Question 1

Freud's original goal in psychoanalysis was to help a patient by

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A)  examining the assumptions behind the patient's style of life.
B)  providing reinforcement for new learned patterns of behavior.
C)  making the person conscious of memories that had been previously unconscious.
D)  probing the collective unconscious,as revealed in symbols and art.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 2

In Freud's theory,repression refers to:

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A)  motivated forgetting.
B)  psychic mistreatment.
C)  attributing your undesirable characteristics to other people.
D)  going to the opposite extreme to cover up an undesirable tendency.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Sigmund Freud's approach is called __________.Alfred Adler's approach is called __________.

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A)  behaviorism...humanistic psychology
B)  humanistic psychology...behaviorism
C)  psychoanalysis...individual psychology
D)  individual psychology...psychoanalysisE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Sigmund Freud based his theories mainly on what kind of evidence?

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A)  surveys of other psychiatrists
B)  his inferences from his patients' dreams and self-reports
C)  double-blind experiments
D)  careful observations of preschool childrenE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 5

According to Freud,what made certain people highly vulnerable to psychological disorders?

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A)  symbolism contained in their collective unconscious
B)  hereditary physiological weakness
C)  sexual fantasies during early childhood
D)  a failure to understand their own style of lifeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Alfred Adler's goal was to help people overcome psychological disorders by

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A)  examining the assumptions behind each person's style of life.
B)  probing the collective unconscious as revealed in symbols and art.
C)  making people conscious of memories that had been repressed.
D)  providing reinforcement for new learned patterns of behavior.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Why are projective tests called "projective"?

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A)  They resemble Freud's mechanism of projection.
B)  They ask the person to project himself or herself into the future.
C)  They ask the person to watch a film projected on a screen.
D)  They require the person to throw projectiles toward a target.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

A self-actualized person is likely to be

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A)  introverted.
B)  independent and creative.
C)  obedient to authority.
D)  stubborn and resistant to change.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Freud's influence within psychology is

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A)  as strong as ever.
B)  especially significant in modern times.
C)  very much on the decline.
D)  more significant than his impact on sociology and literature.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

The idea that individuals are basically destructive and have to be held in check by society are views that were expressed by ____________________ and ____________________.
or

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Thomas Hobbes,Sigmun...

Question 11

Critics of Maslow's description of self-actualization have argued that his description

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A)  is too vague.
B)  is based on unconscious motives.
C)  fits almost everyone.
D)  may simply reflect his (Maslow's) own values.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following branches of psychology is least interested in breaking behavior down into its component parts,and most interested in describing the person as a whole?

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A)  behaviorism
B)  psychoanalysis
C)  physiological psychology
D)  humanistic psychologyE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 13

According to Adler,a healthy personality involves the development of social interest.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Carl Jung broke away from Freud,arguing that

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A)  the main force in human behavior is the striving for superiority.
B)  Freud was too behavioristic.
C)  psychologists should study self-actualization,not abnormal behavior.
D)  people have a collective unconscious as well as a personal unconscious.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Striving for success is to __________ as collective unconscious is to __________.

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A)  Jung...Adler
B)  Freud...Jung
C)  Adler...Jung
D)  Adler...FreudE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

People high in the trait __________ generally trust each other and expect other people to trust them.

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A)  neuroticism
B)  extraversion
C)  agreeableness
D)  conscientiousnessE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

A student who is having difficulty in school begins acting in a childish manner.This is an example of which defense mechanism?

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A)  projection
B)  repression
C)  regression
D)  displacementE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Adler,an early follower of Freud,broke away from Freud's teachings because Adler felt he

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A)  denied the influence of the subconscious.
B)  relied too heavily on laboratory research.
C)  took his clients' claims of prior sexual abuse as children too literally.
D)  overemphasized the sex drive and neglected other,more important,influences on personality.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Based on Freud's stages of psychosexual development,toilet training that is too strict may result in fixation in the __________ stage.

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A)  oral
B)  phallic
C)  anal
D)  pampersE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

According to Freud,the ____________________ is the rational,decision-making aspect of the personality.

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The answer of According to Freud,the ____________________ is the rational,decision-making...

Exam 14: Personality

Freud's original goal in psychoanalysis was to help a patient by

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The idea that individuals are basically destructive and have to be held in check by society are views that were expressed by ____________________ and ____________________. or

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Based on Freud's stages of psychosexual development,toilet training that is too strict may result in fixation in the __________ stage.

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Which of the following branches of psychology is least interested in breaking behavior down into its component parts,and most interested in describing the person as a whole?

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According to Freud,what made certain people highly vulnerable to psychological disorders?

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According to Adler,a healthy personality involves the development of social interest.

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People high in the trait __________ generally trust each other and expect other people to trust them.

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Sigmund Freud's approach is called __________.Alfred Adler's approach is called __________.

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Sigmund Freud based his theories mainly on what kind of evidence?

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Carl Jung broke away from Freud,arguing that

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A self-actualized person is likely to be

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According to Freud,the ____________________ is the rational,decision-making aspect of the personality.

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Striving for success is to __________ as collective unconscious is to __________.

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Freud's influence within psychology is

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