Exam 14: Theories of Personality

Which of the following is one of the Big Five personality traits?

_______________ occurs when people direct their emotions toward objects, animals, or people that are not the real object of their emotion.

Freud believed that the id was the first of the personality components to become evident.

Which Freudian concepts do the following events suggest? -A celibate priest writes poetry about sexual passion.

In psychoanalysis, the psychic energy that fuels sexuality and life instincts is called:

Raymond Cattell advanced the study of personality by:

People who depend economically on agriculture tend to:

Displacement is said to occur when people direct their emotions toward things, animals, or other people that are not the real object of their feelings.

During a job interview, Dr. Sarter informs the search committee that she is a psychodynamic theorist. Given this information, the committee realizes that Dr. Sarter most likely believes that:

Carl Rogers would have agreed that:

Describe Jung's concept of the collective unconscious.

During a mildly stressful task, reactive children are more likely than nonreactive to show:

Which one of the Big Five typically decreases by age 40?

For Abraham Maslow, our personalities reflect:

Raymond Cattell advanced the study of personality by:

In individualist cultures, group harmony takes precedence over the wishes of the individual.

_______________ is love and support given to another person with no conditions attached.

In individualist cultures, the self is often defined as a collection of personality traits.

In Freud's theory of personality, there are five major systems that influence a person's actions.

Diego hears from the doctor that he has a serious disease. Diego's response is "This can't be true! There's been a mistake. It cannot be me." What Freudian defense mechanism is Diego using?