Semi-final Exam

General Psychology

Name:_______________________________________________________Course:______________Date:___________Score:_________

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me.” John 14:1

True or False: Write True if the statement is true or False if the statement is false.
1. _________The mothers are the significant figure for the infants.
2. _________Autism is a result of maternal deprivation.
3. _________Anal erotism will result to aggressive wishes connected with discharging feces as powerful destructive
weapons.
4. _________Being Stubborn is a result of inconsistent discipline during toilet training.
5. _________If relationship between mother & father is not of love & trust, results to insecurity.
6. _________Being “in-love” involves the wish to give whereas mature loving based on the capacity to receive.
7. _________Unresolved Oedipus/Electra complex & inability to emancipate from parents results to development &
cultivation of a meaningful heterosexual relations.
8. _________Completion of a project is evidence that a school-age child develops industry over inferiority.
9. _________ The child might become overly achieving if the child feels unable to gain love & affection.
10. _________ A child who develop sense of inferiority & mediocrity will be manifested by adults who is confident.

Identification: Write the term that corresponds to each of the following descriptions. A Word bank is provided below.
11. The most critical event that a toddler should experience. ____________________________
12. “Battle of will” in habit training will result to: ____________________________
13. The boy develops affection for his mother and jealously wishes to displace his father as the man in her life. As his
psychosexual tension grows, he becomes fearful of reprisal, which leads to a belief that his father may remove him
as a contender by removing his genitals, this fear is known as____________________________.
14. It is a term used when girls suffer from feelings of inferiority for not having male genitalia. __________________________
15. Adolescents who were connected with a wrong company can result to ___________________________.
16. It is the result of unresolved oedipal/electra complex during the phallic stage. ____________________________
17. A period where a child abandons masturbatory activity and focus more on intellectual & social development
18. It is a result of an adolescent’s young love. ____________________________
19. Unpreparedness for puberty changes will cause ____________________________.
20. A child who exhibits increased anxiety in school will be manifested as an adult who is__________________.
Word Bank:
Electra Complex Oedipal Complex Parental fixation Castration complex Vandalism
Toilet training Procrastination Out-of-wedlock pregnancy Psychological trauma Penis Envy
Alcoholism Latency Somnolent detachment Malingering Regression

Multiple Choice: Select the best answer & write the letter of your answer on the space provided in each item.

1. ____The following are considered an oral triad Except:

A. Wish to eat C. Wish to explore
B. Wish to sleep D. Wish to relax after sucking
2. ____Unmet oral needs will result to the following adult behavior Except:
A. Being gullible C. Chain Smoking
B. Alcoholism D. Over talkativeness
3. ____If the oral needs of children were not attended right away, they will cope by using _____ when they get old.
A. Regression C. Projection
B. Somnolent detachment D. Compensation
4. ____Conflicts during the toddler stage arise from which of the ff:
A. Anal control & struggle with parent over retaining or expelling feces in toilet training
B. Anal sadism both in retaining precious feces & in presenting them as a precious gift to parent.
C. Anal erotism that will result to fantasies over bombing & explosion.
D. Form subjective image of “good” mother” & “bad mother”.
 5. ____Lisa is a 4 year old child who falls in love with her father. Moreover, she gets jealous with her mom every time her
mom & dad are together. This expected manifestation is known as________.
A. Penis Envy C. Oedipal Complex
B. Castration Complex D. Electra Complex
6. ____Melanie is a 28 yr old wife of Benjamin. Moreover, she is the only child in her family and has all the attention of
her parents. But when her baby was born, she felt that the attention of her parents & her husband was transferred
to the infant. For that reason, she dislikes her own child. This maladaptive condition is a result from:
A. Early experiences of rejection in young adulthood stage.
B. Role confusion & identity crisis in the adolescent stage
C. Serious emotional fixation in earlier years of her life.
D. Unsatisfactory sexual relations in her married life.
7. ____Demi, 52 yr. old lady is experiencing menopause. Her loss of reproductive function can mean, which of the ff.
EXCEPT:
A. Loss of value as a person C. Depression
B. Being less desirable D. Pre-occupation with fear of death
8. ____Among the ff. is a typical result of a man experiencing a mid-life crisis, who feels the impending loss of virility?
A. Conflict with in-laws C. Fidelity with his wife
B. Philandering D. Commitment to work & family.
9. ____Which among the ff. adult (elderly) behavior reflect integrity versus despair?
A. Regression C. Sharing of wisdom to younger generations
B. Sense of Being old to start over D. Pre-occupation with fear of death
10. ____It is characterized by feelings of boredom, dissatisfaction with how life has developed & ambivalence &
uncertainty about the future.
A. Mid-life Crisis C. Despair
B. Oedipal conflict D. Denial

Matching Type: Match Column A to Column B, then write the letter of the ans. on the left side corner of Column A.

ANS Column A Column B

Match each description of behavior with the appropriate psychosocial stage.
1. reflects on life’s accomplishments to achieve a sense of satisfaction A. trust vs. mistrust
2. needs consistent attention to physical, social, and emotional needs B. initiative vs. guilt
3. initiates play and motor activities, asks questions C. intimacy vs. isolation
4. strives for sense of independence D. ego integrity vs. despair
5. is concerned with influencing future generations E. industry vs. inferiority
6. undertakes projects, makes things F. autonomy vs. shame and doubt
7. searches for a life partner G. identity vs. role confusion
8. seeks to answer the question “Who am I?” H. generativity vs. stagnation
Match each of Freud’s Psychosexual Stages with its critical events & experiences.
9. Gratification from expelling and withholding feces I. Oral Stage
10. Period of sexual calm J. Anal Stage
11. Oedipal conflict K. Latency Stage
12. Revival of sexual interests L. Genital Stage
13. Oral gratification from sucking, eating, biting M. Phallic Stage
Match each of Piaget’s stages with the relevant concept.
14. abstract thought N. concrete operations stage
15. conservation, reversibility O. preoperational stage
16. object permanence P. sensorimotor stage
17. egocentrism, centration Q. formal operations stage
Match Kohlberg’s level of moral reasoning with the rationale for engaging in a behavior.
18. to ensure that human rights are protected R. conventional
19. to avoid punishment or gain a reward S. postconventional
20. to gain approval or follow the law T. preconventional

“If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to
him.” (James 1:5 NIV)