PSYC 212 - SU2

Which of the following is not correct?

Repression can be conscious

Material in the unconscious includes painful childhood memories and forbidden wishes

Freud’s most important contribution to psychology was the unconscious level

Through repression, unacceptable material is kept out of the conscious

Freud’s most important contribution to psychology was the unconscious level

According to Freud the following is true of the female Oedipus complex

If the complex is unresolved, the girl will have sexual and relationship problems in the future

The girl must eventually identify with the same sex parent

The girl must eventually accept a passive role in relation to the man

All of the above

All of the above

Life drive consist of

ego drives & aggressive drives

death drives & aggressive drives

superego drives & sexual drives

ego drives & sexual drives

ego drives & sexual drives

The superego’s job is to

satisfy innate needs

be an internal reprimanding function when one behaves transgressively

decide what behaviour would be best to discharge unpleasurable feelings

strive for pleasure and avoid pain

be an internal reprimanding function when one behaves transgressively

Sello is 15 years old and struggling with identity and a low self-esteem. His idol is a famous rap singer and Sello

recently started dressing like him, drinking lots of coffee every day and also smoking the same brand of cigarettes as

him. He knows smoking is not very healthy, but he believes it helps him to be creative. Sello is passionate about

music, he likes to play his drums and sing and listens to all kinds of different music genres. Identify 2 defense

mechanisms that Sello is using

identification & rationalisation

projection & sublimation

regression & repression

denial & displacement

identification & rationalisation

A psychologist who works psychoanalytically and treats Musa, who has been diagnosed with a personality disorder,

will look at the following as the cause of her personality disorder

inability of the ego to cope with the conflict between the id and the superego

complete inability to deal with anxiety on part of the ego leading to withdrawal and distortion of reality

deeply rooted disturbed ways of dealing with conflict and satisfaction of drives

deeply rooted disturbed ways of dealing with conflict and satisfaction of drives

A person who tends to be selfish, demanding and oblivious to the right of other people would appear to have a

stronger ___ than ___

id, superego

unconscious, conscious

superego, id

ego, superego

id, superego

Lungile is a 27-year-old engineer that grew up with her mother. Lungile was a bit of a tomboy and believed that her

brother was the favourite child because he was a boy. which defense mechanism would Freud identify in her choice

of career?

Repression

Rationalisation

Projection

None of the options

None of the options

General characteristics of drives include

source, id, goal, object

source, impetus, goal, object

source, impetus, goal, subject

drive, impetus, goal, object

source, impetus, goal, object

he __ function according to the primary processes and pleasure principle: immediate and complete satisfaction of

drives

id

ego

superego

none

id

Which statement does not explain sublimation

an angry adolescent starts self-defence classes to improve his mood

john throws a brick through his neighbours window every time they party until 1 am

peter is extremely frustrated and decides to clean his entire apartment

sarah becomes frustrated when she doesn’t have control over her life, so she started her own business and became self-

employed

john throws a brick through his neighbours window every time they party until 1 am

Which of the following statements most accurately reflects regression

infant sucking its thumb after being breastfed

child preferring to eat with a spoon instead pf a fork and knife

adult playing video games at work

teenager sucking his thumb during a test

teenager sucking his thumb during a test

In the earliest days, is the primary activity for infants, with the being the dominant erogerous zone

feeding, mouth

feeding, breast

breathing, nose

crying, breast

feeding, mouth

Which statement best represents the psychosocial conflict theory

peter really wants to eat the last slice of cake but knows his mother is saving the slice for his ill father whom is

returning from hospital

alex is angry at her employer and wants to shout at him in front of everyone but supresses her feelings to avoid

negative consequences

A & B

None

peter really wants to eat the last slice of cake but knows his mother is saving the slice for his ill father whom is

Freud argues that “there is no trying to get rid of man’s aggressive inclination”, which drive is associated with

aggression

Life drive inherent in humans

Sexual drive inherent is humans

Death drive inherent in humans

Aggressive drive in humans

Death drive inherent in humans

Which of the following statements best describe moral anxiety?

David feels anxious after his neighbour threatened him.

David feels anxious that he might act on his attraction towards his neighbour’s wife

David feels anxious after finding his neighbour's wife is very attractive

None of the above

David feels anxious after finding his neighbour's wife is very attractive

Peter goes to a psychologist to work on his severe feelings of guilt. During the interview, Peter discloses information

about his history that may explain his severe feelings of guilt. Which of Peter’s statements would explain his guilt?

Peter’s parents divorced when he was two years old. He lived with his mother after the divorce.

Peter is the second child, he has an older brother and younger sister.

Peter’s father often took their family on vacation but did not have a lot of money to go to expensive places..

Peter’s father was very strict and he was severely punished for making mistakes.

Peter’s father was very strict and he was severely punished for making mistakes.

Tom and Sally have been dating for two years. Sally breaks up with Tom because he cheated on her with Betty. Sally

tells her friend Kelly about Tom, but she tells her without showing any emotion. Tom continues to call Sally and treat

her as he did when they were going out. Betty, who did not know about Sally, tells Tom that she is glad that he feels

guilty for hurting Sally. She also tells him that it will take a long time to get over the guilt. Betty is using ___________

as a defence mechanism

Repression

denial

projection

regression

projection

During lunch at a restaurant, Sally is angry at her brother, but does not express it and instead is verbally abusive to

the waiter. This is an example of which defense mechanism

reaction formation

projection

sublimation

displacement

displacement