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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. How is Freud being viewed by the culture in the chapter "The Theory of Sexuality"?

2. What is also included in the section about understanding human sexuality in "The Theory of Sexuality"?

3. According to Freud, around what does the study of psychoanalysis revolve?

4. Who is the editor of The Freud Reader?

5. What term is also defined by one or more symptoms in "The Theory of Sexuality"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe why Sigmund Freud is important to the field of psychology.

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

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

4. Why had sexuality been rejected prior to finding the cause of neuroses?

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

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

7. According to Freud, what does the norm of having heterosexual parents present?

8. What happens in radical transformation?

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

10. Briefly describe the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Freud mean when he refers to the term "Wild" psycho-analysis? What deems something as "wild" in the field of psychology? What does Freud mention about distortion between therapist and patient?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss 'Dora' and her therapy's contribution to the field of psychology. Why was Freud puzzled about Dora? What did Freud discover about a patient's therapy in relation to their family? Give specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Define narcissism. What does Freud say about the human body in relation to narcissism? What is the difference between ego and object libido?

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