Freud Flashcards
freud believed that all females suffer from a problem he called
penis envy
according to freud, a person who is stubborn and stingy may be an ________ type of personality
anal retentive
freud’s name for psychic energy manifested by the life instincts is
libido
a person who refuses to acknowledge the existence of some external threat is using the defense mechanism of
denial
with regard to the scientific validity of his system, freud believed that ______ were qualified to judge its validity
only psychoanalysts
people who are afraid of being punished for satisfying their impulses are suffering from
neurotic anxiety
The tools Freud employed to investigate personality did not include
questionnaires
Even Freud’s most dedicated followers had difficulty accepting his idea of
death instincts
The defense mechanism in which behavior is reinterpreted to make it more acceptable is
rationalization.
Freud believed that the ego constantly tries to compromise between the demands of
id, reality, and the superego.
Freud’s childhood relationship with his mother may have led to his concept of the
Oedipus complex
For Freud, the aggressive drive derives from the
death instincts
Freud believed that material in the preconscious
can be easily brought into consciousness.
The task of the ego is to _____ id impulses.
postpone, delay, or redirect
For Freud, persons in a state of need experience
tension or pressure to satisfy the need.
