Exam 11: Theories of Personality

What did Freud call the part of the personality that begins to develop at about age five?

Jonas was filling out a job application and was required to disclose his home address, social security number and email address. According to Freud, this kind of general information in our memory that can be easily recalled is stored in the ________ mind.

In the classic sitcom The Odd Couple, it was amazing that Oscar and Felix got along, because Oscar was such a slob and Felix was so obsessively neat. From a Freudian perspective, what could be said about the way these two men made it through the anal stage of development?

Which of these is an acronym that could help you remember the Big Five traits?

A person who thrives on stress but lacks the anger and hostility typical of some others who have the Type A personality is said to have a ________ personality.

The tendency to form a favorable or unfavorable impression of someone at the first meeting is called the _____________.

What is Freud's term for the unconscious efforts by the ego to deny or distort reality for the purpose of protecting itself when conflict becomes too intense?

Mary just received a traffic ticket but decided it is not worth being upset about. Mary just made a ________.

The Framingham Heart Study found that the risk of coronary heart disease ________.

The unique ways in which each individual thinks, acts, and feels is called __________.

Charise and Noreen were having a conversation about men. "You know," Noreen said, "I think my husband tries to annoy me! Even though he tries to do what I ask, I think that subconsciously he really enjoys ticking me off to see the reactions he'll get. Freud must have been right!" Charise, who has just studied personality psychology in school, corrects Noreen by saying which of the following?

Many have compared Freud's idea of the mind to an iceberg. If that were the case, and you were standing on the deck of a ship in Alaska, what part of the mind would you see above the water?

Which of the following is correct concerning cross-cultural studies on trait theories?

Adoption studies focusing on the heritability of traits have _____________.

Which of the following statements describes the relationship between temperament and personality?

Which neo-Freudian theorist believed social relationships were the key to understanding personality?

According to Albert Bandura, a person's belief about his or her skills and ability to perform certain behaviors is known as ________.

That part of the personality which operates on the reality principle is the _______.

Imagine that you have just flunked a class. You evaluate this situation and decide that flunking a class is stressful and important enough to be upset about. Next, you decide to repeat the class in summer school. You have made ________.

What is Type A personality? Based on current evidence, what is the main personality characteristic involved with heart disease and Type A behavior? How can such a person decrease the possibility of heart disease? Describe a person who has a hardy personality.