Exam 10: Personality

Freud's personality theory and his form of therapy are called ________.

According to Freud, children enter the ________ at puberty.

Explain what psychologists mean by "personality." Also, identify the four major types of personality theories discussed in this chapter and briefly explain how each theory views personality.

In Freud's view, certain characteristic personality traits are the result of ________.

According to Jung, libido represents ________.

Erikson's theory argues that personality is almost fully developed by adolescence.

According to Jung, a person who usually focuses on social life and the external world instead of his or her internal experience is a(n) ________.

Sarah is sensitive to her surroundings, acts tactfully, and has a balanced sense of values. According to Jung, she is a(n) ________ person.

One theory suggests that people differ on a number of dimensions, such as dependency, aggressiveness, anxiety, and sociability. These characteristics are known as ________.

For Freud, the moral guardian of personality is the ________.

The central tenet of humanistic personality theories that the overriding purpose of the human condition is to realize one's potential, has ________.

Joe is overly optimistic, gullible, and dependent on others to meet his needs. In Freud's view, he is probably fixated in the ________ stage.

Johnny is 8 years old. He likes to play with other little boys, but has no interest in playing with little girls. According to Freud, he is in the ________.

Personality tests that are administered and scored according to a standard procedure are called ________ tests.

According to Freud, a boy's sexual attachment to his mother and jealousy of his father is called ________.

Contemporary trait theorists have demonstrated that personality traits can be reduced to ________ basic dimensions.

In Rogers's theory, the full acceptance and love of another person regardless of that person's behavior is called ________.

In Freud's view, if parents are too ________ during toilet training, children may become obstinate, stingy, and excessively orderly, and if they are too ________, their children may become messy, unorganized, and sloppy as adults.

According to Freud, the reality principle is the way in which ________.

Which of the following is not one of the four basic types of tools used by psychologists to measure personality?