Psychological Theories and Defense Mechanisms Quiz

Test your knowledge of psychoanalytic theory with questions on defense mechanisms, personality, and key theorists in psychology.

#1

Which psychological theory emphasizes the role of unconscious conflicts in shaping behavior?

Behavioral theory
Cognitive theory
Psychoanalytic theory
Humanistic theory
#2

Which defense mechanism involves reverting to immature behaviors to express emotions?

Projection
Regression
Rationalization
Sublimation
#3

Who developed the concept of defense mechanisms in psychoanalytic theory?

Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
Erik Erikson
Jean Piaget
#4

Which defense mechanism involves refusal to accept reality or fact?

Denial
Displacement
Sublimation
Regression
#5

Which psychological theory focuses on how individuals perceive, process, and retrieve information?

Behavioral theory
Cognitive theory
Psychoanalytic theory
Humanistic theory
#6

Who proposed the psychoanalytic theory of personality?

Carl Rogers
B.F. Skinner
Sigmund Freud
Albert Bandura
#7

Which defense mechanism involves attributing one's own undesirable traits to others?

Denial
Displacement
Projection
Reaction Formation
#8

Which defense mechanism involves channeling unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable activities?

Sublimation
Repression
Regression
Reaction Formation
#9

Which psychological defense mechanism involves replacing threatening impulses with their opposite?

Sublimation
Repression
Reaction Formation
Rationalization
#10

Which defense mechanism involves shifting an impulse from its original target to a less threatening one?

Displacement
Projection
Sublimation
Regression
#11

Which defense mechanism involves attributing one's own unacceptable impulses to others?

Projection
Rationalization
Reaction Formation
Sublimation
#12

According to Freud, which part of the mind operates on the pleasure principle and seeks immediate gratification?

Id
Ego
Superego
Conscious mind
#13

According to Carl Jung, what represents the collective unconscious consisting of universal symbols and themes?

Persona
Shadow
Anima
Archetype
#14

Who proposed the concept of the 'inferiority complex' as a key aspect of personality development?

Sigmund Freud
Erik Erikson
Alfred Adler
Carl Jung
#15

According to Erik Erikson, what is the primary developmental conflict during the stage of adolescence?

Trust vs. Mistrust
Integrity vs. Despair
Identity vs. Role Confusion
Generativity vs. Stagnation
#16

Who proposed the concept of the 'Hierarchy of Needs' in motivation theory?

Abraham Maslow
Carl Rogers
B.F. Skinner
Erik Erikson
#17

According to Freud, what is the moral component of personality that aims for perfection?

Id
Ego
Superego
Conscious mind

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