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What is the primary purpose of defense mechanisms?
Which defense mechanism involves adopting behaviors that are opposite to one’s repressed impulses?
A person who redirects their anger from their boss to their partner is demonstrating which defense mechanism?
What does fixation in defense mechanisms refer to?
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Which defense mechanism involves forcing distressing thoughts into the unconscious?
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When a teenager exhibits childlike behaviors during exam stress, which defense mechanism is likely at play?
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If a person shows excessive friendliness towards someone they secretly dislike, which defense mechanism are they likely using?
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Which defense mechanism can lead to an individual being unable to recall a traumatic event?
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What aspect characterizes primary narcissism in infants?
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What is the ultimate aim of the destructive drive in psychoanalytic theory?
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Which type of anxiety arises from conflicts between the ego and the superego?
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What behavior is described as seeking pleasure through experiencing pain or humiliation?
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Which term refers to the anxiety that is apprehension about an unknown danger?
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What is a common defensive mechanism used by the ego to manage anxiety?
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How is realistic anxiety characterized?
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Which of the following behaviors is not a form of aggression according to the provided content?
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What is the primary purpose of aggressive jokes according to Freud?
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According to Freud, what is considered the 'royal road to the unconscious'?
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What does the latent content of a dream represent?
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What did the study mentioned reveal about humor targeting men and women?
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What is the analyst's role in the therapeutic process according to Freud?
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What is primarily influenced by the fears and problems individuals contemplate before sleeping?
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What typically characterizes psychologically mature individuals according to Freud?
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Which group of children experienced a higher frequency of dreams involving threatening events?
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What percentage of characters in men's dreams are males, according to the evidence for the Oedipal complex?
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What do mature individuals primarily express instead of neurotic symptoms?
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What is the main function of defense mechanisms in psychoanalysis?
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What factors contribute to the psychological maturity of individuals?
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Why are males more frequently represented in men's dreams?
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What is a theory in the context of scientific research?
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How do personality traits contribute to behavior?
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Why do different theories of personality exist?
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What role do theories of personality play in understanding individual behavior?
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What aspect of an individual's personality does the psychology of science investigate?
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Which of these statements about characteristics is true?
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What is the main purpose of personality theories?
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Which of the following best describes traits in personality?
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Study Notes
Theory and Personality
- Theory: A framework of related assumptions enabling logical deductive reasoning for testable hypotheses and explanations of phenomena.
- Personality: Consists of stable traits and unique characteristics providing consistency and individuality in behavior.
- Traits influence individual behavior, stability over time, and may be unique or common across groups but distinctive to each person.
- Characteristics include temperament, physique, and intelligence, which shape unique individual identities.
Theories of Personality
- Purpose of personality theories:
- Explain individual differences in behavior.
- Predict behavior in various situations.
- Guide interventions and personal development.
- Diverse theories arise from differing individual perspectives, built on assumptions rather than proven facts.
Psychology of Science
- A subfield analyzing the interplay between individual scientists' psychological traits and their scientific development.
- Personal attributes influence the creation and conduct of scientific theories.
Narcissism
- Primary Narcissism: Infants demonstrate self-centered behavior focused on their ego.
- Secondary Narcissism: Adolescents reinvest libido in ego, emphasizing self-appearance and interests.
- Moderate self-love is a common trait in everyone.
Love and Aggression
- Love involves investment of libido in others, shifting focus from self to relationships, often inhibited by aims.
- Aggression represents the destructive drive aiming for a return to an inorganic state, often linked to self-destruction.
Anxiety
- Defined as an unpleasant affective state signaling impending danger, often vague and hard to pinpoint.
- Types of anxiety:
- Neurotic Anxiety: Apprehension from ego conflicts with id impulses.
- Moral Anxiety: Conflict between ego and superego, developing post-childhood.
- Realistic Anxiety: Non-specific feeling linked to real external dangers, closely related to fear.
Defense Mechanisms
- Psychological strategies employed by the ego to shield itself from anxiety and conflicts, operating unconsciously.
- Functions include coping with stress and maintaining psychological balance by avoiding direct confrontation with distressing thoughts.
- Key mechanisms include:
- Repression: Forcing distressing thoughts into the unconscious.
- Reaction Formation: Adopting behaviors opposite to repressed impulses.
- Displacement: Redirecting emotional responses to less threatening targets.
- Fixation: Stalling development due to anxiety about progression.
- Regression: Reverting to earlier behaviors in response to stress.
Psychoanalytical Maturity
- Psychological maturity is rarely achieved as individuals face opportunities for neurotic predispositions.
- Psychoanalytically mature individuals balance id, ego, and superego, allowing healthy desires while minimizing repression.
Dream Analysis
- Dreams reflect unconscious issues and feelings, influenced by pre-sleep thoughts.
- Evidence from children under stress shows more frequent and threatening dreams compared to those in peaceful environments.
- The Oedipal complex is indicated by differing dream character appearances between genders.
Humor and Defense
- Humor serves as a vehicle for expressing repressed aggressive impulses and taboo subjects.
- In therapy, clients express thoughts freely to uncover repressed experiences and emotions through techniques like free association and dream analysis.
- Dreams are viewed as symbolic insights into unconscious wishes and fears, analyzed for hidden meanings through study of manifest and latent content.
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Explore Freud's conceptualization of psychological maturity and the implications of not achieving it. This quiz examines the effects of earlier developmental stages on pathological disorders and neurotic predispositions, highlighting the struggle toward achieving balance in psychological health.
