Quiz 1

Question 1

Goals of classic psychoanalytic theory

Answer 1

A comprehensive theory of personality, worked to uncover the unconscious

Question 2

Freud view of human nature

Answer 2

Influence of biology, early childhood experiences, sexual drive is strong

Question 3

The ID

Answer 3

First system of personality
Is largely unconscious
The biological component
Wants to be comfortable and is intolerant 
Libido here

Question 4

The pleasure principal

Answer 4

The ID is intolerant of tension, pain, or discomfort and seeks to avoid by pursuing pleasure and gratification

Question 5

The superego

Answer 5

The opposite of the ID
Rigid conscience that internalizes rules and guidelines
Messages from others develop the superego

Like a parental control

Question 6

Ego

Answer 6

Like superego becomes differentiated from the child

Evolves as baby realizes it’s seperate from its mother

Moderates both superego and ID

Mediator of both

Question 7

Ego defense mechanisms

Answer 7

Primary vs secondary
Relationship to development
Psychotic va neurotic
Immature vs healthy
40 different mechanisms 
Affiliation
Altruism
Humor
Suppression
Acting out
Passive aggression

Question 8

Transference (classic psychoanalytic)

Answer 8

The client projects onto the therapist characteristics of another person, usually a parent, and reacts to the therapist as though he or she really does have those characteristics

Question 9

Countertransference

Answer 9

A therapists natural response to a client, can help therapist to understand the client and provide a corrective experience

Question 10

Differences between Freud and Adler

Answer 10

Heredity and upbringing are important but people’s own efforts to find meaning and success can be more powerful

Question 11

Adler human nature

Answer 11

First five years are important
Not deterministic
Biology provides probabilities but the self intervenes