ASWB Bachelors Questions And
Answers.
Name the four motivational forces of the unconscious mind that shape behavior. -
\1. covert "desires"
2. "defenses" needed to protect, facilitate, and moderate behaviors
3. "dreams"
4. unconscious "wishes"
Identify the three levels of the mind as Freud proposed them. -
\1. The conscious mind, comprising various ideas and thoughts of which we are fully
aware
2. The preconscious mind, comprising ideas and thoughts outside of the immediate
awareness but which can be readily accessed and brought into awareness
3. The unconscious mind, comprising thoughts and ideas outside of our awareness and
which cannot be accessed or brought into full awareness by personal effort alone.
Summarize Freud's structural theory of personality development. -
\the id, the ego, and the super ego.
Name the two separate aspects of the super-ego according to Freud. -
\conscience and the ego ideal-constucted from the restraints and encouragement
provided by society
Primary focus of psychoanalysis -
\the unconscious mind and the past
executive function -
\Conscious control of thoughts, emotions, and actions to accomplish goals or solve
problems. Higher-order mental abilities involved in goal-directed behavior. They include
organizing behavior, memory, inhibition processes, and planning strategies.
The id structure of personality -
\Level of personality comprising basic instinctual drives and is the only portion of
personality present and birth.
The ego structure of personality -
\develops secondarily and allows for rational thought, executive functioning, and the
ability to delay gratification.
The super ego structure of personality -
Answers.
Name the four motivational forces of the unconscious mind that shape behavior. -
\1. covert "desires"
2. "defenses" needed to protect, facilitate, and moderate behaviors
3. "dreams"
4. unconscious "wishes"
Identify the three levels of the mind as Freud proposed them. -
\1. The conscious mind, comprising various ideas and thoughts of which we are fully
aware
2. The preconscious mind, comprising ideas and thoughts outside of the immediate
awareness but which can be readily accessed and brought into awareness
3. The unconscious mind, comprising thoughts and ideas outside of our awareness and
which cannot be accessed or brought into full awareness by personal effort alone.
Summarize Freud's structural theory of personality development. -
\the id, the ego, and the super ego.
Name the two separate aspects of the super-ego according to Freud. -
\conscience and the ego ideal-constucted from the restraints and encouragement
provided by society
Primary focus of psychoanalysis -
\the unconscious mind and the past
executive function -
\Conscious control of thoughts, emotions, and actions to accomplish goals or solve
problems. Higher-order mental abilities involved in goal-directed behavior. They include
organizing behavior, memory, inhibition processes, and planning strategies.
The id structure of personality -
\Level of personality comprising basic instinctual drives and is the only portion of
personality present and birth.
The ego structure of personality -
\develops secondarily and allows for rational thought, executive functioning, and the
ability to delay gratification.
The super ego structure of personality -
