Exam 15: Personality in Perspective

Horney spoke of the impact of birth order, arguing that personality is influenced by our position in the family relative to our siblings.

Sigmund Freud introduced us to the world of the

Additional research in personality finds that traits are consistent over the life span.

A longitudinal study in the U.S. found that children high in conformity and low in self-direction had parents who were

The rational unconscious is often referred to as the

According to Erikson, The formation of ____ identity is influenced by social and environmental forces.

According to ____, it is the parent's responsibility to supply unconditional positive regard to their children.

The _______ approach, with its emphasis on the impact of heredity, remains a useful and growing area of personality research.

_________ held that the child's relationship with the mother in the first year of life was vital in promoting a trusting attitude.

In one study, hostile mothers were found to rear children who did not become hostile.

____ saw infancy as the major formative period that shapes the child's character.

Parents who were described as more ____ had children who were more competent and mature than children raised by permissive or indifferent parents.

Genetic factors play a part in the theory of

Life ______ implies the shaping of the self, attaining an identity, and finding a unified purpose in life.

____ is beneficial to many aspects of life and is determined by social and environmental factors.

The emotional ____, as Freud envisioned it, remains the least understood factor in personality development.

There is strong evidence that many personality traits or dimensions are

In the first two years of life, parents need to satisfy their child's physiological and safety needs, according to the personality theory of

Maslow saw infancy as the major formative period, with the behavior of parents and siblings shaping the child's character.

In Seligman's terms, people who believe they are in control are pessimistic rather than optimistic.