CSL 621 STUDY PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
A person who unconsciously exhibits overly nice behaviour to
conceal hostile feelings is probably using which ego defence?
ANS >> reaction formation
Resolution of sexual conflicts and sex-role identity is a critical
function of the ANS >> phallic stage
Feelings of hostility, destructiveness, anger, rage, and hatred are
associated with the ANS >> anal stage
The basic aim of psychoanalytic therapy is to ANS >> make the
unconscious motives conscious
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Directing energy toward another object or a person (when
anxiety is reduced by focusing on a "safer target") is known as
ANS >> displacement
What is the correct sequence of the psychosexual stages? ANS
>> Oral/anal/phallic/latency/genital
In Erikson's view, the major developmental task in adolescence
is ANS >> identity versus role confusion.
A person experiencing persistent feelings of inadequacy has
probably had difficulty attaining a sense of _________ during
the_________ stage. ANS >> industry; school age
Self psychology and object-relations theory do not emphasize
which of the following?
The influence of critical factors in early development on later
development
The origins, transformations, and organizational functions of
the self
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The differentiation between self and others
The similar values of different cultures ANS >> The similar
values of different cultures
All of the following are a part of Jung's view of development
except
individuation.
the shadow.
symbiosis.
collective unconscious. ANS >> symbiosis
A person who manages his or her anxiety by distorting reality
and failing to acknowledge painful events is most likely using:
ANS >> denial
Manufacturing "good" reasons to explain away a bruised ego, or
to explain away failures or losses, is known as: ANS >>
rationalization
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The young adult who adopts his parent's outdated political
beliefs to avoid unpleasant feelings of anxiety is an example of:
ANS >> introjection
The process of redirecting sexual energy into some form of
socially acceptable behaviour is known as: ANS >>
sublimination
Jacqueline feels guilty whenever she considers taking a day off
from work for personal reasons. Which of the psychic structures
postulated by Freud is fuelling her guilty feelings? ANS >> the
superego
The main function of the ego is to: ANS >> mediate between
the instincts and the surrounding environment.
All of the following are true about the superego except:
it is the judicial branch of personality.
it is the internalization of the standards of parents and society.
it governs, controls and regulates the personality.