CEFS 510
Quiz: Psychoanalytic Theory
Question 1
2 / 2 pts
Freud used the term libido in which of the following ways?
To refer to the death instincts
Answer: To refer to the energy of all the life instincts
To refer to sexual abuse
To account for the aggressive drive
Question 2
2 / 2 pts
In Freud’s view, an individual experiencing neurotic anxiety feels:
he has behaved in a manner that is inconsistent with his moral code.
a realistic threat is present in the environment.
Answer: he will not be able to control his instincts and will behave inappropriately.
guilt associated with past actions.
Question 3
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following is not a component of the brief psychodynamic approaches?
Use of interpretation early in the therapeutic relationship
Targeting a specific interpersonal problem during the first session
Answer: The therapist functioning as a blank slate
Developing a strong working alliance
Question 4
2 / 2 pts
Developmentally, Freud’s latency stage corresponds to Erickson’s stage of:
trust versus mistrust.
intimacy versus isolation.
initiative versus guilt.
Answer: industry versus inferiority.
Question 5
2 / 2 pts
The concept of resistance can best be described as all of the following except:
everything that prevents a client from producing unconscious material.
that which needs to be analyzed and interpreted.
an inevitable part of psychoanalytic therapy.
Answer: it is not valuable from a theoretical and clinical perspective.
Question 6
2 / 2 pts
Manufacturing “good” reasons to explain away a bruised ego, or to explain away failures or
losses, is known as:
Answer: rationalization.
projection.
displacement.
introjection.
Question 7
2 / 2 pts
Directing energy toward another object or a person (when anxiety is reduced by focusing on
a “safer target”) is known as:
sublimation.
repression.
introjection.
Answer: displacement.
Question 8
2 / 2 pts
The range of emotionally charged responses such as withdrawal, anger, love, annoyance,
powerlessness, avoidance, overidentification, control, and sadness of the therapist are often
associated with:
transference.
working¬ through.
interpretation.
Answer: countertransference.
Question 9
2 / 2 pts
Resolution of sexual conflicts and sex-role identity is a critical function of the:
oral stage.
anal stage.
Answer: phallic stage.
genital stage.
Question 10
2 / 2 pts
Self psychology and object relations theory emphasize all of the following except:
the influence of critical factors in early development on later development.
the origins, transformations and organizational functions of the self.
the differentiation between self and others.
Answer: different cultures maintain similar values.
