Thuy is faced with a dilemma. She lives in a war-torn country in which for years, the economy has been severely disrupted. In order to feed herself and her children, she steals food, but she feels a great sense of guilt when she does. According to Freud, the personality structure involved in stealing food is the ____, whereas the one involved in the associated guilt is the ____.
a. id; ego
b. ego; superego
c. superego; id
d. conscience; ego ideal
Question 2Two characters on the Star Trek television series, Mr. Spock and Commander Data, are completely logical. They make their decisions on the basis of realistic considerations, not emotions or moral judgment. From a psychodynamic perspective, their personalities are entirely ____.
a. ego
b. id
c. superego
d. ego ideal
Question 3Joseph, a student in the abnormal psychology class, says, Why are we studying Freud? All he ever talked about was sex and his theory is totally outdated A valid response from his professor would be ____.
a. I agree. Your assessment of Freud's theory is correct.
b. Let me show you how all of Freud's theories have been supported by modern research.
c. Freud's focus on early childhood experiences, the role of the unconscious, and the use of insight continue to assert a pervasive impact on mental health practice.
d. Freud's emphasis on sexuality as a precipitating factor in all mental disorders has been found to be totally valid.
Question 4Which drug is most likely to be prescribed for a patient suffering from depression?
a. benzodiazepine
b. chlorpromazine
c. a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
d. lithium
Question 5The two main distinguishing ideas in the psychodynamic model are that ____.
a. disorders result from childhood experiences and anxieties operate unconsciously
b. the causes of disorders are largely conscious and culture determines the expression of symptoms of disorders
c. diathesis is a predisposition to develop an illness and stress is an environmental factor that triggers the illness
d. abnormalities are inherited and symptoms start with biology
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