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