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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freud comment on at the end of "The Final Paper"?
(a) He hopes it will end all discussion on this topic.
(b) He hopes its a beginning not an end to this topic.
(c) He needs better equipment to prove this study.
(d) He wants to do more studies on this topic.

2. What does the editor say about the patient's healing in "The Making of Psychoanalysis"?
(a) It shows she never was sick to begin with.
(b) It shows you have to fight for it.
(c) It shows the temporariness of mental illness.
(d) It shows that physical and mental illness are separate.

3. What will therapists insist upon in a situation like 'Dora'?
(a) Treatment of the whole family.
(b) To go to the hospital.
(c) An alternative way of treatment.
(d) Stop treatment.

4. What is Dora in the chapter "Dreams"?
(a) A theory created by Freud.
(b) The reasoning behind hysterics.
(c) The title of this section of the book.
(d) Fragment of and Analysis of a Case of Hysteria.

5. What is 'Dora's' problem?
(a) Her treatment is negatively affecting her home life.
(b) She is a neurotic.
(c) She is a hysteric.
(d) She has an eating disorder.

6. How does America perceive Freud, according to Freud?
(a) Angered.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Judged.
(d) Well received.

7. How many sections of introductory material are in this book?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

8. What does Freud reiterate is the first rule of psycho-analysis?
(a) To trust one's therapist.
(b) To speak freely.
(c) For the therapist to listen to the patient.
(d) To undergo hypnosis.

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

10. Why did Freud's mentor make such progress in psychology?
(a) He would note every equation he came up with.
(b) He would test random people for illness.
(c) He varied his testing methods.
(d) He would sequence his findings and test them.

11. What is a specific difficulty of Freud's research?
(a) The interference of his drug use.
(b) The intangibility of the subject matter.
(c) The illnesses of 'Dora'.
(d) He was blind.

12. In psychology, what is a major form of organization and research?
(a) A case study.
(b) An experiment.
(c) A draft.
(d) An outline.

13. What happens to the patient that makes her sick in "The Making of Psychoanalysis"?
(a) Her father is dying.
(b) She has a brain tumor.
(c) She lost her baby.
(d) Her mother is dying.

14. What happens in the pre-pubescent period of child development?
(a) A child develops a sexual preference.
(b) The child forgets his love for a relative.
(c) A child questions sexuality consciously.
(d) A child develops a sexual drive.

15. What does the "Deviations in respect of the sexual object" section address?
(a) Psychologically mixed gender that manifest mostly as bisexuality.
(b) Heterosexuality.
(c) Viewing the body as a sexual object.
(d) True homosexuality.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter "Dreams," how are therapeutic symptoms achieved?

2. What does Freud include about one's sexual preference?

3. What does Freud NOT include to determine what is normal sexual behavior in "The Theory of Sexuality"?

4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic for what Freud terms the 'anal character'?

5. What does Freud's term "wild" mean?

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