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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Even as adults, according to the author, we still view our mothers as what?
(a) As our greatest critic.
(b) As our dearest friend.
(c) As our biggest fan.
(d) As our safety net.

2. According to Chapter 14, parents suffer from the one of the following in a similar fashion to children.
(a) Separation anxiety.
(b) Insecurity about themselves.
(c) Fear of abandonment.
(d) Oedipus complex.

3. Name the experimental psychologist who convinced people it was acceptable to continue shocking subjects despite their response to pain.
(a) Richard Paredes.
(b) B.F. Skinner.
(c) Stanley Milgram.
(d) Jean Piaget.

4. What is the name of the personality that evolves when a child cannot trust their own feelings and takes on the personality traits of others?
(a) "As-if personality."
(b) "Shifting personality."
(c) "Chameleon personality."
(d) "Borderline personality."

5. By consolidating our own "inner law enforcer or superego," we can resolve what in a healthy way?
(a) Our fear of abandoment.
(b) The inadequate feelings of childhood.
(c) Our fear of authority.
(d) The Oedipus complex.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Viorst, how often do families discuss sibling rivalry?

2. The following headline ran in what paper? "HER OUTSIDE PREOCCUPATION CAN LEAVE HIM ISOLATED AT TIME OF MORE LEISURE"

3. Friends and intimate partners are considered what?

4. The idea that we are all in love with the parent of the opposite sex is known as what?

5. What are we often unaware of that we bring with us into a marriage?

(see the answer key)

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