Defence Mechanisms & Psychosexual Stages (AQA A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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What is the primary function of defence mechanisms?
What is the primary function of defence mechanisms?
To manage conflicts between id & superego
At what level do defence mechanisms operate?
At what level do defence mechanisms operate?
Unconscious level
Which defence mechanism involves pushing traumatic memories into the unconscious mind?
Which defence mechanism involves pushing traumatic memories into the unconscious mind?
Repression
A bullied student acts aggressively toward a sibling. Which defence mechanism is this?
A bullied student acts aggressively toward a sibling. Which defence mechanism is this?
Displacement
Which characteristic describes an anal-retentive individual?
Which characteristic describes an anal-retentive individual?
Obsessively neat and perfectionist
During which psychosexual stage does the superego develop?
During which psychosexual stage does the superego develop?
Phallic stage
What characterises the latent stage of psychosexual development?
What characterises the latent stage of psychosexual development?
Sexual energy becomes dormant
What adult behaviours may result from oral stage fixation?
What adult behaviours may result from oral stage fixation?
Smoking and nail-biting
In Biskup et al. (2005), what % showed improvements following psychoanalytic therapy?
In Biskup et al. (2005), what % showed improvements following psychoanalytic therapy?
77%
What does psychic determinism suggest about human behaviour?
What does psychic determinism suggest about human behaviour?
Behaviour is governed by unconscious drives