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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. Marvin and _______ experience great physical discomfort because of their unconscious guilt.
(a) Donna.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Ellie.
(d) Elizabeth.

2. What is the name of the philosopher who said, "Man is the being who is capable of becoming guilty and is capable of illuminating his guilt"?
(a) Martin Buber.
(b) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(c) John Locke.
(d) Dallas Willard.

3. 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?
(a) Erik Erikson.
(b) Alfred Adler.
(c) Lev Vygotsky.
(d) Jean Piaget.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Viorst states that some oneness experiences can go too far and cause what?

2. When we allow some person or group to stand in place of our own conscience, this leads to what?

3. The first sentence of Chapter 1 states that, "Life begins with _______."

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Art Buchwald, journalist and friend of the author, say that he understands about "scars on the brain"?

2. Growing up means what, according to Chapter 10?

3. What happens when we do not behave in accordance with our conscience?

4. Briefly describe the difference between infantile love, immature love, and mature love.

5. Using an example from the book, describe ways in which the Oedipus complex can play out in the lives of adults.

6. What did Stanley Milgram's experiment reveal about people?

7. Endocrinologist Estelle Ramey uses what example to support her theory that virtually all differences between male and female are cultural?

8. Why are we afraid of fantasies that portray socially unacceptable behavior?

9. Excessive punishment of ourselves rests on the illusion of what?

10. According to Chapter 9, what kind of person lacks guilt?

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