How Much Do You Know About Psychoanalysis?
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What is the difference between psychoanalysis and psychotherapy?

  • Psychotherapy is more focused on exploring the conscious mind, while psychoanalysis explores the unconscious mind (correct)
  • Psychoanalysis is only used for severe mental disorders, while psychotherapy is used for mild to moderate mental health issues
  • There is no difference
  • Psychoanalysis focuses on early childhood experiences, while psychotherapy does not

    • What is the goal of psychoanalysis?

  • To replace unconscious thoughts and feelings with conscious ones
  • To ignore unconscious thoughts and feelings
  • To bring unconscious thoughts and feelings to consciousness (correct)
  • To suppress unconscious thoughts and feelings

    • According to the American Psychoanalytic Association, how can psychoanalysis help people?

  • By exploring their conscious thoughts and feelings
  • By ignoring their unconscious impulses
  • By exploring their unrecognized impulses hidden in the unconscious (correct)
  • By suppressing their emotions

    • What did Freud suggest about personality development?

    <p>It is heavily influenced by early childhood events</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of defense mechanisms?

    <p>To protect oneself from information contained in the unconscious</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What strategies can skilled analysts use to bring unconscious aspects into conscious awareness?

    <p>Dream analysis and free association</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main limitation of Freud's findings?

    <p>They were based on clinical cases and case studies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of Freud's theories are still popular among psychologists and laypeople?

    <p>His theories of psychosexual stages, the unconscious, and dream symbolism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is Freud's work viewed by some people?

    <p>With skepticism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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