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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freud suggest often happens during infantile masturbation in childhood development?
(a) A child questions sexuality unconsciously.
(b) A child falls in love with a relative.
(c) A child develops a sexual preference.
(d) A child develops a sexual drive.

2. How is Freud being viewed by the culture in the chapter "The Theory of Sexuality"?
(a) Weary of his ideas.
(b) Eager to please.
(c) Smart and brilliant.
(d) Successful and popular.

3. Which of the following does Freud NOT mention therapists should assure their patients will not impede in therapy?
(a) Distrust.
(b) Fear.
(c) Sex.
(d) Suspiciousness.

4. What does Freud reiterate is the first rule of psycho-analysis?
(a) To speak freely.
(b) To undergo hypnosis.
(c) To trust one's therapist.
(d) For the therapist to listen to the patient.

5. What is periodic depression?
(a) A specific type of anxiety neurosis.
(b) It is similar to episodic depression.
(c) Depression that comes and goes.
(d) Depression in women that occurs during their cycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What characteristics make the "talking" or "listening" cure method most effective?

2. How long does Dora's analysis last?

3. What is 'Dora's' problem?

4. What does Freud mention happens when a person endeavors to practice psychoanalysis, but has little experience?

5. Who did the translations of Freud's work from German to English?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Freud say neuroses are linked to?

2. Briefly describe the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society.

3. What is specifically difficult about the subject of psychology?

4. What does Freud suggest about children under five years old?

5. Who was 'Dora'?

6. In what language was Freud's original work written and how might this affect Freud's work?

7. What does Freud repeatedly write that he believes is innate in all of us?

8. What does Freud's paper published in 1908 address?

9. What are some of the conditions to having an effective psycho-analysis?

10. What does Freud suggest is important for the patient to do in therapy?

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