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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 does Freud define narcissism?

2. What does Freud call the term when two diverse psychic attributes drive behavior along different lines?

3. What does Freud claim about the Oedipal complex in relation to human development?

4. What does Freud say about criminal's guilt in "The Dependent Relationships of the Ego and the Dissolution of the Oedipus Complex"?

5. What does Freud determine about the relationship of homosexual men to their mothers?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Freud, what is double mindedness or double conscience?

2. How does Freud describe male homosexual mothers?

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

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

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

6. When are totem animal's names used?

7. What is the idea of the suitor's in "The Theme of the Three Caskets"?

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

9. What does Carl Jung write about on Indian men and homosexuality?

10. What does Freud say about how a narcissistic person treats his or her body?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In relation to therapy, why is it important that sometimes a patient has to forgo immediate pleasures for superior pleasure later on? Give examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why does Freud refute the term "subconscious" and refer to it as double mindedness or double conscience. What is the difference between double mindedness and subconscious? Reference the book in your essay to support your statements.

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