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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. What type of totem does Freud say is highly dangerous to humans?

2. What does Freud mention as one of the main causes of horror within the family?

3. What does Freud speculate about the people reading the section on totem pets, who have pets?

4. According to Freud, how does a narcissistic individual treat his or her body?

5. By Freud's research on the libido, what is he not excluding on the topic?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the idea of the suitor's in "The Theme of the Three Caskets"?

2. What does Freud mention being a common factor in homosexuals?

3. What does Freud say governs the reality principle?

4. How does Freud view homosexuality?

5. How does Freud describe male homosexual mothers?

6. What does Freud say about how a narcissistic person treats his or her body?

7. How are symptoms destroyed, according to Freud?

8. What is ambivalence, according to Freud?

9. According to Freud, what is double mindedness or double conscience?

10. What does Freud say are complexes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Freud's overall purpose of psycho-analysis seem to be? How does he demonstrate that motivation through his work and research? What is the most important factor to receive the maximum benefits of psycho-analysis therapy?

Essay Topic 2

Considering Freud's contribution to the field of psychoanalysis, why do you think Freud hated philosophy so much? In what ways is his disdain for philosophy paradoxical? Do you think if Freud were alive today, he would see his view of philosophy as paradoxical?

Essay Topic 3

When Freud writes about anxiety neuroses, what does he realize about it? Discuss what Freud suggests a therapist should do when repressed material comes up in a therapy session. Why is it important for a person giving therapy to also take advice?

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