Exam 11: Theories of Personality

An assessment in which a numerical value is assigned to specific behavior(s) that is/are listed on the assessment is called a ____________.

The _____________ theory of personality has its basis in the theories of learning, and focuses on the effects of environment on one's personal characteristics and actions.

The ______ controls the satisfaction of the id's drives in a socially acceptable manner.

The fundamental or most basic defense mechanism is _______.

The superego is that part of the personality which represents the _______.

Personality assessments conducted by behaviorists rely primarily on ____________.

Someone interested in an inventory that might be helpful for making a career choice should try _______.

The push toward fulfillment of our inborn capacities and potentialities is what Rogers calls the _______.

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

In Adler's theory, _______ is the energy behind personality and ________ represents form of personality.

The part of personality, according to Freud, that seeks to avoid pain is the ________.

In the metaphor of the angel, the devil, and me, the devil is the _________.

Because Markita has difficulty expressing her emotions, even when they are really bothering her, she would be described as having a Type C personality.

Yongmei is studying for her math test. Her boyfriend Marcus asks if she can go to the movies with him. She would love to go, but she knows she has to study for the math test in order to pass the class. What part of Yongmei's personality will tell her to stay home and study because passing the class is necessary for her to graduate?

Briefly discuss Freud's idea of the unconscious.

If you are completing a paper/pencil test that requires you to read statements and indicate "true" or "false" as to whether or not they apply to you, then you are likely taking a(n) ________.

The source that a person believes to be exerting control over life's events is called ________.

Joe seems to be constantly condemning himself for being bad and "sinful." In psychoanalytic terms, we would say that Joe has an overdeveloped _______.

While taking the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Vince notices that it contains certain questions that are asked several times in different ways. He asks his daughter, who is a graduate student in psychology, why that is. What is his daughter likely to say?

What are the pros and cons of trait theories of personality?