious
C. unconscious
D. metacognitive
17. According to Freud, the mind is the part of the mind that contains all the
information that you are not currently thinking about, but could easily bring to mind.
A. conscious
B. preconscious
C. unconscious
D. metacognitive
18. You are answering this question. Therefore, Freud would say the information is in the
(mind.)
A. conscious
B. preconscious
C. unconscious
D. metacognitive
19. I ask you to recall your mother's maiden name. This information resides in the
mind, according to Freud.
A. conscious
B. preconscious
C. unconscious
D. metacognitive
Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality
Questions & Answers 100% Accurate!!
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The case of Ross Cheit (who had forgotten, and later remembered, being abused at a camp)
is an example of
A. denial.
B. repression.
C. sublimation.
D. reaction formation.
2. Freud lived most of his life in
A. London.
B. Munich.
C. Vienna.
D. New York.
3. Before psychoanalysis, Freud did research in the field of
A. neurology.
B. spiritualism.
C. geology.
D. philosophy
4. Freud published his first book, "The Interpretation of Dreams," in
A. 1900.
B. 1885.
C. 1910.
D. 1925.
,5. The Freudian idea of is basic to most psychotherapies.
A. dream analysis
B. the talking cure
C. free association
D. case studies
6. José spends most of his time thinking about Sheila, the love of his life. This had led to José
neglecting his course work. From a Freudian perspective José's neglect of his school work
most likely is due to
A. his very strong libido.
B. sublimation of his aggressive thoughts.
C. his lack of interest in the courses.
D. his fixed amount of psychic energy.
7. The death instinct is also called
A. Eros.
B. thanatos.
C. wham.
D. Zeus.
8. The life instincts are typically called
A. libido.
B. Eros.
C. lustatos.
D. catharsis.
9. The is the part of the mind about which the conscious mind has no awareness.
A. ego
B. superego
C. conscious
D. unconscious
,10. According to Freud, the amount of psychic energy in a person
A. changes when personality changes.
B. increases with age.
C. decreases with age.
D. always remains constant.
11. Freud's idea of instincts was probably most influenced by
A. Darwin.
B. Galileo.
C. Jung.
D. Helmholtz.
12. Freud's two basic instincts are and .
A. yin; yang
B. ego; id
C. sex; aggression
D. love; sex
13. refers to the instinct for aggression and destruction.
A. The unconscious
B. Libido
C. Thanatos
D. The superego
14. If a man invests most of his death instinct in a socially acceptable behavior (like football),
Freud would expect that person to be
A. less aggressive in other ways.
B. more aggressive in other ways.
C. fixated in the oral stage.
D. fixated in the anal stage.
, 15. Which of the following is NOT part of Freud's model of the mind?
A. Conscious mind
B. Preconscious mind
C. Unconscious mind
D. Metacognitive mind
16. According to Freud, the mind is the part of the mind that contains thoughts and
feelings of which you are currently aware.
A. conscious
B. preconscious
C. unconscious
D. metacognitive
17. According to Freud, the mind is the part of the mind that contains all the
information that you are not currently thinking about, but could easily bring to mind.
A. conscious
B. preconscious
C. unconscious
D. metacognitive
18. You are answering this question. Therefore, Freud would say the information is in the
(mind.)
A. conscious
B. preconscious
C. unconscious
D. metacognitive
19. I ask you to recall your mother's maiden name. This information resides in the
mind, according to Freud.
A. conscious
B. preconscious
C. unconscious
D. metacognitive
