Question 1

The __________ is the personality structure that emerges to internalize social and moral rules.

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Question 2

The __________ displacement model suggests that during displacement, pressure builds up like steam in a boiler and must be released.

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Question 3

__________ memory is the experience we do not consciously recall but that still influences our behavior. We can however consciously recall or recognize a(n) __________ memory.

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Question 4

Jewel does not get along with her employer, and today, she found out that she is going to be demoted next week. She didn't confront her boss; instead, when she got home, she yelled at her children and spanked her youngest child for a minor wrongdoing. Jewel's behavior is a classic example of

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A)   regression.
B)   displacement.
C)   sublimation.
D)   denial.
E)   projection.

Question 5

When a televangelist like Jim Bakker passionately preaches religious morality in public while secretly engaging in immoral sex in private, this may be an example of which defense mechanism?

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A)   Displacement
B)   Sublimation
C)   Denial
D)   Reaction formation
E)   Repression

Question 6

According to Freud, a deep unconscious conflict for women centers on

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A)   the need for affiliation.
B)   a repressed wish to possess a penis.
C)   a repressed tendency toward overcontrol due to fixation at the oral stage of psychosexual development.
D)   sexual love for her mother.

Question 7

Freudian theory would likely interpret a dream in which someone tries over and over (but fails)  to scale a mountain to reach a friend as indicating

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A)   jealousy toward that friend.
B)   violent urges (to "knock off " that friend) .
C)   fear of not being physically fit (body image) .
D)   fear for that friend's life.
E)   secret lust for that friend.

Question 8

If Kathleen moves to another state (where her boyfriend also happens to reside) , but she states that he had nothing to do with her decision, and that her only reason for moving is that she prefers the climate in the new state, she is most likely to be using __________ as an ego-defense mechanism.

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A)   regression
B)   relational termination
C)   rationalization
D)   reaction formation
E)   sublimation

Question 9

In Freud's usage, a "defense mechanism" has the effect of

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A)   protecting the person's consciousness from threatening material.
B)   helping an individual improve his or her self-awareness.
C)   improving people's ability to remember traumatic events in their lives.
D)   re-creating the infantile state of simple needs.
E)   motivating a person to take a strong stance in support of his or her beliefs.

Question 10

Regression in adults

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A)   does not exist.
B)   is a feature of normal development.
C)   provides a creative and enjoyable recreational outlet.
D)   is much more common than in children.
E)   is difficult to document.

Question 11

When Freud commented that "sometimes a cigar is just a cigar," he was referring to the fact that

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A)   it was not a lack of ego-control that led men to smoke.
B)   dreamers with mental problems often smoked.
C)   he tended to interpret many long, pointy objects as phallic symbols.
D)   cigars were believed to be less dangerous than cigarettes.
E)   women were not allowed to smoke because it was seen as masculine.

Question 12

When the ego and superego do not do their job properly

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A)   the unconscious mind ceases to function.
B)   an individual's personality becomes hidden.
C)   a person's urge to find gratification is stunted.
D)   what Freud termed the Over-I must rule over the superego.
E)   elements of the id may slip out and be seen.

Question 13

Freud attributed Little Hans' phobia of horses to

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A)   erotic consciousness.
B)   overdeveloped libido from excessive bathing.
C)   existential oral anxiety.
D)   overcompensation for feelings of inferiority.
E)   the Oedipus conflict.

Question 14

What is the technique of "free association?"

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A)   Spontaneous and free-flowing association of thoughts and feelings
B)   A defense mechanism as defined by Freud
C)   Material that a person remembers and consciously considers
D)   How the id, ego, and superego communicate with each other
E)   How friends associate with each other when they get together

Question 15

Which trait is not associated with the anal character type?

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A)   Parsimony
B)   Inflexibility
C)   Orderliness
D)   Obstinacy
E)   Dependency

Question 16

The ego-protective defense mechanism in which traumatic events are pushed into the unconscious is called

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A)   depression.
B)   reaction formation.
C)   repression.
D)   projection.
E)   none of these.

Question 17

According to Freudian theory, how might dreams be similar to icebergs?

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A)   We underestimate our need to defend against them.
B)   They are cold and impersonal.
C)   They are rare but beautiful.
D)   Examining them too closely is dangerous.
E)   A small part shows and much is hidden.

Question 18

A current controversy that is relevant to the idea of repression deals with

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A)   masturbation.
B)   people's failing to recover their repressed memories.
C)   vagueness of memories.
D)   implantation of false memories by therapists.

Question 19

The personality structure that develops to deal with the real world is called the __________.

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Question 20

Sublimation occurs when

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A)   fixation occurs at the oral or anal stage of development.
B)   dangerous memories are repressed.
C)   unhealthy urges are transformed into socially acceptable behaviors.
D)   personal impulses are projected onto others.

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The __________ displacement model suggests that during displacement, pressure builds up like steam in a boiler and must be released.

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If Kathleen moves to another state (where her boyfriend also happens to reside) , but she states that he had nothing to do with her decision, and that her only reason for moving is that she prefers the climate in the new state, she is most likely to be using __________ as an ego-defense mechanism.

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Sublimation occurs when

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According to Freudian theory, how might dreams be similar to icebergs?

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Freudian theory would likely interpret a dream in which someone tries over and over (but fails) to scale a mountain to reach a friend as indicating

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When Freud commented that "sometimes a cigar is just a cigar," he was referring to the fact that

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Jewel does not get along with her employer, and today, she found out that she is going to be demoted next week. She didn't confront her boss; instead, when she got home, she yelled at her children and spanked her youngest child for a minor wrongdoing. Jewel's behavior is a classic example of

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__________ memory is the experience we do not consciously recall but that still influences our behavior. We can however consciously recall or recognize a(n) __________ memory.

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The personality structure that develops to deal with the real world is called the __________.

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Freud attributed Little Hans' phobia of horses to

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Which trait is not associated with the anal character type?

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According to Freud, a deep unconscious conflict for women centers on

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Regression in adults

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In Freud's usage, a "defense mechanism" has the effect of

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The __________ is the personality structure that emerges to internalize social and moral rules.

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