Freud Believed That Patients Could Not Identify Their Psychological Conflicts

question 55

Multiple Choice

Freud believed that patients could not identify their psychological conflicts without the help of a therapist. This was primarily because Freud believed that:

• A) non-psychiatrists do not have the training to understand their own psychology.
• B) people are not aware of their psychological conflicts because they are located in the unconscious mind.
• C) most people are too busy to think about their internal motivations and conflicts.
• D) people are too biased to objectively assess their mental state on their own.

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Definitions:

Dispositional Attribution

The attribution of behavior to internal factors, such as personality or disposition.

Gender Categorization

The classification of individuals, typically as male or female, based on a combination of biological, social, and cultural cues.

Scapegoat Theory

A concept suggesting that individuals or groups blame their own failures or shortcomings on another person or group.

Other-race Effect

The tendency to more easily recognize faces of the race that one is most familiar with, which can lead to difficulties in cross-racial identification.