A major goal of ego psychology is to
a. reinforce positive behavior.
b. strengthen the structure of self.
c. free up the ego so that it can withstand frustration and nurture itself.
d. improve reality testing and judgment.
e. bring the unconscious into the conscious.
Q. 2What is meant by the Freudian term, displacement?
a. Taking anger out on someone other than the person who angers you.
b. Attributing to others your own characteristic way of being.
c. Avoiding a threatening situation by returning to an earlier developmental stage.
d. Creating a logical reason to explain a painful experience and thus remove it from the sphere of feelings.
e. Acting and speaking in opposition to impulses that you wish you didnt have.
Q. 3What is meant by the Freudian term, projection?
a. Taking anger out on someone other than the person who angers you.
b. Attributing to others your own characteristic way of being.
c. Avoiding a threatening situation by returning to an earlier developmental stage.
d. Creating a logical reason to explain a painful experience and thus remove it from the sphere of feelings.
e. Acting and speaking in opposition to impulses that you wish you didnt have.
Q. 4What is meant by the Freudian term, reaction formation?
a. Transforming id drives into acceptable social behavior, such as work, humor, and creative arts.
b. Removing pain by excluding it from awareness.
c. Avoiding a threatening situation by returning to an earlier developmental stage.
d. Creating a logical reason to explain a painful experience and thus remove it from the sphere of feelings.
e. Acting and speaking in opposition to impulses that you wish you didnt have.
Q. 5What is meant by the Freudian term rationalization?
a. Transforming id drives into acceptable social behavior, such as work, humor, and creative arts.
b. Removing pain by excluding it from awareness.
c. Avoiding a threatening situation by returning to an earlier developmental stage.
d. Creating a logical reason to explain a painful experience and thus remove it from the sphere of feelings.
e. Acting and speaking in opposition to impulses that you wish you didnt have.
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