Personality Theory and Defense Mechanisms
- Previous year questions on Personality Theory and Defense Mechanisms for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Psychiatry section of the exam.
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- 9 live questions in Personality Theory and Defense Mechanisms.
- 1 of 9 questions carries a verified exam year: 2017.
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- Question set last updated 19 Aug 2026.
Q1.All except one are defense mechanisms for ego,
- AProjection
- BConversion
- CReaction formation
- DTransference✓ Correct answer
Q2.Freud's theory of dream includes all except:
- ADisplacement
- BCondensation
- CSYmbolisation
- DCorrelation✓ Correct answer
Q3.In hysteria, defense mechanism seen is
- AProjection
- BIntrojection
- CReaction formation
- DDissociation✓ Correct answer
Q4.The term "id" in the structural model of the mind refers to
- AEmotional part of mind✓ Correct answer
- BRational part of mind
- CMoral part of mind
- DConscience part of mind
Q5.Oedipus complex seen in:
- AGirl 1 to 3 years
- BGirls 3 to 5 years
- CBoys 1 to 3 years
- DBoys 3 to 5 years✓ Correct answer
Q6.Displacement is the defensive mechanism for
- APhobia✓ Correct answer
- BDepression
- CPersecutory delusions
- DDelusions of grandiosity
Q7.Defence Mechanism which explains "compulsions" in a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder?
- AReaction formation
- BRegression
- CUndoing✓ Correct answer
- DDisplacement
Q8.According to Sigmund Freud, which of the following best describes primary processes?
- ATypically conscious
- BAbsent during dreaming
- CNonlogical and primitive✓ Correct answer
- DCharacteristic of the neuroses
Q9.Freud called which of the following the "royal road to the unconscious"?
- ATransference
- BDreams✓ Correct answer
- CFantasy
- DId
Answer key
Q1: D. Transference; Q2: D. Correlation; Q3: D. Dissociation; Q4: A. Emotional part of mind; Q5: D. Boys 3 to 5 years; Q6: A. Phobia; Q7: C. Undoing; Q8: C. Nonlogical and primitive; Q9: B. Dreams.
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