Philosophical Essays on Freud
  • 1. Freud's concept of 'Oedipus Complex' is based on a character from which Greek tragedy?
A) Antigone
B) Medea
C) Oedipus Rex
D) The Odyssey
  • 2. Freud's famous case study involving the patient 'Dora' focused on which psychological concept?
A) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
B) Hysteria
C) Schizophrenia
D) Depression
  • 3. In which country was Sigmund Freud born?
A) Austria
B) Germany
C) Switzerland
D) Hungary
  • 4. What is the term used to describe the process of redirecting or channelling unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable actions?
A) Reaction Formation
B) Introjection
C) Sublimation
D) Displacement
  • 5. Which term did Freud use to describe the unconscious restriction of painful or harmful thoughts from reaching conscious awareness?
A) Compensation
B) Repression
C) Suppression
D) Regression
  • 6. Which philosopher famously criticized Freud's ideas in his work 'Anti-Oedipus'?
A) Jean-Paul Sartre
B) Jacques Derrida
C) Gilles Deleuze
D) Michel Foucault
  • 7. What is the title of Freud's seminal work that outlined his theories on psychoanalysis?
A) The Interpretation of Dreams
B) Beyond the Pleasure Principle
C) Civilization and Its Discontents
D) Totem and Taboo
  • 8. What was the name of Freud's famous patient who inspired his theory of the Oedipus Complex?
A) The Rat Man
B) Dora
C) Little Hans
D) Anna O.
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