Psychoanalysis

Question 1

(Lesson: Psychoanalysis)

Psychoanalysis is a theory of the mind, a method of therapy, and a model for understanding behavior, developed by _________.

Answer 1

Freud

Question 2

(Lesson: The Mind)
Psychoanalysis says much of our behavior is driven by the ____________ mind, which is hidden from awareness.

Answer 2

unconscious

Question 3

( Lesson: Structure of Mind )

The three parts of Freud’s model of the psyche are: id, ego, and __________.

Answer 3

superego

Question 4

( Lesson: Psyche parts )

The ___ is the primitive, instinctual part of the mind that seeks pleasure.

Answer 4

id

Question 5

( Lesson: Psyche parts )

The _____ mediates between desire, morality, and reality.

Answer 5

Ego

Question 6

( Lesson: Psyche parts )

The __________ is the part of the mind that holds our internalized moral standards and ideals.

Answer 6

superego

Question 7

( Lesson: Strategies of the psyche )

The ego uses unconscious strategies called __________ mechanisms to avoid anxiety.

Answer 7

defense

Question 8

( Lesson: Origins of pattern )

According to Freud, __________ experiences shape our mental and emotional patterns for life.

Answer 8

childhood

Question 9

( Lesson: thought hiding )

The process of hiding painful or unacceptable thoughts from awareness is called __________.

Answer 9

repression

Question 10

( Lesson: therapy )

In therapy, when a person projects feelings from past relationships onto the therapist, it is called ______________.

Answer 10

transference

Question 11

( Lesson: Speaking freely )

A key tool in psychoanalysis where the patient speaks freely is known as _______ _____________.

Answer 11

free association

Question 12

( Lesson: Unconscious )

Freud believed that __________ are “the royal road to the unconscious.”

Answer 12

dreams

Question 13

( Lesson: Goal of Therapy )

The goal of psychoanalysis is to make the __________ conscious.

Answer 13

unconscious

Question 14

( Lesson: Healing )

By bringing unconscious conflicts into awareness, we gain __________ from repeating the same patterns.

Answer 14

freedom