KAPLAN AND SADOCK'S CHAPTER 05 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
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5.1. Mr. A was a 26-year-old white man who had a history of bipolar I disorder. He
was brought in for treatment after not completing the last required course for his
advanced degree and being arrested for disturbing the peace. He had consistently
lied to his family about where he stood with his coursework and about having
skipped an examination that would have qualified him to use his professional
degree. He had also not told them that he had been using marijuana almost daily
for a number of years and occasionally used hallucinogens. His arrest for
disorderly conduct was for swimming naked in an apartment complex in the
middle of the night while under the influence of hallucinogens. Mr. A spent most
of his time reading and trying to write but compared himself unfavorably with
other famouswriters, feelinghimselftobeinferior. (Adapted from Paul C. Moll, MD,
and Adam M. Brenner, MD.) How would Alfred Adler view Mr. A?
A. Mr. Answer >>>>> D. Mr. A has been attempting to move from inferiority to
mastery in fantasy rather than in realistic achievement.
5.2. Adolf Meyer would treat Mr. A by
A. assistingMr.Ainintegratingalienpartsofhimselfinto his ego complex B. focusing
on the adequate treatment of Mr. A's mental disorder C. challenging Mr. A to
develop attachments outside of the family D. encouraging Mr. A to join a support
and educational group to better understand and accept his mental illness E. none
of the above Answer >>>>> B. focusing on the adequate treatment of Mr. A's
mental disorder
5.3. A young woman presents to you complaining of lack of energy,
troublesleeping, depression, andhopelessnessthat has been present for the past
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year. You diagnose her with major depressive disorder. Which of the following
would have been Freud's explanation of this disorder?
A. Her depression is actually internally directed anger. B. Her internal good
objects have been destroyed by aggression and greed. C. She never mastered the
trust versus mistrust stage of ego development.
D. Sheisbeingpersecutedbyatormentinginternalobject. E. She feels despair that
her self-object needs will not be met by others Answer >>>>> A. Her depression is
actually internally directed anger.
5.4. Lacanian theory
A. places heavy emphasis on linguistics B. has little place for biology or drives C.
postulates that an individual is embedded in political and societal structure D.
views the analytical process as an effort to recognize alienation from one's true
self E. all of the above Answer >>>>> E. all of the above
5.5. The Oedipus complex as described by Freud involves all of the following
except
A. adult sexuality B. Rivalries C. anal phase D. intense love relationships E. both
mother and father Answer >>>>> C. anal phase
5.6. The work of Anna Freud, daughter of Sigmund Freud, included all of the
following except
A. contributions to child psychoanalysis B. development of modern ego
psychology C. studies on the function of the ego in personality development D.
contradictions to her father's claims about psychosexual development E.
expansion on individual defense mechanisms Answer >>>>> D. contradictions to
her father's claims about psychosexual development
5.7. According to Freud, the Oedipus complex is resolved through