Psychodynamic Personality Theories Quiz

Test your knowledge of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic theory with this quiz! Who founded psychodynamic theory? What is the role of the ego? Find out here.

#1

Who is considered the founder of psychodynamic theory?

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

According to psychodynamic theories, what is the purpose of the defense mechanism called 'sublimation'?

Denial of reality
Channeling unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable activities
Projection of one's feelings onto others
Withdrawal from social interactions
#3

Which psychodynamic concept involves redirecting emotions from the original source to a substitute target?

Displacement
Projection
Sublimation
Compensation
#4

According to psychodynamic theories, what is the primary focus of the 'id'?

Reality principle
Moral and ethical standards
Pleasure principle
Unconscious desires
#5

According to psychodynamic theories, what is the role of the 'ego' in the psyche?

Mediator between the id and superego
Unconscious desires
Moral and ethical standards
Pleasure principle
#6

Which component of the mind, according to Freud, operates on the pleasure principle?

Ego
Superego
Id
Conscious Mind
#7

According to psychodynamic theories, what is the primary focus of personality development?

Genetic factors
Social learning
Early childhood experiences
Adolescent experiences
#8

Which psychodynamic theorist emphasized the role of social and cultural factors in personality development?

Erik Erikson
Alfred Adler
Karen Horney
Harry Stack Sullivan
#9

According to Freud, what is the last stage of psychosexual development?

Oral
Anal
Genital
Phallic
#10

Who developed the concept of the 'personal unconscious' and 'collective unconscious'?

Erik Erikson
Alfred Adler
Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
#11

According to psychodynamic theories, what is the purpose of the 'superego'?

Pleasure principle
Reality principle
Moral and ethical standards
Unconscious desires
#12

Who proposed the concept of 'basic anxiety' in psychodynamic theory?

Erik Erikson
Alfred Adler
Karen Horney
Harry Stack Sullivan
#13

Who proposed the concept of the collective unconscious in psychodynamic theory?

Erik Erikson
Alfred Adler
Carl Jung
Karen Horney
#14

In psychodynamic theories, what defense mechanism involves attributing one's unacceptable thoughts or feelings to someone else?

Projection
Rationalization
Displacement
Regression
#15

Who introduced the concept of the 'inferiority complex' in psychodynamic theory?

Erik Erikson
Alfred Adler
Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
#16

What is the primary focus of object relations theory in psychodynamic psychology?

Influence of society on personality
The role of unconscious conflicts
Impact of early relationships on personality
Cognitive processes in personality
#17

Which psychodynamic theorist proposed the stages of psychosocial development?

Sigmund Freud
Alfred Adler
Erik Erikson
Karen Horney
#18

In psychodynamic theory, what is the term for the process of pushing threatening or conflicting events out of conscious awareness?

Repression
Regression
Rationalization
Reaction formation
#19

In psychodynamic theory, what is the term for the process of attributing one's own undesirable qualities to others?

Projection
Sublimation
Rationalization
Compensation

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