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1
Id is to ego as:
A)instinct is to conscience.
B)secondary is to primary process thinking.
C)pleasure principle is to reality principle.
D)ego is to superego.
2
According to Freudian theory, which behavior would suggest fixation at the anal stage?
A)Compulsive pursuit of gratification.
B)A drive to "work and love."
C)Hostility and a critical attitude.
D)Rigid over-control and hoarding.
3
Every time that Annie enters her therapist's office, she feels anxious and apprehensive, feelings similar to her fearful reactions to her father. Psychodynamic theorists would call this response:
A)transference.
B)countertransference.
C)resistance.
D)a defense mechanism.
4
Which theorist conceptualized a pyramid-like structure called the hierarchy of needs specifying the order in which human needs must be fulfilled?
A)Mahler
B)Laing
C)Maslow
D)Rogers
5
Existential theorists believe that:
A)it is important to appreciate fully each moment as it occurs.
B)fundamental flaws in human nature cause psychological disorders.
C)unconscious factors are the basis of human behavior and existence.
D)human existence represents a continual struggle between good and evil.
6
What is the term for the phase of psychodynamic treatment in which the client is helped to achieve a healthier resolution of earlier childhood issues?
A)Transference
B)Working through
C)Dream analysis
D)Free association
7
Which of the following statements best characterizes current thinking regarding the theoretical perspective that should be assumed by a clinician?
A)Clinicians typically adopt one perspective from which to treat all individuals.
B)Most clinicians tend to identify with one perspective but borrow from other perspectives when appropriate.
C)Most clinicians view the psychodynamic perspective as outdated and therefore utilize the humanistic perspective.
D)Currently, most clinicians are disillusioned by the psychological perspectives and have adopted the medical perspective.
8
When defense mechanisms are used in a rigid or extreme fashion, they become the source of:
A)adjustment.
B)psychological disorders.
C)ego strength.
D)unconscious impulse
9
Each of Freud's psychosexual stages centers around:
A)the mother-infant bond.
B)one of the body's erogenous zones.
C)psychosocial crises in childhood.
D)development of adequate defense mechanisms.
10
George's psychoanalyst is urging him to sit back, relax, and say whatever is on his mind. This technique is known as:
A)dream analysis.
B)free association.
C)client centering.
D)word association.
11
To counteract the conditions of worth a person experienced in childhood, Rogers believed that clients should be treated with:
A)sympathy.
B)unconditional positive regard.
C)courtesy.
D)dream analysis.
12
After some thought, you are able to recall who your first grade teacher was. According to Freud, this bit of information from the past was retrieved from your:
A)perceptual conscious.
B)preconscious.
C)unconscious proper.
D)subconscious.
13
A person who cannot recall the events surrounding a traumatic even like rape or a house fire is, according to psychodynamic theory, experiencing a process called:
A)sublimation.
B)denial.
C)repression.
D)regression.
14
Which of the following operates on the pleasure principle?
A)Superego
B)Ego
C)Id
D)Regression
15
It is the Friday before finals week and you can't decide whether to study or go to a party. The thought, "It's been a tough semester; go to the party, have fun, and forget about studying," is coming from your:
A)id.
B)ego ideal.
C)superego.
D)ego.







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