Freud's Defense Mechanisms Quiz

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What is the main defense mechanism identified by Freud?

  • Projection
  • Reaction formation
  • Regression
  • Repression (correct)

Which defense mechanism involves pretending to feel or act differently from how one actually feels?

  • Displacement
  • Sublimation
  • Reaction formation (correct)
  • Rationalization

In Freud's psychosexual stages, which stage focuses on pleasure centered in the genitals?

  • Latency stage
  • Phallic stage (correct)
  • Anal stage
  • Oral stage

Which anxiety informs the ego of real danger according to Freud?

<p>Reality anxiety (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which psychological concept involves redirecting one's emotions from the real cause onto something or someone else?

<p>Displacement (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which stage in Freud's psychosexual development theory focuses on developing social skills and interests outside of sexuality?

<p>Latency stage (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Freud, what unconscious desires do children develop for the opposite-sex parent?

<p>Sexual desires (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who proposed the concept of the collective unconscious and archetypes?

<p>Carl Jung (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the principle guiding Adler's belief that individuals should strive for superiority?

<p>Social interest (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which individual identified three basic strategies people use to reduce feelings of basic anxiety?

<p>Karen Horney (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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