Exam 13: Personality Theory and Assessment

What did Gordon Allport think about traits?

One criticism of the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI) is that sometimes unskilled examiners attempt to interpret the test.

Steve is extremely uptight and compulsively neat and orderly. According to Freudian theory, he became fixated at the oral stage of psychosexual development.

What is Freud's term for the primitive, biological side of personality?

Dan plays the trumpet, is on the debate team, bites his nails, and chews gum. Freud might say Dan was fixated in the __________ stage.

If you had to have a personality assessment, which type (projective, interview, inventory) would you prefer? Would you want more than one approach taken? What are the benefits and drawbacks of the approaches you selected? LO=13.15-13.17,

Compared to when she was 35 years old, Angela, who is now 62 years old, is likely to be less __________

According to Rogers, a person who is functioning at an optimal level and living fully and spontaneously according to his/her own inner value system is called __________

Which component of a person's personality is responsible for the continuing desire to engage in sex indiscriminately?

When Freud referred to the sexual drive of babies and young children, to what was he really referring?

__________ is defined as a person's characteristic patterns of behavior, thinking and feeling.

Which of the following does NOT belong among the three broad categories of personality assessment methods?

Gordon Allport thought traits were genetically inherited.

Research with elderly people indicates that the five personality factors remain stable and consistent throughout the life span.

What does Carl Rogers mean by unconditional positive regard?

The __________ is the component of the superego consisting of memories of those acts for which a child has been praised and provides satisfaction and pride.

Projective tests like the Rorschach inkblot test have a distinct advantage over other tests because of their high validity and reliability.

Although it is two o'clock in the morning, Brent, a one month old infant, is crying for his bottle of milk. Freud would suggest this behavior reflects which part of his personality?

Cattell and Allport are both prominent __________ theorists.

According to Freud, denial is the most important and frequently used defense mechanism.