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Name: _ ID: A -<br />

25. Cari often has temper tantrums and pouts when she can't have her own way. She often behaves impulsively<br />

and becomes extremely impatient if she can't have the things that she wants immediately. According to<br />

Freud's view of the personality, Cari's personality appears to be dominated by<br />

a. her ego<br />

b. her id<br />

c. reaction formation<br />

d. her superego<br />

26. The superego is Freud's term for<br />

a. the biological impulses<br />

b. the mediating agent between "inside" and "outside"<br />

c. the defensive aspect of personality makeup<br />

d. the moral component of personality<br />

27. Howard sets extremely high standards for both himself and others. He tends to be rigid and inflexible and<br />

rarely allows himselfto enjoy life. Freud would probably conclude that Howard is dominated by<br />

a. his superego<br />

b. his id<br />

c. his ego<br />

d. penis envy<br />

28. Which of the following is not characteristic of secondary-process thinking?<br />

a. rational<br />

b. primitive<br />

c. realistic<br />

d. oriented toward problem solving<br />

29. According to Freud, the unconscious can reveal itself through<br />

a. dreams<br />

b. slips of the tongue<br />

.c. psychoanalysis<br />

d. all of the above<br />

30. Which of the following is not one of the levels of awareness proposed by Freud?<br />

a. conscious<br />

b. unconscious<br />

c. preconscious<br />

d. collective unconscious<br />

31. According to Freud's theory, repressed sexual desires are most likely to be found in which level of<br />

awareness?<br />

a. conscious<br />

b. unconscious<br />

c. preconscious<br />

d. collective unconscious<br />

32. Freud ascribed great importance to sexual and aggressive impulses, mainly because<br />

a. they tend to be routinely frustrated<br />

b. they are essential to the survival of the species<br />

c. they dominate our dreams<br />

d. they tend to be reinforced by others<br />

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