Learning Curve: 11a The Psychoanalytic Perspective

All of the following people are classified as neo-Freudians EXCEPT:

Abraham Maslow.

Lately, 5-year-old Adam has been acting strangely. He clings to his mother and expresses jealous feelings toward his father, almost as if his father is a rival for his mother's love. Freud would suggest that Adam is experiencing the _____.

Oedipus complex

The projective test known as the _____ test, seeks to identify people's inner feelings by analyzing their interpretations of a certain type of abstract pictorial representation.

Rorschach inkblot

Which of the following statements is true about the Rorschach inkblot test?

Some believe that it is the most cherished and most reviled of all psychological assessments.

Carl Jung emphasized the importance of the _____ in personality functioning.

collective unconscious

Helena is afraid to express anger toward her overbearing and irritating supervisor. Instead, she is critical of her children. A psychoanalyst would suggest that Helena's reaction to her children illustrates _____.

displacement

Freud believed that the personality resulted from conflicts between impulse and restraint. He proposed three interacting systems to understand these conflicts: the id, the _____, and the superego.

ego

The old saying, "That is the pot calling the kettle black," is a good example of this defense mechanism.

projection

Joy took the same personality test two different times, and received the same results, which suggests that the test is _____.

reliable

Jennifer took the same personality test two different times, and received the same results. We can conclude that the test was:

reliable and possibly valid.

Children who have witnessed a parent's murder report memories that most clearly challenge Freud's concept of:

repression

Sally was the victim of a violent home invasion in which her entire family was viciously murdered and she was critically injured. Sally has nightmares and flashbacks of the trauma which is inconsistent with Freud's view of the defense mechanism known as:

repression

Although Hector is frequently caught stealing money and other valuables from friends as well as strangers, he does not feel guilty or remorseful about his actions. Hector most clearly demonstrates a weak _____.

superego

Even though Joe suffered from a car accident that left him with amnesia, he was still able to remember how to do many basic tasks such as driving a car, washing his clothes, and cooking. This supports Freud's view of the role of:

the unconscious.

Jaydon does not realize that his alcohol abuse and family neglect is leading to the destruction of both his family and his career. A psychoanalyst would suggest that Jaydon is showing signs of a:

weak ego.