The Study of Personality and the Unconscious Mind Quiz

Test your knowledge of psychoanalytic theory with questions on Freud, defense mechanisms, archetypes, and more! Explore the depths of the human psyche.

#1

Who developed the psychoanalytic theory?

Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
Alfred Adler
Erik Erikson
#2

What is the primary focus of behaviorism?

Unconscious motives
Conscious experiences
Observable behavior
Existentialism
#3

What is the main focus of the humanistic perspective of personality?

Unconscious conflicts
Free will and self-actualization
Social influences
Genetic predispositions
#4

What is the main principle of the psychodynamic approach to personality?

Focus on conscious thoughts and behaviors
Emphasis on past experiences
Importance of genetic predispositions
Unconscious processes influence behavior
#5

What is the primary focus of humanistic psychology?

Unconscious conflicts
Self-actualization and personal growth
Behavioral conditioning
Biological determinants of behavior
#6

Which of the following is not a component of Freud's structural model of personality?

Id
Ego
Superconscious
Superego
#7

What is the main function of the defense mechanism 'denial'?

To project one's feelings onto others
To regress to an earlier stage of development
To refuse to acknowledge reality
To redirect unacceptable impulses into acceptable ones
#8

Which of the following defense mechanisms involves attributing one's own unacceptable feelings to others?

Projection
Regression
Rationalization
Displacement
#9

Who proposed the theory of archetypes?

Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
Alfred Adler
Erik Erikson
#10

Which of the following is not a psychosexual stage in Freud's theory of development?

Oral
Anal
Genital
Adolescent
#11

Which psychologist introduced the concept of 'individuation'?

Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
Alfred Adler
Karen Horney
#12

According to Freud, what is the primary motivation for human behavior?

Self-actualization
Security
Sexual and aggressive drives
Social belongingness
#13

Which personality theorist emphasized the importance of the inferiority complex?

Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
Alfred Adler
Erik Erikson
#14

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

Rationalization
Sublimation
Reaction formation
Undoing
#15

Who developed the theory of the collective unconscious?

Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
Alfred Adler
Erik Erikson

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