Psychodynamic Approach Practice Quiz

Question 1 of 23

1

Why should we study Freud?

Select one of the following:

Changes in Paradigm
Omnipresence of Freudian concepts in everyday life e.g dreaming
Freud is still influential in many areas such as Literature
A, B, and C are all reasons to study Freud

Explanation

Question 2 of 23

1

In the Middle Ages, what were mentally ill patients called?

Select one of the following:

Lunatics
Psychiatric patients
Strange
Poore

Explanation

Question 3 of 23

1

In the 18th Century, people believed that mental illness was caused by.....

Select one of the following:

Moral Insanity
Genetic causes
Taking drugs
Being an atheist

Explanation

Question 4 of 23

1

Where does the term 'Bedlam' originate?

Select one of the following:

This is an old term used to describe a mental disorder that was severe
Bethlem Royal Hospital
Berthlem Royal Hospital
Bedlam Hospital

Explanation

Question 5 of 23

1

Who would come and visit Bethlem Hospital and what would they do?

Select one of the following:

Psychiatrists would come to see how they could improve conditions for the patients
Religious people would come and pray for the patients and give them herbal remedies that were thought to heal mental disorders
The patients family would come to bring them food and water if they were going to have a chance of surviving
Rich people would come to observe, laugh, and poke the patients with sticks

Explanation

Question 6 of 23

1

Who was considered the 1st Psychotherapist?

Select one of the following:

Benjamin Rush
Franz Mesmer
Phillipe Pinel
Johann Weyer

Explanation

Question 7 of 23

1

Who performed techniques that influenced later developments of hypnotherapy?

Select one of the following:

Franz Mesmer
Benjamin Rush
Johann Weyer
Aristotle

Explanation

Question 8 of 23

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Who was responsible for the discontinuation of Trephination and what was this replaced with?

Select one of the following:

Phillipe Pinel, detailed medical histories and conducted interviews.
Benjamin Rush, used the Tranquilizer chair instead.
Johann Weyer
All three of the above worked together to stop Trephination

Explanation

Question 9 of 23

1

Who introduced the Tranquilizer chair?

Select one of the following:

Johann Weyer
Freud
Benjamin Rush
Phillipe Pinel

Explanation

Question 10 of 23

1

In the Mid 19th Century, humane approaches were sought and physical punishment of patients banned in an attempt to study mental illness scientifically and compassionately.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 11 of 23

1

In the late 1800s, Syphilis was found to be a biological cause of 'insanity'

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 12 of 23

1

What were the issues with the medical model?

Select one of the following:

It is too simplistic to account for all mental disorders.
Many mental disorders don't have a biological cause.
None of the above
All of the above

Explanation

Question 13 of 23

1

What was developed as a result of the issues with the medical model?

Select one of the following:

Eugenics
Psychological models
Both A and B
The DSM

Explanation

Question 14 of 23

1

Who coined the term 'Eugenics'?

Select one of the following:

Francis Galton
Freud
Darwin
A and C developed it together

Explanation

Question 15 of 23

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Freud believed that personality arises in an attempt to resolve conflicts between unconscious impulses and societal demands.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 16 of 23

1

Freud believed in the life and death drives. These are equivalent to..

Select one of the following:

Sexual and Aggressive drives
Love and Fear drives
Anxiety and fear of death drives
A and B

Explanation

Question 17 of 23

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What are parapraxes ?

Select one of the following:

Freudian slip
Repression of anxiety inducing memories
Oedipus or Electra Complex
All of the above come under the umbrella term 'paraprax'

Explanation

Question 18 of 23

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What does Fixation mean and what is the consequence of it on personality?

Select one of the following:

Failed to progress through all 5 psycho-sexual stages and as a result is stuck in one stage. This impacts adult personality.
Stuck in one psycho-sexual stage. It only impacts childhood as the adult learns how to cope with the fixation as they grow up.
This is a tendency to become obsessive over certain things in your life
Your psyche becomes imbalanced and fixates on the id, ego, or superego. This can make it very difficult to adjust to adult life when issues arise.

Explanation

Question 19 of 23

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How can unconscious complexes become conscious?

Select one of the following:

They are transformed in such a way that the original content is concealed, for example in a dream through symbols.
If the individual thinks really hard they can slowly have access to unconscious material in their minds.
A psychoanalyst must ensure that you progress through all of the psychosexual stages before any unconscious material can be uncovered.
It is impossible to get unconscious material to become conscious in any form.

Explanation

Question 20 of 23

1

What was Freud's inital interests?

Select one of the following:

Somatoform disorders e.g hysteria
Repression
The Psychosexual stages in childhood
All three of the above

Explanation

Question 21 of 23

1

Who said that Freud presented facts 'in the manner of myths' ?

Select one of the following:

Karl Popper
Jung
Skinner
Horney

Explanation

Question 22 of 23

1

The Seduction Hypothesis was Freud's belief that all mental disorders are caused by sexual abuse in childhood which are repressed by the individual.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 23 of 23

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How did Freud change his mind about his original theory ?

Select one of the following:

He did extensive research and found evidence that his original theory was not accurate.
He had an incestuous dream about his mother and concluded that women who said they were abused by their fathers were just engaging in fantasy.
Freud and Jung found that many of the women they conducted interviews with had not been abused but still had a mental illness.
A and C

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Psychodynamic Approach Practice Quiz

Question 1 of 23

Why should we study Freud?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 23

In the Middle Ages, what were mentally ill patients called?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 23

In the 18th Century, people believed that mental illness was caused by.....

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 23

Where does the term 'Bedlam' originate?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 23

Who would come and visit Bethlem Hospital and what would they do?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 23

Who was considered the 1st Psychotherapist?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 23

Who performed techniques that influenced later developments of hypnotherapy?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 23

Who was responsible for the discontinuation of Trephination and what was this replaced with?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 23

Who introduced the Tranquilizer chair?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 23

In the Mid 19th Century, humane approaches were sought and physical punishment of patients banned in an attempt to study mental illness scientifically and compassionately.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 23

In the late 1800s, Syphilis was found to be a biological cause of 'insanity'

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 23

What were the issues with the medical model?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 23

What was developed as a result of the issues with the medical model?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 23

Who coined the term 'Eugenics'?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 23

Freud believed that personality arises in an attempt to resolve conflicts between unconscious impulses and societal demands.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 23

Freud believed in the life and death drives. These are equivalent to..

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 23

What are parapraxes ?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 23

What does Fixation mean and what is the consequence of it on personality?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 23

How can unconscious complexes become conscious?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 23

What was Freud's inital interests?