Psychology: Defense Mechanisms Quiz
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Which defense mechanism involves adopting attitudes and behaviors opposite to one's true feelings?

  • Reaction Formation (correct)
  • Regression
  • Intellectualization
  • Rationalization

    • A person who claims they 'could have won the race, but their shoes were hurting' is most likely using which defense mechanism?

  • Reaction Formation
  • Rationalization (correct)
  • Denial
  • Regression

    • Avoiding the emotional aspect of a negative situation by focusing solely on logic is an example of which defense mechanism?

  • Denial
  • Intellectualization (correct)
  • Rationalization
  • Regression

    • Which of the following best describes the defense mechanism of regression?

    <p>Reverting to immature patterns of behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Pretending one does not have diabetes and continuing to consume sweets is an example of which defense mechanism?

    <p>Denial</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A person dreams that they are at work, but everything is slightly off, and they wake up, only to find they are still in the dream. This is an example of what?

    <p>False Awakening Dream</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During a therapy session, a client becomes angry when the therapist suggests a link between their current issues and childhood experiences. This is most likely an example of:

    <p>Resistance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A person dreams of a large, menacing wave coming towards them, but in reality, they are worried about an upcoming presentation. According to dream mechanisms, this menacing wave likely uses what?

    <p>Symbolization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Someone repeatedly misplaces their keys, which always seems to happen when they are late for appointments. According to the provided content, what could this be an example of?

    <p>Parapraxes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a dream, a snake appears that seems to have the feeling of both danger and transformation at the same time. This dream mechanism is an example of:

    <p>Condensation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    After having a dream, a person consciously tries to make sense of it, creating a coherent, logical narrative from the strange images they experienced. Which dream mechanism is being described?

    <p>Secondary Elaboration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A person, with clear issues of self-doubt, is quick to accuse others of being insecure and oversensitive. What mechanism might explain this behavior?

    <p>Projection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A dream portrays a tense argument with a fictional character, yet the dreamer recognizes the feelings are actually about their frustration with a real-life situation. Which process is at play?

    <p>Displacement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Freud, what do girls use to compensate for the absence of a penis?

    <p>Emulating boys and masturbating their clitoris.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key criticism of Freud's perspective on women's psychology?

    <p>It reflects a chauvinistic, patriarchal view of society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Freud, what is the main focus of the Latency stage?

    <p>Suppressing sexual longings and learning new skills.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered a key developmental task during the latency stage?

    <p>Investing in non-sexual pursuits like school and hobbies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Freud, from what does a child’s repression of sexual longings stem from?

    <p>Fear of parental retaliation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Freud consider the goal of sexual instincts during the genital stage?

    <p>Mates with an appropriate partner.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Freud, what characterizes a 'normal' person in terms of their abilities?

    <p>One who is able to love and work.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Freud consider as a crucial prerequisite for one to love?

    <p>Generosity, caring, compromising, trusting, and empathic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which concept did Jung introduce that is NOT a main divergence from psychoanalysis?

    <p>Collective unconscious</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary reason for the split between Jung and Freud?

    <p>Jung's rejection of Freud's emphasis on sexuality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a core element of Jung's perspective on the unconscious?

    <p>It serves as a sophisticated guide</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Jung, what primarily shapes human personality?

    <p>A racial preformed and collective personality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect of an individual's life did Jung emphasize as particularly important for development?

    <p>Middle age</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these is NOT a field where Jung's work has significantly influenced?

    <p>Linguistics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Jung's teleological lens add to the understanding of human motivation?

    <p>It considers the influence of future goals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Jung's idea of archetypes suggest about their origin?

    <p>They are ancient, universal and innate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the pendulous breasts, round buttocks, and protruding stomachs of Venus figures primarily represent?

    <p>Fertility and the positive aspects of the mother archetype</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Hypogeum in Hal-Safi represent in the context of the mother archetype?

    <p>The negative pole of the mother archetype, associated with death and destruction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the entrance to some temples described in relation to the great mother archetype?

    <p>A passage associated with the legs of the goddess, representing a devouring and encompassing aspect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The myth of Phaethon, son of the sun god, illustrates what concept in relation to archetypes?

    <p>The destructive consequences of recklessness and loss of control</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which archetype is NOT explicitly listed as part of the collective unconscious?

    <p>The Shadow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the Hero's Journey, what typically occurs after the hero faces 'Trials and Failure'?

    <p>The hero undergoes growth and develops new skills as a consequence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What stage in the Hero's Journey involves the hero leaving their familiar world?

    <p>Crossing the Threshold</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of the Hero's Journey, what does 'Death and Rebirth' represent?

    <p>A symbolic transformation and strengthening of the hero's self</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the provided content, what is a primary method for identifying an individual's lifestyle?

    <p>Examining their earliest recollections and memories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of a maladaptive lifestyle?

    <p>Strong feelings of inferiority coupled with anger and resentment towards society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the content suggest that organic inferiority can impact a person's lifestyle?

    <p>It can contribute to a sense of entitlement and resentment toward society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the content, what is the role of parents and teachers in the development of lifestyle?

    <p>They are major agents of early socialization, significantly influencing lifestyle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key goal of Adlerian psychotherapy, as described in the text?

    <p>To help the patient overcome their inferiority complex.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'paradigm' as used in the provided material?

    <p>A way of looking at something, a framework for interpreting reality.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the text suggest that different siblings can have different experiences and views of the same family?

    <p>Each individual's subjective experience contributes to their own unique perception even within the same family environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does an individual's perception impact their understanding of the world?

    <p>We understand and interpret reality based on our unique perception of it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Introduction to Psychodynamic Theory

    • Psychodynamic theory differs from psychoanalytic theory. Psychoanalytic theory focuses on early childhood experiences impacting behaviour throughout life, while psychodynamic theory focuses on resolving a patient's conflicted conscious/unconscious feelings.
    • Neo-Freudians modified Freud's psychoanalytic theory to include relational, social, and cultural aspects.
    • Key figures include Alfred Adler and Carl Jung.

    The Psychodynamic Perspective

    • Focuses on the inner person, influenced by Freud and Psychoanalysis
    • Includes a Structural theory of personality/self (ID, EGO, SUPEREGO).
    • Explains the Topographical theory of personality (unconscious).
    • Explains defense mechanisms

    Theory of Psychosexual Development

    • Freud's Psychosexual stages of development:
      • Oral (mouth)
      • Anal (anus)
      • Phallic (penis/clitoris)
      • Latent (little or no sexual motivation)
      • Genital (sexual intercourse)

    Personality Structure

    • ID: Driven by instinct, pleasure principle.
    • EGO: Controls and reasons, reality principle.
    • SUPEREGO: Driven by right and wrong, morality principle.
    • The ID, EGO, and SUPEREGO are in constant conflict.

    Instincts

    • Instincts have four qualities: source, aim, object, and impetus.
    • The aim is tension reduction.

    Types of Instincts

    • Life instincts (Eros): creativity, love, survival, and procreation.
    • Death instincts (Thanatos): aggression, destruction, and returning to an inorganic state.

    The Topographical Theory of Personality

    • Conscious: current thoughts and feelings
    • Preconscious: easily recalled memories
    • Unconscious: unacceptable thoughts, feelings, wishes

    The Ego

    • Guides the ID.
    • Mediates between the ID and SUPEREGO
    • Reality testing, dealing with external pressures
    • Reality principle
    • Cathexis

    Defense Mechanisms

    • Unconscious strategies the ego uses to reduce anxiety.
      • Displacement
      • Reaction formation
      • Sublimation
      • Projection

    The Superego

    • Develops around ages 4 – 7.
    • Internalisation of parental rules & societal norms
    • Conscience/morality
    • Guilt & shame if rules are broken.

    Secondary Process

    • The ego’s rational thinking to satisfy the ID’s desires in a socially acceptable way
    • The process of choosing a likely object in the environment and attaching psychic energy to it.
    • Freud conceives of psychic functioning as the flow of this energy along paths shaped by cathexis

    Secondary Process - Defence Mechanisms

    • ID, EGO, and SUPEREGO
    • Unconscious strategies
    • Aiming to moderate conflict between ID, EGO, and SUPEREGO
    • Various tools for overcoming conflicts.

    Secondary Process Techniques and Dream Analysis

    • The ego delays gratification to satisfy the id's needs in socially acceptable ways.
    • Dream analysis is used to understand unconscious desires, fears, or thoughts hidden in dreams.
      • Manifest content: literal content of the dream
      • Latent content: the hidden meaning behind the manifest content

    Defense mechanisms

    • Used to reduce anxiety
    • Unconscious strategies
    • Examples: Displacement, Reaction formation, Sublimation

    Other Concepts

    • Psychoanalysis
    • Psychosexual stages
    • Development
    • Structure (ID, EGO, SUPEREGO)
    • Topographical theory (conscious, preconscious, unconscious)
    • Defense mechanisms
    • Dream analysis
    • Identification
    • Displacement
    • Sublimation

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