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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Freud, how does he term the patient's experience with the grown man?

2. What is Dora in the chapter "Dreams"?

3. What does Freud find as the link of most neuroses?

4. What does each section pertain to in "The Theory of Sexuality"?

5. What reason is given for using the name Dora?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was 'Dora'?

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

3. What are social withdrawals and irritability associated with according to Freud?

4. What does Freud say happens to children at twelve years old?

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

6. What symptoms did 'Dora' have after experiencing a sexual trauma?

7. Briefly describe the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society.

8. What was Charcot able to decipher in both men and women?

9. What do the brief expositions at the beginning of "The Theory of Sexuality" address?

10. What are the three sexual preferences Freud discusses in great length and briefly describe them.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Freud discuss as being a common factor in the male homosexuals he analyzed? What does he mention in regards to a homosexual's mother and father?

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between pleasure the principle and the reality principle? Why do people that live under the pleasure principle confuse fantasy for fact? Give examples from the book and explain what ramifications this difference might have on a patient.

Essay Topic 3

How does Freud seem to view homosexuality? Discuss Freud's inclusion about Leonardo DaVinci and Michelangelo's sexual orientation. Why do you think Freud included this section on celibacy to sexual preference or desire?

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