Understanding Psychological Terms Quiz

What term is used to describe the development of a character trait to an extreme degree to conceal the presence of an opposite character trait?

Which term refers to the inability to function on a socially mature level of behavior, leading to going backward to an earlier level of behavior?

What represents a morbid, uncontrollable impulse to set fires?

Which of the following represents deriving sexual satisfaction by inflicting pain upon others?

What term is used to describe mental forces that influence development and motivate behavior?

What is the definition of 'amnesia'?

Which term refers to 'the expression of an emotional conflict as a physical symptom'?

What is 'delusion' in psychiatric terms?

What is the term for 'the inability to identify the date, time, place, etc.'?

'Loss of feeling of personal identity with one’s self' refers to which term?

Which stage of the personality according to the text is described as dealing with reality?

Which term is described as 'self-centered'?

Which part of the personality, as per the text, seeks pleasure aggressively and is compared to an animal in man?

At what stage of development is the personality completely dominated by powerful emotional drives and lacks control as per the text?

What aspect of the personality is associated with operating entirely at the unconscious level and not governed by time, space, or logic?

Which stage of personality development involves rejecting the pleasure principle and adopting the reality principle?