Exam 11: Personality, Theory and Assessment

Carl Rogers thinks that the way people behave is largely determined by

George has an unconscious resentment toward his father. Which test might best detect this?

The Oedipal conflict arises and must be resolved during the

Humanistic theories have been criticized for all of the following, except

Which of the following involves the use of self-deception and distortions by the ego to protect against anxiety?

For Freud, the stages of psychosexual development are considered a minor part of the overall development of the personality.

The superego is like a very strong ego and is devoted to controlling id impulses.

William lives a lifestyle that places him at a high risk for contracting the HIV (AIDS) virus. He insists that he does not have any chance of being infected and refuses to take precautions. From the psychoanalytic point of view, William is using the defence mechanism of

What does Eysenck consider to be the three most important dimensions of personality?

The term _____________refers not only to a therapy for treating psychological disorders but also to a personality theory.

A patient is being evaluated for psychiatric problems. The objective test the psychologists should use is the

Supplying an excuse for arriving late is an example of

Bandura believes that personal/cognitive factors, our behaviour, and the external environment all influence each other and are influenced by each other. He calls this

Freud called the desire of a son to possess the mother and to get rid of the father the

The Rorschach Ink Blot Test and the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) are examples of what kind of tests?

Define three of the following defence mechanisms and provide an example of each: (1) repression, (2) projection, (3) displacement, (4) sublimation, and (5) rationalization.

From the perspective of Rogers, describe conditions of worth and its role in our experience of stress and anxiety.

James is outside gazing at the stars when he feels a powerful sense of unity with the universe and is overwhelmed with awe and wonder. Maslow would say that James is having

Id is to ego as

The aims of the id, ego, and superego are similar.