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6. How did Hans’ fear develop when he was 4?

  • It worsened to the extent that Hans didn’t want to leave the house
  • Hans was able to pet a horse
  • It went away
  • Freud resolved the issue

7. What did Freud say the giraffes in Hans’ dream represented?

  • None of these
  • His parents and their genitals
  • Genitals
  • His parents

8. What link did Freud make between the horses and Hans’ father?

  • The noseband and blinkers represented Hans’ father’s moustache and glasses
  • They had large ‘widdlers’
  • Hans was afraid of both
  • Both caused Little Hans to have anxiety attacks

9. What was the conflict that developed between Hans and his father?

  • Hans was rude to his father
  • Hans' father didn't like Hans
  • Hans' father objected to Hans climbing into his parents bed in the morning to cuddle his mother
  • Hans' father wouldn't let Hans see his mother

10. How many times did Freud meet Little Hans?

  • Three times
  • No more than twice
  • Only once
  • He never met him

11. What did Freud say the children fantasy represented?

  • His family
  • The development of an Oedipus complex
  • A friendly resolution of the Oedipus complex
  • The Oedipus complex

12. Why did Hans develop a fear of castration?

  • His mother threatened to send for a doctor to cut his 'widdler' off
  • He was playing with his 'widdler'
  • He saw a horse get injured
  • He was afraid of his father

13. By age 5, how did Hans’ phobia develop?

  • It stayed the same
  • It lessened before it disappeared altogether
  • It was limited to only horses carrying carts
  • It got worse

14. What was the aim of Freud's study?

  • To disprove the Oedipus complex
  • To discuss his theories with Little Hans' father
  • To report the findings of the treatment of Little Hans
  • To develop a theory

15. What was Hans’ first fantasy?

  • He had several children with his mother and his father became the grandfather
  • Hans slept in his mother’s bed
  • Two giraffes talking to each other
  • The plumber came to remove Hans’ ‘widdler’

16. What real-life event could be linked to Hans' phobia of horses?

  • Hans saw a horse collapse in the street
  • Hans was bitten by a horse
  • Hans was trodden on by a horse
  • Hans was threatened by a horse

17. At what age did Hans develop a fear of horses?

  • 4
  • 5
  • 3
  • 3+1/2

18. How did Freud interpret the case?

  • An example of a phobia
  • As an example of the Oedipus complex
  • It disproved his theories
  • Proof of his theories

19. What reason did Freud give for horses making good father symbols?

  • They are aggressive
  • They have large penises
  • They are big
  • They look like Hans’ father

20. What was Hans' dream about?

  • Two giraffes sleeping
  • Two giraffes; one cried out to the other
  • Two horses talking to each other
  • A family of giraffes