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Psychodynamic Theories
Freud: Psychoanalysis
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1. Describe how Freud's childhood experiences may have influenced his theory of personality.

2. Argue pro or con whether Freud was scientific in his writings.

3. Identify and explain the three levels of mental life.

4. Describe the three provinces of the mind and their characteristics.

5. Explain Freud's concept of the sexual and aggressive instincts.

6. List the Freudian defense mechanisms and give examples of each.

7. Summarize the psychosexual stages of development and their possible effects on personality.

8. Trace the development of the Oedipus complex for both boys and girls.

9. Debate the accuracy of Freud's concept of women.

10. Explain how Freud's early therapeutic technique may have influenced his original seduction theory and his later Oedipus complex.

11. Explain Freud's concept of dreams.

12. Discuss recent research on adaptive defense mechanisms.