Question 1

Individuals who display exhibitionistic traits,seek attention and admiration from others,and are extremely self-absorbed might have which of the following personality disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  narcissistic
B)  dependent
C)  borderline
D)  obsessive-compulsiveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Freud postulated the concepts of both life instincts and death instincts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In psychoanalytic therapy,how do clients work with their dreams?

Accepted Answer

A)  They report their dreams and are encouraged to free associate to the elements of the dream.
B)  They look for mystical meanings underlying the dream.
C)  They "become" each part of their dream and act out these parts in fantasy.
D)  They look to their dreams as signs of prediction of the future.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Psychodynamic group leaders do not interpret their client's transferences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The psychoanalytic approach provides practitioners with a framework for understanding the origins and functions of symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The working-through process consists of repetitive and elaborate explorations of unconscious material and defenses,most of which originated in early childhood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The primary aim of time limited dynamic psychotherapy is to:

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A)  explore sources of childhood trauma.
B)  deal exclusively with a single presenting problem.
C)  change the client's repetitive patterns of relating to others.
D)  bring about catharsis.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

All of the following are a part of Jung's view of development except:

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A)  individuation
B)  the shadow.
C)  symbiosis.
D)  collective unconscious.
E)  archetypes.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Directing energy toward another object or a person (when anxiety is reduced by focusing on a "safer target") is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  sublimation.
B)  repression.
C)  introjection.
D)  displacement.
E)  compensation.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

The basic aim of psychoanalytic therapy is:

Accepted Answer

A)  to treat specific learning disorders.
B)  to change overt behavior.
C)  to correct irrational thinking.
D)  to make the unconscious material conscious.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

According to Erickson,the basic struggle of early childhood involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy vs.shame and doubt.
B)  initiative vs.guilt.
C)  identity vs.role confusion.
D)  trust vs.mistrust.
E)  intimacy vs.isolation.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Freud used the term libido in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  To refer to the death instincts
B)  to refer to the energy of all the life instincts
C)  To refer to sexual abuse
D)  To account for the aggressive driveE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Because ego and consciousness are not the same,the slogan for psychoanalysis has shifted from "making the unconscious conscious" to

Accepted Answer

A)  "making the ego conscious."
B)  "where there was id,let there be ego."
C)  "get rid of the id kid!"
D)  "may the force be within you."
E)  "stop blaming your mother!"F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

In object-relations theory,later relationships build upon:

Accepted Answer

A)  the child's search for approval from the father.
B)  one's birth order.
C)  one's striving to overcome felt inferiority.
D)  the child's search for a reconnection with the mother.
E)  the quality of relationships with one's siblings.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

Free association is one of the basic tools used to gain access to the unconscious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The process of redirecting sexual energy into some form of socially acceptable behavior is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  displacement.
B)  denial.
C)  compensation.
D)  sublimation.
E)  repression.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

The id is related to the concept of libido.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The techniques of psychoanalytic therapy are aimed at:

Accepted Answer

A)  gaining insights into the client's behavior.
B)  helping clients to resolve their competitive strivings with their siblings.
C)  teaching people social skills such as assertive behavior.
D)  helping clients see how their thinking leads to certain emotional and behavioral patterns.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

The Electra complex and the Oedipus complex are associated with what psychosexual stage of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  anal stage
B)  genital stage
C)  oral stage
D)  phallic stage
E)  latency stageF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

A person who is suffering from feelings of alienation and isolation has probably failed to achieve a sense of ___________ during the ___________stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A)  identity; adolescence
B)  trust; infancy
C)  generativity; middle age
D)  intimacy; young adulthood
E)  integrity; later lifeF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Exam 4: Psychoanalytic Therapy

The Electra complex and the Oedipus complex are associated with what psychosexual stage of development?

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A person who is suffering from feelings of alienation and isolation has probably failed to achieve a sense of ___________ during the ___________stage of development.

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The process of redirecting sexual energy into some form of socially acceptable behavior is known as:

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The working-through process consists of repetitive and elaborate explorations of unconscious material and defenses,most of which originated in early childhood.

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The basic aim of psychoanalytic therapy is:

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Psychodynamic group leaders do not interpret their client's transferences.

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Freud postulated the concepts of both life instincts and death instincts.

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The primary aim of time limited dynamic psychotherapy is to:

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Individuals who display exhibitionistic traits,seek attention and admiration from others,and are extremely self-absorbed might have which of the following personality disorders?

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Freud used the term libido in which of the following ways?

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In object-relations theory,later relationships build upon:

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According to Erickson,the basic struggle of early childhood involves:

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In psychoanalytic therapy,how do clients work with their dreams?

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All of the following are a part of Jung's view of development except:

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The techniques of psychoanalytic therapy are aimed at:

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The id is related to the concept of libido.

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Because ego and consciousness are not the same,the slogan for psychoanalysis has shifted from "making the unconscious conscious" to

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Free association is one of the basic tools used to gain access to the unconscious.

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The psychoanalytic approach provides practitioners with a framework for understanding the origins and functions of symptoms.

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Directing energy toward another object or a person (when anxiety is reduced by focusing on a "safer target") is known as:

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