Personality and Defense Mechanisms Quiz

Which part of the personality operates on the pleasure principle?

• Ego

• Superego

• Id

• Preconscious

Which part of the personality acts as the moral conscience?

• Ego

• Superego

• Id

• Conscious

Which part of the mind tries to balance the demands of the id and superego?

• Conscious mind

• Preconscious

• Ego

• Id

At what age does the superego typically begin to develop?

• Birth

• 6–9 years

• 18 months

• 3–6 years

If the ego is under too much pressure from both the id and superego, what might it use?

• Memory recall

• Logic

• Defense mechanisms

• Operant conditioning

What would someone with a dominant id most likely be like?

• Overly guilty and anxious

• Logical and fair

• Impulsive and selfish

• Repressed and quiet

The ego operates on the...

• Pleasure principle

• Morality principle

• Reality principle

• Anxiety principle

Which defense mechanism involves unconsciously blocking out a traumatic memory?

• Denial

• Displacement

• Repression

• Projection

Which defense mechanism is used when someone redirects their anger onto a less threatening target?

• Repression

• Displacement

• Denial

• Rationalisation

Which defense mechanism is this? – “I don’t believe he’s gone. He’ll come back tomorrow.”

• Repression

• Denial

• Projection

• Displacement