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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Chapter 11 discusses our what?

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

5. Why does Viorst say we "need the controls provided by guilt"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do children experience sibling rivalry?

2. Despite a constant desire for independence, why do young children keep coming back to their mothers?

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

4. Why do psychologists think the "Mommy and I Are One" experiments worked?

5. Why does sibling rivalry tend to diminish with age?

6. Why did Freud name it the Oedipus complex?

7. According to psychoanalyst Margaret Mahler, what is our "psychological birth" ?

8. Why is Chapter 1 entitled, "The High Cost of Separation"?

9. Describe the four stages of standing alone.

10. Denying hate prevents what, according to Winicott?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast normal/healthy mourning with that of chronic mourning, according to the book. How are they similar? What is different about the process of chronic mourning? Can grief be resolved through either process?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the proposal by the author that extended separation from a mother can result in permanent emotional damage in light of our societal structure. If, as the author proposes, our entire societal structure is called into question by a child's absolute need for his or her mother, in what ways would you go about restructuring our society? What changes would you make? How involved should government be? What role would churches and other community organizations play in shifting the priorities of an entire society?

Essay Topic 3

It seems as though everyone wants to live on beyond their physical life. Discuss ways in which people can live on after their death. Use support from the book and personal experiences. How would you hope to live on beyond death?

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