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Psychoanalytic sociology
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  • 1. Psychoanalytic sociology is an interdisciplinary field that combines principles of sociology and psychoanalysis to study and analyze human behavior within a social context. It explores how unconscious motivations and dynamics influence individual and group interactions, power structures, and societal institutions. By examining the impact of early childhood experiences, internal conflicts, and defense mechanisms on social behavior, psychoanalytic sociology offers unique insights into the complexities of human relationships and societal norms.

    According to psychoanalytic sociology, what represents the internalized moral norms of society?
A) Id
B) Ego
C) Persona
D) Superego
  • 2. Who developed the sociological concept of the 'culture of narcissism'?
A) Christopher Lasch
B) Carl Jung
C) Alfred Adler
D) Sigmund Freud
  • 3. Which psychoanalytic term refers to the public image of oneself that one presents to others?
A) Self
B) Persona
C) Shadow
D) Ego
  • 4. Which psychoanalytic theorist proposed the concept of 'defense mechanisms'?
A) Sigmund Freud
B) Erik Erikson
C) Alfred Adler
D) Carl Jung
  • 5. What is the term for attributing one's own unacceptable feelings to others?
A) Denial
B) Projection
C) Introjection
D) Transference
  • 6. Who is known for developing the concept of 'collective unconscious' in psychoanalytic sociology?
A) Alfred Adler
B) Carl Jung
C) Erik Erikson
D) Sigmund Freud
  • 7. What term describes the process of channeling unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable behavior?
A) Compensation
B) Regression
C) Sublimation
D) Dissociation
  • 8. Who introduced the concept of the 'inferiority complex' in psychoanalytic sociology?
A) Alfred Adler
B) Erik Erikson
C) Carl Jung
D) Sigmund Freud
  • 9. What term refers to Freud's idea that people seek pleasure and avoid pain?
A) Ego principle
B) Reality principle
C) Pleasure principle
D) Morality principle
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