EPPP Clinical Psychology Latest 2026 /
2027 Updates) Questions and Answers
{Grade A} 100% Correct (Verified Answers)
Clinical Psychology - correct answer - the study, diagnosis, and treatment of
psychological and behavioral disorders
Assumptions of Psychodynamic Therapies - correct answer - human behavior is
motivated by unconscious processes
- early development has a profound effect on adult functioning
- universal principles explain personality development and behavior
- insight into unconscious processes is a key component of therapy
Freudian Psychoanalysis - correct answer - human beings are determined by
irrational forces, unconscious motivations, biological and instinctual needs and drives,
and psychosexual events that occur during the first five years of life
,Freud's Personality Theory - correct answer - composed of two theories: structural
(drive) theory and developmental theory
Structural Theory
(Freud) - correct answer - the personality is composed of three structures: the id, ego,
and superego
Id - correct answer - present at birth and consists of the person's life and death
instincts
- operates on pleasure principle and seeks immediate gratification of its instinctual
drives in order to avoid tension
Ego - correct answer - develops at six months of age
- operates ont eh reality principle that defers gratifcation until an appropriate object is
available in reality and employs thinking
- mediates conflicting demands of pleasure and reality
Superego - correct answer - develops between four and five years
,- represents an internalization of society's values and standards
- attempts to permanently block socially unacceptable drives
Developmental Theory
(Freud) - correct answer - emphasizes the sexual drives of the id and proposes that
an individual's personality is formed during childhood as a result of certain
experiences during psychosexual stages of development
- over or undergratification of a person's sexual needs during a stage is associated
with different personality outcomes
Oral Stage - correct answer - Freud's first stage of personality development, from
birth to about age 2, during which the instincts of infants are focused on the mouth as
the primary pleasure center.
Anal Stage - correct answer - Freud's second stage of psychosexual development
where the primary sexual focus is on the elimination or holding onto feces. The stage
is often thought of as representing a child's ability to control his or her own world.
, Phallic Stage - correct answer - Freud's third stage of personality development, from
about age 4 through age 7, during which children obtain gratification primarily from the
genitals.
Latency Stage - correct answer - Freud's fourth stage of psychosexual development
where sexuality is repressed in the unconscious and children focus on identifying with
their same sex parent and interact with same sex peers.
Genital Stage - correct answer - Freud's last stage of personality development, from
the onset of puberty through adulthood, during which the sexual conflicts of childhood
resurface (at puberty) and are often resolved during adolescence).
Defense Mechanisms - correct answer - occur when the ego is unable to ward off
danger through rational, realistic means
- these operate on an unconscious level and deny or distort reality
(danger or anxiety helps alert the ego to impending threats, such as conflict between
the id and the superego)
2027 Updates) Questions and Answers
{Grade A} 100% Correct (Verified Answers)
Clinical Psychology - correct answer - the study, diagnosis, and treatment of
psychological and behavioral disorders
Assumptions of Psychodynamic Therapies - correct answer - human behavior is
motivated by unconscious processes
- early development has a profound effect on adult functioning
- universal principles explain personality development and behavior
- insight into unconscious processes is a key component of therapy
Freudian Psychoanalysis - correct answer - human beings are determined by
irrational forces, unconscious motivations, biological and instinctual needs and drives,
and psychosexual events that occur during the first five years of life
,Freud's Personality Theory - correct answer - composed of two theories: structural
(drive) theory and developmental theory
Structural Theory
(Freud) - correct answer - the personality is composed of three structures: the id, ego,
and superego
Id - correct answer - present at birth and consists of the person's life and death
instincts
- operates on pleasure principle and seeks immediate gratification of its instinctual
drives in order to avoid tension
Ego - correct answer - develops at six months of age
- operates ont eh reality principle that defers gratifcation until an appropriate object is
available in reality and employs thinking
- mediates conflicting demands of pleasure and reality
Superego - correct answer - develops between four and five years
,- represents an internalization of society's values and standards
- attempts to permanently block socially unacceptable drives
Developmental Theory
(Freud) - correct answer - emphasizes the sexual drives of the id and proposes that
an individual's personality is formed during childhood as a result of certain
experiences during psychosexual stages of development
- over or undergratification of a person's sexual needs during a stage is associated
with different personality outcomes
Oral Stage - correct answer - Freud's first stage of personality development, from
birth to about age 2, during which the instincts of infants are focused on the mouth as
the primary pleasure center.
Anal Stage - correct answer - Freud's second stage of psychosexual development
where the primary sexual focus is on the elimination or holding onto feces. The stage
is often thought of as representing a child's ability to control his or her own world.
, Phallic Stage - correct answer - Freud's third stage of personality development, from
about age 4 through age 7, during which children obtain gratification primarily from the
genitals.
Latency Stage - correct answer - Freud's fourth stage of psychosexual development
where sexuality is repressed in the unconscious and children focus on identifying with
their same sex parent and interact with same sex peers.
Genital Stage - correct answer - Freud's last stage of personality development, from
the onset of puberty through adulthood, during which the sexual conflicts of childhood
resurface (at puberty) and are often resolved during adolescence).
Defense Mechanisms - correct answer - occur when the ego is unable to ward off
danger through rational, realistic means
- these operate on an unconscious level and deny or distort reality
(danger or anxiety helps alert the ego to impending threats, such as conflict between
the id and the superego)
