Exam 11: Personality Theory and Assessment

Tatjana can be quite hostile, unpleasant and even vindictive toward people who are not open to her ideas. This is apparently a common behaviour for her. Based on this information, Tatjana would be best described in terms of the five-factor theory as

According to Freud, too much or too little gratification in a psychosexual stage is likely to result in

Hans Eysenck's trait of emotional instability is also known as

According to Freud, your address and telephone number would usually reside in your

Compare and contrast the three methods of personality assessment, pointing out strengths and limitations, and provide examples and descriptions of each of the methods.

The aims of the id, ego and superego are similar.

What is the type of personality test that may consist of inkblots, drawings of ambiguous situations, or incomplete sentences for which there are no correct or incorrect answers?

The role of the ego is to obey the pleasure principle.

What defence mechanism did Freud believe was the most important, the most frequently used, and present to some extent in all other defence mechanisms?

Who is the personality theorist who believed that our basic drive is to overcome and compensate for inferiority feelings and strive for superiority and significance?

The part of the personality that must determine the most appropriate ways and means of satisfying your biological urges is the

In terms of number of traits, you have more ________ traits than other kinds proposed by Allport.

Bandura believes that personal/cognitive factors, our behaviour and the external environment all influence each other and are influenced by each other. He calls this

Karen Horney agreed with Freud that

Which of the following involves the use of self-deception and distortions by the ego to protect against anxiety?

Maxine makes excuses, finding self-deceiving justification for unacceptable ideas and impulses. This is called

Which of the following is the humanistic psychologist who stressed that individuals need unconditional positive regard in order to become fully functioning persons?

A patient is being evaluated for psychiatric problems. The objective test the psychologists should use is the

Defence mechanisms lessen the pain of anxiety, but they do not cure the problem.

What are the components that make up Bandura's concept of reciprocal determinism, and how do they interact?