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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 does Freud suggest could avoid homosexuality in males?

2. What does Freud say about the majority of people's knowledge?

3. What two types of libido's are mentioned in "Transitions and Revisions"?

4. According to Freud, when will a homosexual man tend to have homosexual behavior?

5. What does Freud say happens if a totem's skin is worn?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Freud describe male homosexual mothers?

3. What is the theme of "The Theme of the Three Caskets"?

4. Why does Freud mention the two famous painters in "Therapy and Technique"?

5. What does Freud say about homosexuals in relation to woman?

6. What does Freud say are complexes?

7. According to Freud, what will a therapist usually meet with in the beginning treatments of therapy?

8. When are totem animal's names used?

9. What is a totem?

10. How do some tribes view totem animals in relation to ancestors?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In relation to therapy, why is it important that sometimes a patient has to forgo immediate pleasures for superior pleasure later on? Give examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Freud's findings on bisexuality. What childhood factors contribute to one's sexual desire? What does Freud say about children at the age of five and twelve? How is that relevant to bisexuality?

Essay Topic 3

Considering neuroses and hysteria, discuss these symptoms and their relation to sexually related experiences. What does Freud conclude about the anxiety from neuroses in women? Give specific examples of his research in your essay.

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