Defense mechanisms involve a dynamic struggle between the ______.
a. ego and the conscience c. id and the pleasure principle
b. ego and the superego d. id and the ego
Question 2The most basic defense mechanism is ______.
a. regression c. denial
b. repression d. rationalization
Question 3The ego uses defense mechanisms to ______.
a. prevent socially unacceptable desires from reaching the unconscious parts of the mind
b. prevent socially unacceptable desires from rising into consciousness
c. mobilize the body to fight off or run away from an external threat
d. prevent the superego from thwarting id desires
Question 4Freud believed we protect ourselves from allowing socially unacceptable wishes or
impulses that would be inconsistent with our moral values or social responsibilities
from rising into conscious awareness through the use of ______.
a. response sets c. secondary process thinking
b. defense mechanisms d. primary process thinking
Question 5Rachel's boyfriend is pressing her to have sex; her parents have brought her up
to believe that premarital sex is wrong. As she weighs out her decision, Rachel frequently thinks of what her parents have taught her.
Based on Rachel's thoughts, which Freudian
psychic structure appears to be influencing her decision ?
a. id c. superego
b. ego d. persona
Question 6Which Freudian construct endeavors to satisfy cravings without offending moral standards?
a. ego c. id
b. superego d. fixation
Question 7Freud proposed that a child's moral standards become internalized through the formation of
the ______.
a. id c. superego
b. ego d. alter-ego
Question 8Moral standards and values of a child's parents and other important people in his or her life
become internalized during ______.
a. adolescence c. middle childhood
b. late childhood d. early childhood
Question 9In Freudian terms, the ______ is the part of the mind where we can find memories that we are not aware of, but can be brought into our awareness by focusing on them.
a. conscious
b. latent conscious
c. subconscious
d. unconscious
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