Psychoanalysis Foundational Concepts 3

Question 1

Which defense mechanism involves attributing one's own unacceptable feelings or impulses to another person?

Accepted Answer

Projection

Answer

Projection is the defense mechanism by which individuals attribute their own unconscious impulses or feelings to others.

Question 2

What does Freud's concept of 'primary process thinking' refer to?

Accepted Answer

Unconscious, wish-fulfilling thought that ignores logic and time

Answer

Primary process thinking is the id's mode of mental activity: illogical, timeless, and driven by wish fulfillment and the pleasure principle.

Question 3

In Freudian theory, what is the 'death instinct' (Todestrieb) also known as?

Accepted Answer

Thanatos

Answer

Thanatos is Freud's term for the death instinct, representing drives toward self-destruction and aggression, opposing Eros.

Question 4

Which stage of psychosexual development is associated with the Oedipus complex?

Accepted Answer

Phallic

Answer

The phallic stage (ages 3–6) is when the Oedipus complex emerges, involving desires for the opposite-sex parent and rivalry with the same-sex parent.

Question 5

What is 'secondary revision' in Freud's dream theory?

Accepted Answer

The process that makes a dream narrative appear more coherent

Answer

Secondary revision is the dream-work process that organizes dream elements into a seemingly logical, coherent story.

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