Sigmund Freud

Question 1

Who is known as the father of psychoanalysis?

Answer 1

Sigmund Freud

Question 2

What is the name of Freud’s theory that emphasizes unconscious processes?

Answer 2

Psychoanalytic theory

Question 3

True or False: Freud believed that dreams are a window into the unconscious mind.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What are the three parts of the personality according to Freud?

Answer 4

Id, Ego, Superego

Question 5

Fill in the blank: Freud’s model of the mind is often depicted as an iceberg, where the _____ is the largest part.

Answer 5

unconscious

Question 6

What is the term for Freud’s method of free association?

Answer 6

A therapeutic technique where patients speak freely to uncover unconscious thoughts.

Question 7

Which of Freud’s works introduced the concept of the Oedipus complex?

Answer 7

The Interpretation of Dreams

Question 8

Multiple choice: What does the Id represent in Freud’s model of the psyche? A) Morality B) Instinctual drives C) Reality

Answer 8

B) Instinctual drives

Question 9

What is the primary focus of Freud’s psychosexual stages of development?

Answer 9

The influence of childhood experiences on adult personality.

Question 10

True or False: Freud’s theory suggests that unresolved conflicts during the psychosexual stages can lead to neuroses.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

What are the five psychosexual stages proposed by Freud?

Answer 11

Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital

Question 12

Fill in the blank: The _____ is the part of the personality that mediates between the desires of the Id and the realities of the external world.

Answer 12

Ego

Question 13

What defense mechanism involves attributing one’s own unacceptable thoughts to others?

Answer 13

Projection

Question 14

Multiple choice: Which of the following is NOT one of Freud’s defense mechanisms? A) Repression B) Denial C) Acceptance

Answer 14

C) Acceptance

Question 15

What did Freud mean by the term ‘transference’?

Answer 15

The redirection of feelings and desires from one person to another, particularly in therapy.

Question 16

True or False: Freud’s theories have been universally accepted in modern psychology.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

What is the primary focus of Freud’s work ‘Civilization and Its Discontents’?

Answer 17

The conflict between individual desires and societal expectations.

Question 18

Fill in the blank: Freud’s concept of the _____ refers to the internalized moral standards and ideals.

Answer 18

Superego

Question 19

What is the significance of the ‘talking cure’ in Freud’s practice?

Answer 19

It refers to the therapeutic process of verbalizing thoughts and feelings to achieve healing.

Question 20

Multiple choice: Freud’s work laid the groundwork for which branch of psychology? A) Behaviorism B) Humanistic psychology C) Psychoanalysis

Answer 20

C) Psychoanalysis

Question 21

What is the term for Freud’s concept of a defense mechanism that involves blocking unacceptable thoughts from consciousness?

Answer 21

Repression

Question 22

True or False: Freud proposed that all human behavior is motivated by sexual and aggressive instincts.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

What did Freud identify as the primary source of human anxiety?

Answer 23

Conflict between the demands of the Id and the restrictions of the Superego.

Question 24

Fill in the blank: Freud’s theory of dreams posits that dreams are a form of _____ fulfillment.

Answer 24

wish

Question 25

What is the purpose of the ego according to Freud?

Answer 25

To mediate between the desires of the Id and the demands of reality.

Question 26

Multiple choice: Which of the following is a key component of Freud’s theory of personality? A) Behaviorism B) Cognitive processes C) Unconscious mind

Answer 26

C) Unconscious mind