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1) According to Freud, the _________ is the thinking element of the mind, which

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Question

1) According to Freud, the _________ is the thinking element of the mind, which works rationally and logically.

Ego

Id

Superego

Ideal self

2) According to Freud, which of the following is an important task of the phallic stage?

Identifying with the same-sex parent

Toilet training

Channeling the libido into a healthy adult sexual relationship

Weaning

3) In order to assess her personality, Amy’s psychologist watches her as she interacts with peers in a group counseling session and makes notes of the behaviors he sees. Amy’s psychologist is making use of which of the following methods of assessing personality?

Personality inventory

Direct observation

The Jung typology test

Projective test

4) Which of the following health outcomes has been linked to stress?

Ulcers

Weekened immune system

Diabetes

All of the above

5) Tania experiences psychological discomfort and anxiety as a result of having a crush on her married coworker. She knows society would frown on such romantic feelings. In order to deal with her discomfort, Tania makes up excuses for her feelings. She reasons that it is not her fault if her coworker is unhappy in his marriage. By trying to justify her feelings, Tania is using which of the following defense mechanisms?

Humor

Rationalization

Repression

Fixation

6) According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, what need must a person strive to meet first?

Self-actualization

Basic biological needs

Psychological needs

Transcendence

7) When Shanice learns that she is about to lose her job she deals with this stressor by emailing her resume to several companies and selling some of her used textbooks and clothes. By trying to eliminate the source of stress or reduce its impact through direct action Shanice is using ___________________.

Social support

Pessimism

Emotion-focused coping

Problem-focused coping

Explanation / Answer

Ans 1 : Ego

Accroding to Freud , the mind was divided into three levels : id , ego and superego. The ego works with the rational part of brain , and hence is responsible for the logical thinking. It results from the awareness that grows in the person knowing the fact that they will not always get what they want.