1. Sigmund Freud believed that dream analysis was a useful device for...
decreasing repression
sublimating the id
strengthening the superego
displacing instinctual forces
gaining insight into unconscious motives

2. According to Freud, a child's early experience in coping with external demands leads to the development of the...
unconscious
preconscious
Oedipus Complex
id
ego

3. It is widely known in Jerry's social circle that he is the most stubborn and inflexible member of the group. Yet Jerry complains that all his friends are opinionated and rigid. Jerry's complaints are most clearly a sign of...
displacement
repression
projection
reaction formation
rationalization

4. One criticism of Freud's psychosexual theory of development is that is...
emphasizes developmental changes in the oral and anal stages
views adult disorders as adjustments to the environment
views fear of loss as a motivating drive
is based on empirically unverifiable constructs
is based on ethnographic studies

5. The defense mechanism of reaction formation is best exemplified in which of the following situations?
A college student speaks sharply to her roommate after quarreling with her professor about her grades.
A woman who is unaware of her anger toward her friend expresses affection for that friend.
A runner forgets the name of the opponent who just defeated her in an event for which she held the lecture.
A man who dislikes his supervisor believes that his supervisor dislikes him.
An elderly man lights up a cigarette just after learning that he has been cured of a respiratory ailment.

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