Question 1

Contemporary psychodynamic theorists generally agree with Freud that

Accepted Answer

A) sex and death are the most powerful motivating factors in shaping one's personality. 
B) a stern or threatening father helps to develop a strong conscience in males. 
C) the key to a healthy personality involves the resolution of the Oedipus and Electra conflicts. 
D) some part of the human mind is unconscious and yet plays an important role in shaping human behavior. 
A) sex and death are the most powerful motivating factors in shaping one's personality. 
B) a stern or threatening father helps to develop a strong conscience in males. 
C) the key to a healthy personality involves the resolution of the Oedipus and Electra conflicts. 
D) some part of the human mind is unconscious and yet plays an important role in shaping human behavior. D

Question 2

Which of the following reflects actions for which a person has been punished in the past and generates feelings of guilt?

Accepted Answer

A) ego ideal 
B) id 
C) ego 
D) conscience 
A) ego ideal 
B) id 
C) ego 
D) conscience D

Question 3

When a child is told by his parents that he is wrong to feel angry toward a brother or sister even when the anger is justified,the child has experienced what Rogers called

Accepted Answer

A) ego ideals. 
B) conditions of worth. 
C) organismic valuing. 
D) possible selves. 
A) ego ideals. 
B) conditions of worth. 
C) organismic valuing. 
D) possible selves. B

Question 4

Which theorists believe humans have free will and that human nature is inherently good?

Accepted Answer

A) humanists 
B) behaviorists 
C) psychoanalysts 
D) trait theorists 
A) humanists 
B) behaviorists 
C) psychoanalysts 
D) trait theorists

Question 5

If you are focusing intently on your instructor's lecture,the instructor's words and gestures reside in which level of consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A) unconscious 
B) subconscious 
C) conscious 
D) preconscious 
A) unconscious 
B) subconscious 
C) conscious 
D) preconscious

Question 6

Personality traits that contribute to happiness and well-being have been scientifically studied by Martin Seligman and Christopher Peterson,who are proponents of _______ psychology.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Personality traits that contribute to happiness and...

Question 7

Phyllis tends to wear very revealing clothing,spends a great deal of time on her appearance,is constantly "fishing" for compliments,and is easily hurt if someone does not compliment her beauty and fashion sense on a daily basis.
According to Freud,Phyllis was fixated at the

Accepted Answer

A) anal stage. 
B) phallic stage. 
C) latency period. 
D) genital stage. 
A) anal stage. 
B) phallic stage. 
C) latency period. 
D) genital stage.

Question 8

The role "possible selves" play in our lives is to

Accepted Answer

A) provide a basis for comparing self-image and true self. 
B) give us models for identification. 
C) direct our behavior toward an imagined future. 
D) remind us that all things are always possible. 
A) provide a basis for comparing self-image and true self. 
B) give us models for identification. 
C) direct our behavior toward an imagined future. 
D) remind us that all things are always possible.

Question 9

Which of the following aspects of Freud's theory have been challenged by new research?

Accepted Answer

A) his idea of unconscious processes and the role they play in shaping human behavior 
B) his proposition that development proceeds through a series of stages 
C) his idea that the first years of life help shape adult personality 
D) his portrayal of the elementary school years as free from sexuality and unimportant for personality development 
A) his idea of unconscious processes and the role they play in shaping human behavior 
B) his proposition that development proceeds through a series of stages 
C) his idea that the first years of life help shape adult personality 
D) his portrayal of the elementary school years as free from sexuality and unimportant for personality development

Question 10

Rogers calls the image of the person you would like to be the

Accepted Answer

A) ego ideal. 
B) self archetype. 
C) ideal self. 
D) reinforced self. 
A) ego ideal. 
B) self archetype. 
C) ideal self. 
D) reinforced self.

Question 11

Rogers refers to internal standards of evaluation based on the approval or rejection of others as

Accepted Answer

A) ego ideals. 
B) conditions of worth. 
C) organismic valuing. 
D) possible selves. 
A) ego ideals. 
B) conditions of worth. 
C) organismic valuing. 
D) possible selves.

Question 12

At each psychosexual stage of development,a different body area serves as the main source of pleasure,frustration,and self-expression and is known as the primary

Accepted Answer

A) fixation. 
B) archetype. 
C) erogenous zone. 
D) condition of worth. 
A) fixation. 
B) archetype. 
C) erogenous zone. 
D) condition of worth.

Question 13

Eros was Freud's term for the death instinct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers would be considered

Accepted Answer

A) trait theorists. 
B) behaviorists 
C) Neo-Freudians 
D) humanistic theorists. 
A) trait theorists. 
B) behaviorists 
C) Neo-Freudians 
D) humanistic theorists.

Question 15

When a preschool girl competes with her mother for her father's affection,Freud said that the little girl was experiencing

Accepted Answer

A) the Electra conflict. 
B) the Oedipus conflict. 
C) incongruence. 
D) the genital stage. 
A) the Electra conflict. 
B) the Oedipus conflict. 
C) incongruence. 
D) the genital stage.

Question 16

Rogers believed that a person was more likely to become a fully functioning person if he or she

Accepted Answer

A) resolved the conflicts of the phallic stage. 
B) identified adequately with his or her same sex parent. 
C) was exposed to conditions of worth as a child. 
D) received ample amounts of love and acceptance from others. 
A) resolved the conflicts of the phallic stage. 
B) identified adequately with his or her same sex parent. 
C) was exposed to conditions of worth as a child. 
D) received ample amounts of love and acceptance from others.

Question 17

If Jonathan identifies with his father,Freud believed he was doing this because of his need to resolve the __________ conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) Animus 
B) Electra 
C) Oedipus 
D) Persona 
A) Animus 
B) Electra 
C) Oedipus 
D) Persona

Question 18

As the self-image grows more unrealistic,the incongruent person will

Accepted Answer

A) show greater authenticity and unconditional positive regard. 
B) demonstrate more organismic valuing. 
C) experience a greater number of possible selves. 
D) become confused,vulnerable,dissatisfied,or seriously maladjusted. 
A) show greater authenticity and unconditional positive regard. 
B) demonstrate more organismic valuing. 
C) experience a greater number of possible selves. 
D) become confused,vulnerable,dissatisfied,or seriously maladjusted.

Question 19

According to Rogers,the self is

Accepted Answer

A) unimportant to the understanding of personality. 
B) an idealized image of oneself. 
C) a flexible and changing perception of personal identity. 
D) a permanent,unified conception of identity. 
A) unimportant to the understanding of personality. 
B) an idealized image of oneself. 
C) a flexible and changing perception of personal identity. 
D) a permanent,unified conception of identity.

Question 20

Our personalities are shaped by the stories we tell about ourselves,according to

Accepted Answer

A) the personal fable theory. 
B) the narrative approach. 
C) the projective approach. 
D) situational testing. 
A) the personal fable theory. 
B) the narrative approach. 
C) the projective approach. 
D) situational testing.

Exam 52: Personality: Psychoanalytic and Humanistic Theories

Contemporary psychodynamic theorists generally agree with Freud that

Which of the following reflects actions for which a person has been punished in the past and generates feelings of guilt?

When a child is told by his parents that he is wrong to feel angry toward a brother or sister even when the anger is justified,the child has experienced what Rogers called

Which theorists believe humans have free will and that human nature is inherently good?

If you are focusing intently on your instructor's lecture,the instructor's words and gestures reside in which level of consciousness?

Personality traits that contribute to happiness and well-being have been scientifically studied by Martin Seligman and Christopher Peterson,who are proponents of _______ psychology.

Phyllis tends to wear very revealing clothing,spends a great deal of time on her appearance,is constantly "fishing" for compliments,and is easily hurt if someone does not compliment her beauty and fashion sense on a daily basis. According to Freud,Phyllis was fixated at the

The role "possible selves" play in our lives is to

Which of the following aspects of Freud's theory have been challenged by new research?

Rogers calls the image of the person you would like to be the

Rogers refers to internal standards of evaluation based on the approval or rejection of others as

At each psychosexual stage of development,a different body area serves as the main source of pleasure,frustration,and self-expression and is known as the primary

Eros was Freud's term for the death instinct.

Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers would be considered

When a preschool girl competes with her mother for her father's affection,Freud said that the little girl was experiencing

Rogers believed that a person was more likely to become a fully functioning person if he or she

If Jonathan identifies with his father,Freud believed he was doing this because of his need to resolve the __________ conflict.

As the self-image grows more unrealistic,the incongruent person will

According to Rogers,the self is

Our personalities are shaped by the stories we tell about ourselves,according to

Introduction

How to Study Psychology

Introducing Psychology: Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Introducing Psychology: Psychology Then and Now

Introducing Psychology: the Psychology Experiment

Introducing Psychology: Non-Experimental Research Methods

Psychology in Action: Thinking Critically About the Media

Brain and Behavior: Neurons and the Nervous System

Brain and Behavior: Brain Research

Brain and Behavior: Hemispheres and Lobes of the Cortex

Brain and Behavior: Sub-Cortex and Endocrine System

Psychology in Action: Handedness

Human Development: Heredity and Environment

Human Development: Emotional and Social Development in Childhood

Human Development: Language and Cognitive Development in Childhood

Human Development: Adolescence and Adulthood

Psychology in Action: Well-Being and Happiness

Sensation and Perception: Sensory Processes

Sensation and Perception: Vision

Sensation and Perception: The Other Senses

Sensation and Perception: Perceptual Processes

Sensation and Perception: Perception and Objectivity

Psychology in Action: Extrasensory Perception

Consciousness: States of Consciousness

Consciousness: Sleep and Dreams

Consciousness: Psychoactive Drugs

Psychology in Action: Exploring and Using Dreams

Conditioning and Learning: Types of Learning

Conditioning and Learning: Classical Conditioning

Conditioning and Learning: Operant Conditioning

Conditioning and Learning: Reinforcement and Punishment

Psychology in Action: Behavioral Self-Management

Memory: Memory Systems

Memory: Forgetting

Memory: Exceptional Memory and Improving Memory

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Cognition and Intelligence: Imagery, Concepts, and Language

Cognition and Intelligence: Problem Solving

Cognition and Intelligence: Creative Thinking and Intuition

Cognition and Intelligence: Intelligence

Psychology in Action: Enhancing Creativity

Motivation and Emotion: Overview of Motives and Emotions

Motivation and Emotion: Motivation in Detail

Motivation and Emotion: Emotion in Detail

Psychology in Action: Emotional Intelligence

Human Sexuality: Sexual Development and Orientation

Human Sexuality: Gender Development, Androgyny, and Gender Variance

Human Sexuality: Sexual Behavior, Response, and Attitudes

Psychology in Action: Sexual Problems

Personality: Overview of Personality

Personality: Trait Theories

Personality: Behavioral and Social Learning Theories

Psychology in Action: Understanding Shyness

Health, Stress, and Coping: Health Psychology

Health, Stress, and Coping: Stress, Frustration, and Conflict

Health, Stress, and Coping: Defenses, Helplessness, and Depression

Health, Stress, and Coping: Stress and Health

Psychology in Action: Stress Management

Psychological Disorders: Normality and Psychopathology