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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. At the end of the chapter, "The Theory of Sexuality," what does Freud want to accomplish?
(a) The reader to know these are all hypotheses.
(b) For the reader to tell someone else about his book.
(c) The reader to have a better understanding of Freudian psychology.
(d) For people to be aware of mental illness.

2. Who does Freud criticize in the beginning of "Therapy and Technique"?
(a) Charcot.
(b) Himself.
(c) Carl Jung.
(d) Others errors made in this practice.

3. What does Freud say about repressed material in relation to the patient?
(a) It is best for the therapist to see it first.
(b) It is best to let the patient get near it.
(c) It is best to address it.
(d) It is best to ignore it.

4. What is the patient nicknamed in "Obsessional Neuroses"?
(a) Man King.
(b) Mouse trap.
(c) Rat Man.
(d) Rat King.

5. In the chapter, "Dreams" what is the main concern dealing with dreams?
(a) That they are correlated with your conscience.
(b) That they tell our biggest fears.
(c) That dreams can never be effectively interpreted.
(d) That no one ever remembers them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freud find as the link of most neuroses?

2. What term does Freud use as an alternate to homosexual?

3. What does Freud refer to as an 'incurable ailment'?

4. What is addressed in "The Making of Psychoanalysis"?

5. What characteristics make the "talking" or "listening" cure method most effective?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is happening to Anna O. that is making her sick?

2. Describe what Freud refers to as periodic depression.

3. What does Freud's paper published in 1908 address?

4. Briefly describe the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society.

5. What happens in radical transformation?

6. What does Freud say about distortion between the patient and therapist?

7. What happens to Rat Man, the patient who has obsessional neurosis?

8. In what language was Freud's original work written and how might this affect Freud's work?

9. How does Freud describe Charcot?

10. What are the three sexual preferences Freud discusses in great length and briefly describe them.

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