12 Questions
What is the part of the mind that Freud associates with pleasure-seeking?
Id
Which stage in Freud's psychosexual development theory occurs from around 18 months to 36 months and involves satisfaction from controlling bowel movements?
Anal
According to Freud, what part of the mind is associated with moral values?
Ego
During which psychosexual stage do children become aware of their own gender identity and may develop attraction towards the opposite-sex parent?
Phallic
Which term in Freud's psychoanalytic theory refers to immediate awareness of thoughts and experiences?
Preconscious
In Freud's theory, what is meant by the term 'fixation'?
An inability to move on from a particular psychosexual stage
What is the purpose of defense mechanisms in psychology?
To channel unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable outlets
How does displacement work as a defense mechanism?
By redirecting emotions from the original source to a substitute target
According to Carl Jung, what is the collective unconscious?
Shared innate elements not learned but existing in the collective human psyche
What is the purpose of the Rorschach Inkblot Test?
To identify inner feelings by analyzing interpretations of inkblots
Which personality trait in Trait Theory relates to being imaginative and preferring variety?
Openness
How does a low score in Trait Theory's shyness/outgoingness trait describe a person?
Retiring and reserved
Test your knowledge of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory with this quiz. Questions cover concepts such as the Id, Ego, Superego, unconscious mind, preconscious mind, consciousness, and Freud's beliefs about childhood experiences.
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