1. What are the three main components of Freud’s personality structure?
A. Conscious, Preconscious, Subconscious
B. Id, Ego, Superego
C. Unconscious, Id, Preconscious
D. Superego, Conscious, Ego
Answer: B. Id, Ego, Superego
Explanation: Freud’s personality structure comprises the Id (primitive desires), the Ego (rational mediator), and the Superego (moral conscience).
2. Which principle governs the Id?
A. Reality Principle
B. Pleasure Principle
C. Morality Principle
D. Logical Principle
Answer: B. Pleasure Principle
Explanation: The Id seeks immediate gratification of desires and operates on the pleasure principle without considering reality.
3. The Ego operates on which principle?
A. Pleasure Principle
B. Reality Principle
C. Morality Principle
D. Rational Principle
Answer: B. Reality Principle
Explanation: The Ego mediates between the Id and reality, working to satisfy desires in socially acceptable ways.
4. The Superego develops during which stage?
A. Oral Stage
B. Phallic Stage
C. Anal Stage
D. Latency Stage
Answer: B. Phallic Stage
Explanation: The Superego emerges during the Phallic stage as the child internalizes societal rules and values.
5. What is the primary focus of the Oral Stage?
A. Control and cleanliness
B. Feeding and sucking
C. Exploration of genitals
D. Social relationships
Answer: B. Feeding and sucking
Explanation: During the Oral stage (0–1 year), the focus is on oral activities like sucking and eating, crucial for satisfaction.
6. Which stage is characterized by toilet training?
A. Oral Stage
B. Anal Stage
C. Phallic Stage
D. Latency Stage
Answer: B. Anal Stage
Explanation: The Anal stage (1–3 years) involves toilet training, where children learn control over bodily functions.
7. Fixation at the Oral Stage may lead to which behaviors?
A. Aggressiveness and dependency
B. Perfectionism and orderliness
C. Anxiety and jealousy
D. Confidence and independence
Answer: A. Aggressiveness and dependency
Explanation: Oral fixation can manifest as overeating, smoking, or being overly dependent or aggressive.
8. Which complex arises in the Phallic Stage?
A. Oedipus Complex
B. Inferiority Complex
C. Electra Complex
D. Both A and C
Answer: D. Both A and C
Explanation: Boys experience the Oedipus complex, while girls experience the Electra complex, involving feelings for the opposite-sex parent.
9. What is the latent period focused on?
A. Sexual identity
B. Social and intellectual skills
C. Emotional dependence
D. Self-control
Answer: B. Social and intellectual skills
Explanation: The Latency stage (6–12 years) is a period of relative calm focused on learning and social development.
10. Which stage marks the development of mature sexual interests?
A. Latency Stage
B. Phallic Stage
C. Genital Stage
D. Anal Stage
Answer: C. Genital Stage
Explanation: The Genital stage (adolescence onwards) involves the reawakening of sexual interests directed toward others.
11. According to Freud, the unconscious mind contains:
A. All memories and knowledge
B. Repressed thoughts and desires
C. Only childhood experiences
D. Ethical values and norms
Answer: B. Repressed thoughts and desires
Explanation: The unconscious mind holds desires and memories inaccessible to consciousness, influencing behavior.
12. Defense mechanisms are primarily used by which part of the mind?
A. Id
B. Ego
C. Superego
D. Unconscious
Answer: B. Ego
Explanation: Defense mechanisms protect the Ego from anxiety by distorting reality.
13. Which of the following is NOT a defense mechanism?
A. Repression
B. Sublimation
C. Regression
D. Motivation
Answer: D. Motivation
Explanation: Motivation is not a defense mechanism. Repression, sublimation, and regression are common ways the Ego copes with conflict.
14. Repression involves:
A. Acting out unacceptable urges
B. Redirecting emotions toward a safer target
C. Pushing thoughts into the unconscious
D. Justifying unacceptable behavior
Answer: C. Pushing thoughts into the unconscious
Explanation: Repression is the act of burying distressing memories or desires in the unconscious.
15. Sublimation is considered a healthy defense mechanism because:
A. It denies reality
B. It justifies negative behavior
C. It channels impulses into constructive activities
D. It suppresses emotions
Answer: C. It channels impulses into constructive activities
Explanation: Sublimation redirects potentially harmful desires into socially acceptable actions, like art or work.
16. Which of the following represents Regression?
A. A child starts bedwetting after a sibling is born.
B. A student rationalizes poor grades as unfair grading.
C. A manager redirects anger into exercising.
D. A friend forgets an unpleasant conversation.
Answer: A. A child starts bedwetting after a sibling is born.
Explanation: Regression involves reverting to earlier developmental behaviors during stress.
17. The Oedipus Complex is resolved by:
A. Repression
B. Identification with the same-sex parent
C. Sublimation of desires
D. Displacement
Answer: B. Identification with the same-sex parent
Explanation: Resolving the Oedipus Complex involves identifying with the parent of the same sex, internalizing their values.
18. Freud emphasized the importance of which years for personality development?
A. Teenage years
B. Early childhood
C. Adulthood
D. Middle age
Answer: B. Early childhood
Explanation: Freud believed the first five years of life are crucial in shaping personality.
19. Which term describes using humor to cope with anxiety?
A. Projection
B. Displacement
C. Rationalization
D. Sublimation
Answer: D. Sublimation
Explanation: Humor is a form of sublimation, redirecting anxiety into a positive and socially acceptable outlet.
20. Freud’s theory is often criticized for being:
A. Scientifically testable
B. Based on empirical evidence
C. Culturally biased and unscientific
D. Widely applicable
Answer: C. Culturally biased and unscientific
Explanation: Freud’s work is critiqued for its lack of empirical evidence and reliance on culturally specific assumptions.
21. Which method did Freud use to explore the unconscious?
A. Experiments
B. Free association
C. Structured interviews
D. Observation
Answer: B. Free association
Explanation: Freud used free association, encouraging patients to speak freely to reveal unconscious thoughts.
22. Freud believed dreams are:
A. Random images
B. Messages from the conscious mind
C. Wish fulfillments
D. Meaningless events
Answer: C. Wish fulfillments
Explanation: Freud considered dreams as symbolic expressions of repressed desires.
23. What is the Electra Complex?
A. A girl’s desire for her mother
B. A girl’s attachment to her father
C. A girl’s fear of abandonment
D. A boy’s rivalry with his father
Answer: B. A girl’s attachment to her father
Explanation: The Electra Complex involves a girl’s desire for her father and rivalry with her mother.
24. Displacement involves:
A. Channeling impulses into positive activities
B. Shifting emotions to a safer target
C. Denying reality
D. Rationalizing unacceptable behavior
Answer: B. Shifting emotions to a safer target
Explanation: Displacement redirects feelings, like anger, from a threatening source to a harmless one.
25. Which stage does not focus on sexual or physical development?
A. Oral
B. Latency
C. Anal
D. Genital
Answer: B. Latency
Explanation: The Latency stage is a period of emotional and social development, with minimal focus on sexuality.
