Module 55: Psychoanalytic & Psychodynamic Theories

Which branch of personality theory focuses on childhood sexuality and unconscious motivations?

• Psychoanalytic Theory

• Humanistic Theory

• Trait Theory

• Social-Cognitive Theories

Which branch of personality theory focuses on our inner capacities for growth and self-fulfillment?

• Psychoanalytic Theory

• Humanistic Theory

• Trait Theory

• Social-Cognitive Theories

Which branch of personality theory focuses on characteristic patterns of behavior?

• Psychoanalytic Theory

• Humanistic Theory

• Trait Theory

• Social-Cognitive Theories

Which branch of personality theory focuses on the interaction between people's traits (including thinking) and their social context?

• Psychoanalytic Theory

• Humanistic Theory

• Trait Theory

• Social-Cognitive Theories

Which of the following terms is NOT one that Sigmund Freud used?

• Ego

• Free Association

• Collective Unconscious

• Repression

What part of the mind according to Freud is a reservoir of unconscious psychic energy that, according to Freud, strives to satisfy basic sexual and aggressive drives and opperates on the pleasure principle?

• Id

• Ego

• Superego

What part of the mind according to Freud is the largely conscious, "executive" part of personality that mediatesamong the demands of the other parts of the mind and operates on the reality principle?

• Id

• Ego

• Superego

What part of the mind according to Freud is the part of personality that represents internalized ideals and provides standards for judgement and future aspirations?

• Id

• Ego

• Superego

What did Freud propose was happening when experiencing an Oedipus Complex?

• A boy has sexual desires toward his mother and feelings of hatred toward his father.

• A girl has sexual desires toward her mother and feelings of hatred toward her father.

• A boy has sexual desires toward his father and feelings of hatred toward his mother.

• A boy has hatred for both of his parents.

What term refers to the process by which children incorporate their parents values into their developing superegos?

• Identification

• Fixation

• Defense Mechanisms

• Repression