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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. How is Freud being viewed by the culture in the chapter "The Theory of Sexuality"?

2. The woman who complained about the advice given by her therapist was NOT told to do which of the following?

3. When was the classic of psycho-analysis published?

4. What is one of the terms introduced that is one or a bundle of behavioral symptoms that shows something is 'wrong'?

5. What term is also defined by one or more symptoms in "The Theory of Sexuality"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are social withdrawals and irritability associated with according to Freud?

2. What symptoms did 'Dora' have after experiencing a sexual trauma?

3. What do the brief expositions at the beginning of "The Theory of Sexuality" address?

4. What does Freud suggest about children under five years old?

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

6. What happens in the pre-pubescent latency period?

7. According to Freud, what does the norm of having heterosexual parents present?

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

9. Describe what Freud refers to as periodic depression.

10. What does Freud suggest is important for the patient to do in therapy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Considering neuroses and hysteria, discuss these symptoms and their relation to sexually related experiences. What does Freud conclude about the anxiety from neuroses in women? Give specific examples of his research in your essay.

Essay Topic 2

What does Freud discuss as being a common factor in the male homosexuals he analyzed? What does he mention in regards to a homosexual's mother and father?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss 'Dora' and her therapy's contribution to the field of psychology. Why was Freud puzzled about Dora? What did Freud discover about a patient's therapy in relation to their family? Give specific examples from the book.

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