Introduction to Psychodynamic Theories Quiz

Test your knowledge with 18 questions on psychoanalysis, defense mechanisms, and key theorists in this psychodynamic theories quiz.

#1

Who is considered the founder of psychodynamic theory?

Sigmund Freud
Carl Rogers
B.F. Skinner
Albert Bandura
#2

According to psychodynamic theory, what is the primary driving force behind human behavior?

Conscious desires
Unconscious motives
Social influences
Genetic predispositions
#3

In psychodynamic therapy, what technique involves the patient saying whatever comes to mind without censoring or filtering?

Free association
Systematic desensitization
Flooding
Cognitive restructuring
#4

What is the term used to describe attributing one's own unacceptable feelings or thoughts to others?

Projection
Introjection
Identification
Rationalization
#5

According to psychodynamic theory, what is the main function of defense mechanisms?

To resolve conflicts between the id and superego
To suppress unconscious urges
To protect the individual from anxiety
To enhance self-esteem
#6

According to psychodynamic theory, what is the primary source of psychic energy?

Id
Ego
Superego
Conscious mind
#7

Which term is used to describe the defense mechanism where unacceptable impulses are attributed to others?

Projection
Regression
Rationalization
Displacement
#8

According to Freud, what is the primary component of personality that seeks to satisfy basic urges and desires?

Ego
Superego
Id
Conscious mind
#9

According to psychodynamic theory, what is the purpose of dreams?

To process daily experiences
To reveal unconscious desires
To predict the future
To solve complex problems
#10

Which psychodynamic concept involves blocking threatening or painful memories from entering consciousness?

Sublimation
Repression
Regression
Denial
#11

Who expanded upon Freud's psychodynamic theory by emphasizing the role of the ego and its defense mechanisms?

Erik Erikson
Carl Jung
Alfred Adler
Anna Freud
#12

Which of the following is NOT one of Freud's psychosexual stages of development?

Oral
Anal
Latency
Perception
#13

Which psychodynamic concept involves expressing feelings towards someone who is actually less threatening by displacing those feelings from someone who is more threatening?

Transference
Countertransference
Sublimation
Reaction formation
#14

What is the term used to describe the process of shifting emotional investments from one person or object to another?

Introjection
Identification
Displacement
Transference
#15

Who is known for introducing the concept of 'collective unconscious' in psychodynamic theory?

Sigmund Freud
Erik Erikson
Carl Jung
Karen Horney
#16

Who proposed the concept of 'object relations' in psychodynamic theory, focusing on the influence of early relationships on personality development?

Erik Erikson
Karen Horney
Melanie Klein
Albert Bandura
#17

In psychodynamic theory, what is the term for redirecting emotional energy, particularly sexual energy, into productive outlets?

Sublimation
Reaction formation
Displacement
Projection
#18

Which psychodynamic theorist emphasized the importance of childhood experiences, especially parent-child relationships, in shaping personality?

Erik Erikson
Melanie Klein
John Bowlby
Harry Stack Sullivan

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