Q.1 Who is considered the founder of psychoanalytic theory?
Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
Jacques Lacan
Erik Erikson
Explanation - Sigmund Freud is widely regarded as the founder of psychoanalytic theory, which explores unconscious desires, drives, and their influence on behavior.
Correct answer is: Sigmund Freud
Q.2 What part of the mind did Freud describe as operating on the pleasure principle?
Ego
Superego
Id
Conscious mind
Explanation - Freud proposed that the Id operates on the pleasure principle, seeking immediate gratification of desires and instincts.
Correct answer is: Id
Q.3 Which component of the psyche is associated with morality according to Freud?
Ego
Id
Superego
Libido
Explanation - The Superego embodies internalized moral standards and ideals, acting as the conscience.
Correct answer is: Superego
Q.4 Which psychoanalyst emphasized the 'mirror stage' in identity formation?
Sigmund Freud
Jacques Lacan
Carl Jung
Anna Freud
Explanation - Lacan’s concept of the mirror stage describes how infants recognize their reflection and begin forming a sense of self.
Correct answer is: Jacques Lacan
Q.5 Freud believed dreams are a form of what?
Rational thought
Suppressed desires
Future predictions
Moral reasoning
Explanation - Freud viewed dreams as the 'royal road to the unconscious,' expressing hidden desires and unresolved conflicts.
Correct answer is: Suppressed desires
Q.6 What concept refers to repressed ideas influencing social behavior unconsciously?
Consciousness
Sublimation
Unconscious
Superego
Explanation - The unconscious contains repressed memories and drives that continue to affect social interactions and behavior.
Correct answer is: Unconscious
Q.7 Who introduced the idea of 'collective unconscious'?
Sigmund Freud
Jacques Lacan
Carl Jung
Erik Erikson
Explanation - Carl Jung proposed the concept of a collective unconscious shared across humanity, containing archetypes.
Correct answer is: Carl Jung
Q.8 Which defense mechanism involves attributing one’s own unacceptable thoughts to others?
Repression
Projection
Regression
Sublimation
Explanation - Projection is a defense mechanism where individuals assign their undesirable impulses to others.
Correct answer is: Projection
Q.9 According to Freud, what mediates between the Id and the Superego?
Ego
Dreams
Libido
Collective unconscious
Explanation - The Ego balances the desires of the Id with the moral restrictions of the Superego through the reality principle.
Correct answer is: Ego
Q.10 What does 'Oedipus complex' primarily refer to?
Child’s rivalry with same-sex parent
Fear of rejection
Attachment to siblings
Identity crisis in adolescence
Explanation - The Oedipus complex describes a child’s unconscious desire for the opposite-sex parent and rivalry with the same-sex parent.
Correct answer is: Child’s rivalry with same-sex parent
Q.11 In Lacan’s theory, what is the 'Real'?
Biological drives
Language system
Unattainable truth
Moral order
Explanation - Lacan’s 'Real' refers to what resists symbolization and remains beyond language, an unattainable dimension of reality.
Correct answer is: Unattainable truth
Q.12 Which psychoanalyst applied psychoanalysis to social issues like authority and freedom?
Erich Fromm
Carl Jung
Jacques Lacan
Anna Freud
Explanation - Fromm extended psychoanalytic ideas into social theory, exploring freedom, authority, and human needs in society.
Correct answer is: Erich Fromm
Q.13 Which defense mechanism involves channeling unacceptable impulses into socially valued activities?
Denial
Projection
Sublimation
Regression
Explanation - Sublimation allows unacceptable impulses to be transformed into positive, socially acceptable actions like art or sports.
Correct answer is: Sublimation
Q.14 Freud’s concept of 'libido' primarily refers to:
Aggression
Sexual energy
Moral reasoning
Dream content
Explanation - Libido in Freud’s theory is the psychic energy of sexual drives influencing human behavior.
Correct answer is: Sexual energy
Q.15 Which psychoanalytic thinker emphasized the importance of mother-child relationships in development?
Jacques Lacan
Sigmund Freud
Melanie Klein
Carl Jung
Explanation - Melanie Klein focused on object relations theory, highlighting early mother-child interactions in shaping personality.
Correct answer is: Melanie Klein
Q.16 Which of the following is NOT a Freudian defense mechanism?
Repression
Denial
Transference
Regression
Explanation - Transference refers to projecting past feelings onto the therapist, not a defense mechanism like repression or denial.
Correct answer is: Transference
Q.17 What is 'free association' in psychoanalysis?
Random speech with no meaning
Technique to uncover unconscious thoughts
A way to test memory
Group therapy practice
Explanation - Free association involves patients verbalizing thoughts without censorship, revealing unconscious processes.
Correct answer is: Technique to uncover unconscious thoughts
Q.18 Jacques Lacan linked the unconscious to which structure?
Dreams
Language
Biology
Morality
Explanation - Lacan famously said 'the unconscious is structured like a language,' emphasizing symbolic systems.
Correct answer is: Language
Q.19 Freud’s stages of psychosexual development include which of the following?
Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital
Infant, Toddler, Adolescent, Adult
Birth, Childhood, Adulthood, Death
Trust, Autonomy, Identity, Integrity
Explanation - Freud outlined five stages of psychosexual development, each focusing on a different erogenous zone.
Correct answer is: Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital
Q.20 Who developed psychosocial theory as an extension of Freud’s work?
Erik Erikson
Jacques Lacan
Carl Jung
Melanie Klein
Explanation - Erik Erikson built upon Freud’s ideas but emphasized social and cultural influences across eight stages of psychosocial development.
Correct answer is: Erik Erikson
Q.21 What is the primary method Freud used to explore the unconscious?
Brain scans
Dream analysis
Behavioral experiments
Free writing
Explanation - Freud used dream interpretation as a central method to uncover unconscious desires and conflicts.
Correct answer is: Dream analysis
Q.22 According to Lacan, the 'Symbolic order' is primarily associated with:
Language and law
Instincts
Repressed desires
Parent-child attachment
Explanation - Lacan’s Symbolic order refers to the domain of language, rules, and social structures shaping identity.
Correct answer is: Language and law
Q.23 Which of the following best describes 'transference' in therapy?
Forgetting traumatic events
Attributing childhood feelings to therapist
Sudden insight into problems
Denial of emotions
Explanation - Transference occurs when clients project unresolved feelings about significant figures onto their therapist.
Correct answer is: Attributing childhood feelings to therapist
Q.24 Who proposed that anxiety results from conflicts among the Id, Ego, and Superego?
Sigmund Freud
Erich Fromm
Jacques Lacan
Carl Jung
Explanation - Freud theorized that anxiety stems from inner conflicts between desires, reality, and morality.
Correct answer is: Sigmund Freud
Q.25 Which psychoanalytic concept is most often applied to analyze culture and art?
Sublimation
Projection
Id impulses
Superego
Explanation - Sublimation explains how artistic and cultural creations transform unconscious drives into socially valued works.
Correct answer is: Sublimation