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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 sheer coincidence is mentioned in "Psychoanalysis in Culture" about Freud that relates to competitive jealousy?

2. What does Freud say about homosexual men in relation to women?

3. What does Freud say is the foremost force to setting motion in therapy?

4. How does Freud define totem?

5. Which daughter does Freud mention stirring jealousies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What characteristic traits does Leonardo DaVinci look for in his students?

2. What does Freud say about the Oedipal Complex?

3. What is predominately related to incestuous feelings according to Freud?

4. What was JG Frazer's 1910 published "Totemism and Exogamy" about?

5. According to Freud, when does criminality usually occur within a person?

6. Why does Freud rename the subconscious?

7. How does Freud define narcissism?

8. According to Freud, what would not bode well within a patient therapist relationship?

9. What does Freud mention being a common factor in homosexuals?

10. How are symptoms destroyed, according to Freud?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define narcissism. What does Freud say about the human body in relation to narcissism? What is the difference between ego and object libido?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

When Freud writes about anxiety neuroses, what does he realize about it? Discuss what Freud suggests a therapist should do when repressed material comes up in a therapy session. Why is it important for a person giving therapy to also take advice?

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