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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Viorst states, "All of us, to some degree, are _______________."
(a) Asexual.
(b) Primarily sexual.
(c) Bisexual.
(d) Homosexual.

2. Viorst feels that in adulthood we may seek out the wanted parent in an effort to do what?
(a) Win the battle over the other parent.
(b) Put an end to the inappropriate feelings once and for all.
(c) Work through the feelings of childhood.
(d) Make the other parent jealous.

3. What Christmas gift caused Brooke Hayward so much anguish when asked if her little sister could play with it?
(a) A set of artist's paints.
(b) A dollhouse.
(c) A bike.
(d) A pair of roller skates.

4. According to Art Buchwald, what are "the three worst words in the language"?
(a) Hebrew, orphan, asylum.
(b) Lonely, stray, hospital.
(c) Jewish, urchin, institution.
(d) Isolated, hopeless, angry.

5. According to Chapter 6, is sibling rivalry normal and universal?
(a) Only in industrialized nations.
(b) It depends on the parenting style.
(c) Only in the United States.
(d) Ten out of ten psychoanalysts answer yes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Repression, reaction formation, isolation, and denial are all mechanisms of defense against what?

2. According to the author, what do babies need?

3. Mrs. C slept in the same bed as her mother until she was how old?

4. Which well-known psychologist noted that if a child can fight a sibling and win, he becomes a fighter. However, if he is not allowed to win, he will often not compete later in life?

5. Winnicott argues that denying _____ prevents "the developing child from facing and learning to tolerate" this emotion in themselves.

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