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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is also included in the section about understanding human sexuality in "The Theory of Sexuality"?
(a) Male and female puberty.
(b) The difference of infantile and adult sexuality.
(c) Menopause.
(d) The female menstrual cycle.

2. What affects the way dream ideas are interpreted?
(a) The goals of understanding the dream.
(b) What REM cycle we are in when analyzing.
(c) Our daily schedule.
(d) The amount of time we sleep.

3. In the chapter, "Dreams" what is the main concern dealing with dreams?
(a) That no one ever remembers them.
(b) That dreams can never be effectively interpreted.
(c) That they tell our biggest fears.
(d) That they are correlated with your conscience.

4. What does the editor explain about Freud in the Introduction?
(a) That he is homosexual.
(b) That he was an orphan.
(c) That he is from Austria and is Jewish.
(d) That he has the psychology of being an outsider.

5. What is the result of Freud's patient's experience in the chapter "Dreams"?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She wants to see her mother.
(c) She feels abused and used.
(d) She is hysterical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are two symptoms of periodic depression mentioned in "Theory of Sexuality"?

2. What is a specific difficulty of Freud's research?

3. What drug does Freud research?

4. What is addressed in "The Making of Psychoanalysis"?

5. What does Freud say is needed to understand human sexuality in "The Theory of Sexuality"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was 'Dora'?

5. Describe what Freud refers to as periodic depression.

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

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

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

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

10. What two feelings greatly support the therapy process dealing with transference?

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