Question : 11. Freud’s psychoanalytic theory posits that the superego consists of : 1231115

11. Freud’s psychoanalytic theory posits that the superego consists of _____.

A) information that we have in mind at any given moment in time.

B) the demand for instant gratification without regard to social rules or customs.

C) primitive sexual and aggressive impulses, memories of troubling emotional experiences, and unacceptable wishes or ideas.

D) information that can be retrieved from memory and brought into awareness at any time.

E) the internalized moral teachings of parents or other significant others that may be partially conscious and partially unconscious.

12.According to Freudian theory, which type of information is LEAST likely to be in the unconscious?

A)primitive urges

B)your friend’s telephone number

C)memories of troubling emotional experiences

D)aggressive impulses

E)wishes and ideas you’d rather not think about

13.Regarding Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, which of the following statements is FALSE?

A)Freud suggested that animal drives and instinctual pleasures are contained in the id.

B)Freud uses the reality principle and the pleasure principle to explain the governing principles of the ego and the id.

C)Freud believed that the id, ego, and superego were structures in the brain that would eventually be located.

D)The id is proposed to be the only psychic structure that is present at birth.

E)Freud felt that the superego develops between ages three and five.

14.Id, ego, and superego refer to which component of psychoanalytic theory?

A)They describe the levels of consciousness.

B)They are types of defense mechanisms.

C)They describe the stages of psychosexual development.

D)They are methods of psychoanalytic therapy.

E)They describe the structure of personality.

15.Freud might say that someone who was displaying excessive aggression was acting according to his or her

A)id.

B)ego.

C)superego.

D)conscience.

E)reality principle.

16.In psychoanalytic theory, ______ is to reality principle as ______ is to pleasure principle.

A)ego; superego

B)superego; id

C)id; ego

D)superego; ego

E)ego; id

17.In psychoanalytic theory, the personality structure that organizes ways to handle delays of gratification and represents “reason and good sense” is the

A)ego.

B)id.

C)superego.

D)conscience.

E)unconscious.

18.Freud believed that personality consists of _____ structures, and they are called _____.

A)3; self-concept, self-esteem, and self-efficacy

B)5; neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness

C)5; oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital

D)3; unconscious, preconscious, and conscious

E)3; id, ego, and superego

19.Using the iceberg analogy, which personality structure(s) lies completely below the water?

A)superego and ego

B)ego and id

C)superego and id

D)superego only

E)id only

20.Frank says, “My conscience is bothering me.” Using Freud’s terminology, Frank is referring to his

A)superego.

B)ego.

C)id.

D)conscious.

E)unconscious.