5 Intrapsychic Theories

Question 1

What are Freud’s three components of personality?

Answer 1

Id, Ego, Superego

Question 2

Which part of the personality operates on the reality principle?

Answer 2

Ego

Question 3

The pleasure principle is most associated with which component?

Answer 3

Id

Question 4

Which defense mechanism involves redirecting impulses toward a safer target?

Answer 4

Displacement

Question 5

According to Freud, which stage focuses on toilet training?

Answer 5

Anal stage

Question 6

The latency period is characterised by:

Answer 6

A lack of overt sexual interest

Question 7

What is repression?

Answer 7

Keeping distressing thoughts in the unconscious

Question 8

What is the name of Freud’s method for uncovering unconscious material?

Answer 8

Free association

Question 9

Which technique is NOT commonly used in psychoanalysis?

Answer 9

Structured interviews

Question 10

Which term refers to unconscious redirection of feelings from one person to another?

Answer 10

Transference

Question 11

Who emphasised ego development across eight psychosocial stages?

Answer 11

Erik Erikson

Question 12

What is the central idea of object relations theory?

Answer 12

Early relationships shape later patterns

Question 13

Karen Horney rejected Freud’s concept of:

Answer 13

Penis envy

Question 14

Which concept describes false memories formed by suggestion?

Answer 14

Imagination inflation

Question 15

The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is used to assess:

Answer 15

Unconscious motives

Question 16

Who developed the TAT?

Answer 16

Murray and Morgan

Question 17

A ‘press’ refers to:

Answer 17

Environmental influence on motives

Question 18

The term ‘nAch’ refers to:

Answer 18

Need for achievement

Question 19

Which motive is associated with wanting close, communicative relationships?

Answer 19

Need for intimacy

Question 20

Which motive is linked to influencing or controlling others?

Answer 20

Need for power

Question 21

Who researched implicit vs explicit motives?

Answer 21

McClelland

Question 22

Implicit motives are best measured using:

Answer 22

TAT

Question 23

Explicit motives are best assessed with:

Answer 23

Self-report questionnaires

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT one of the Big Three motives?

Answer 24

A. Dominance

Question 25

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs places what at the top?

Answer 25

Self-actualisation

Question 26

Which level comes just before self-actualisation in Maslow’s hierarchy?

Answer 26

Esteem needs

Question 27

What is the core feature of the humanistic tradition?

Answer 27

Growth and self-actualisation

Question 28

Which psychologist developed the hierarchy of needs?

Answer 28

Abraham Maslow

Question 29

What is the term for momentary euphoria and deep meaning?

Answer 29

Peak experience

Question 30

Carl Rogers emphasised which core concept in therapy?

Answer 30

Unconditional positive regard

Question 31

Which term refers to the perception of meaning in ambiguous stimuli?

Answer 31

Apperception

Question 32

The Multi-Motive Grid combines:

Answer 32

Pictures and self-report items

Question 33

A person who values independence and uniqueness may have high:

Answer 33

Autonomy

Question 34

Responsibility training can reduce impulsivity in individuals with high:

Answer 34

Need for power

Question 35

Which motive is linked to being “in the zone” or experiencing flow?

Answer 35

Self-actualisation

Question 36

The tendency to remember something that didn’t happen is called:

Answer 36

False memory

Question 37

Which factor increases the likelihood of forming false memories?

Answer 37

Leading questions

Question 38

What best describes the ‘id’?

Answer 38

Primitive and pleasure-driven

Question 39

Which personality structure develops last in Freud’s model?

Answer 39

Superego

Question 40

Which theory merges evolutionary psychology with Maslow’s hierarchy?

Answer 40

Kenrick’s Reinterpretation

Question 41

Karen Horney introduced the concept of 'basic anxiety' stemming from what kind of childhood?

Answer 41

Insecure

Question 42

According to Murray, a 'press' refers to what?

Answer 42

Need-relevant aspects of the environment