Psychology Chapter on Freud's Anxiety Theories

What type of anxiety arises from actual threats of danger in the individual’s environment?

Which defense mechanism involves banishing threatening thoughts and memories into the unconscious?

What is the term for expressing sexual and aggressive impulses through socially accepted activities?

Which defense mechanism involves attributing one’s undesirable feelings to others?

Which of the following defense mechanisms involves exaggerating the opposite behavior to deal with anxiety-producing emotions?

Anxiety

Arises from conflict between the Id's forbidden impulses and the Superego's moral codes.
Reality anxiety involves actual threats present in the individual's environment.
Neurotic anxiety occurs when Id impulses risk breaching into consciousness.
Moral anxiety is experienced when the ego fears punishment from the Superego.

Defence Mechanisms

Characterized by denial or distortion of reality and operate unconsciously.
Repression: Involves banishing threatening thoughts and memories into the unconscious.
Reaction Formation: Mastering anxiety-producing emotions by exaggerating the opposing tendency.
Denial: A refusal to accept certain aspects of reality.
Projection: Attributing one's undesirable feelings or thoughts to others.
Regression: Involves reverting to immature behavior patterns in response to stress.
Displacement: Expressing feelings toward a less threatening target instead of the true source.
Sublimation: Transforming sexual and aggressive impulses into socially acceptable behaviors.
Intellectualization: Using reasoning to avoid emotional confrontation with an unconscious conflict.
Rationalization: Justifying unacceptable behavior, thoughts, or feelings in a logical manner, thus avoiding the actual reason behind the action.

This quiz covers Freud's theories on anxiety, including the conflict between the Id, Ego, and Superego. It explores the three types of anxiety—reality, neurotic, and moral—and discusses defense mechanisms like repression. Test your knowledge on these fundamental psychological concepts.