Exam 11: Personality Theory and Assessment

Colin dislikes going to parties and prefers to be alone. When in groups, he tends to go along in a passive manner. Based on this information, Colin would be best described in terms of the five-factor theory as

List and explain the basic assumptions of humanistic theories, and explain the concept of self-actualization.

According to psychoanalytic theory, one of the ego's task is to

Describe self-efficacy.

The superego develops at the end of the

The Oedipus/Electra complex in both sons and daughters is resolved by

In Jung's theory, we share which part of our personality with our ancestors?

In the five-factor theory, the dimension that differentiates people who are dependable, organized, reliable and responsible from people who are undependable, impulsive and careless is called

Where does self-actualization fit into Maslow's theory of personality?

Shared influences occur because individual children tend to elicit different responses from their parents, owing to their temperament, gender, or birth order, etc.

According to Rogers, our self-worth is at its highest when we have met the conditions of worth established by our parents.

The id is ________ unconscious and operates according to the ________ principle.

What is a defence mechanism?

What did Adler consider to be the driving force of the personality?

How does internal and external locus of control influence our behaviour?

Id is to ego as

According to Jung, what are the three components of personality? Describe each.

You just found a gold watch in a darkened movie theatre. What part of your personality would urge you to turn it in to the lost and found?

Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers are

According to Freud, whatever we are thinking at any given moment would be part of our