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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. What does Freud comment on at the end of "The Final Paper"?

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

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

4. What is another term used for periodic depression?

5. What does Freud reiterate is the first rule of psycho-analysis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two feelings greatly support the therapy process dealing with transference?

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

3. Who was 'Dora'?

4. Briefly describe the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society.

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

6. What did the doctor's find was making 'Dora' verge on suicidal behavior?

7. What is specifically difficult about the subject of psychology?

8. What does Freud say neuroses are linked to?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Freud mention being the force to set therapy in motion? How is this particular motivation detrimental to the patient's recovery process? What would Freud's term ambivalence have to do with this initiating 'force'?

Essay Topic 2

Describe what a totem animal is. How is the idea of a totem animal relevant to Freud's work in the field of psychology? Give examples from the book and refer to secondary sources if you need clarification.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what Freud terms as 'periodic depression.' What symptoms are typically seen in people suffering from periodic depression? What does Freud say about the outcome of treatment in these patients? Support your statements with quotes from the text.

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