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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two psychologists believe that the contacts between infant and mother produce a "deep libidinal pleasure"?
(a) Skinner and Sullivan.
(b) Freud and Erikson.
(c) Piaget and Spock.
(d) Jung and Adler.

2. As children, Viorst thinks we test reality with what?
(a) Daydreaming.
(b) Our pretend play.
(c) Wishful thinking.
(d) Our actions.

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

4. Margaret Mead points out that we have labeled the Oedipal issue as a _______________.
(a) Negative.
(b) Success.
(c) Ridiculous behavior.
(d) Valid response.

5. According to Chapter 11, we sometimes fear that our fantasies can do what?
(a) Make us mean.
(b) Change us.
(c) Have the power to control reality.
(d) Reveal the sick, depraved person we really are.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first phase of mourning discussed in Chapter 16?

2. After fantasizing about her mother having a fatal heart attack, a woman drove up to her mother's apartment building to find what?

3. Why does Viorst think some people fear success?

4. By consolidating our own "inner law enforcer or superego," we can resolve what in a healthy way?

5. According to Chapter 7, our adult sexuality is in response to what?

(see the answer key)

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