The Psychodynamic Approach - Quiz

1) Which of the following are components of personality according to Freud?

Choose 3 of the following options.

   The Oedipus
   The Id
   The Ego
   The Echo
   The Elbow
   The Superman
   The Superego

2) The human miond can be separated into two main areas. These are...

Choose 2 of the following options.

   The Iceberg
   The Conscious
   The Unconscious
   The Consciousness

3) Freud suggested that humans have instinctual drives which strongly infleunce their behaviour. These are located in...

One answer only.

   The Iceberg
   The Conscious
   The Unconscious
   The Consciousness

4) The strongest of all the instinctual drives a child is born with, according to Freud, is the...

One answer only.

   Thanatos
   Pleasure
   Libido
   Genital

5) Which of the following are Psychosexual stages of development?

Choose 5 of the following options.

   Elbow Stage
   Oral Stage
   Aural Stage
   Genital Stage
   Bottom Stage
   Preconscious Stage
   Penis Stage
   Latency Stage
   Phallic Stage
   Conscious Stage
   Anal Stage

6) Which of the following are examples of conflicts faced by children during their development according to Freud?

Choose 2 of the following options.

   Potty training
   Choosing own clothes
   Going to school/playgroup
   Weaning off breast feeding
   Birth of younger brother/sister

7) The Oedipal Conflict is the most famous of the conflicts boys experience. Which of the following statements about this conflict are incorrect?

Choose 6 of the following options.

   At the start of the complex a boy begins to feel passionate feelings towards his mother.
   At the start of the complex a boy begins to feel passionate feelings towards his father.
   The boy sees his mother as a rival since she does not have a penis.
   The boy sees his father as a rival for his mother's attention and affection.
   The boy wishes he didn't have a penis.
   The boy fears his father will castrate him because of his feelings towards his mother.
   The boy comes to repress his fear of his father.
   The boy comes to repress his feelings for his mother.
   The boy comes to identify with his mother.
   The boy comes to identify with his penis.
   The boy comes to identify with his father.

8) The following are evaluation points of Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory. Select the weaknesses...

Choose 3 of the following options.

   Psychoanalysis was a new and influential form of therapy.
   Freud based his theories on case studies of his own patients.
   Eysenck reviewed 5 studies of Psychoanalysis and found it achieved no more than would have occured anyway over time.
   Freud emphasised the importance of childhood experiences in shaping adult personality.
   Freud's theory lacks falsifiability.

9) Who of the following is a  post-Freudians?

One answer only.

   Anna Freud
   Freidrich Engels
   Bob Marley
   Carl Jung
   Carl Popper
   Rene Descartes
   Karl Marx
   Michael Partridge

 

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