Exam 10: Personality

Mahmoud was just told that his father has cancer. Mahmoud's first response is that there must be a mistake, and he demands that the doctor repeat his tests. Which defense mechanism is at work here?

What did Freud perceive as the outcome of successful resolution of the Oedipus complex?

Marika's father laughs when she says that she wants to major in chemistry in college. "Girls aren't any good at science, so why don't you study nursing or teaching or something else that girls are good at," he asks. As a result, Marika does not study as hard as she might in her chemistry class and gets a D for the course. In this case, Marika's lower grade may be the result of

Travis is a participant in the X-games every year, which features events that are high flying and exhilarating to watch or participate in, but they also very dangerous to the competitors. Because Travis is willing to take chances with his health to get the adrenaline rush from these sorts of events, Costa and McCrae would argue that he ranks high on which of the five factors?

Carl Rogers would say that students ________ when they view themselves as brilliant but earn Cs in all their classes.

During the Holocaust, Adolf Hitler was able to ascend to power through many strategies, one of which was telling German citizens that Jewish people were to blame for all that was wrong in their country. This practice, called ________, is similar to what Freud called displaced aggression.

Post-Freudian theorists changed psychodynamic personality theory through their

Donald is a very confident individual. In fact, many people around him find him to be arrogant and off-putting. When he is criticized, he tends to get angry and lash out at people, and he blames others for his own mistakes. He does not have many friends as a result of his behaviors, and he often exploits others for his own selfish needs. Donald might be a candidate for a diagnosis of ________ personality disorder.

Tony has devised a test in which people look at clouds and talk about what they see. What type of test would psychologists call this?

Freudian slips are believed to reveal

Which of the following perspectives of psychology views personality as being guided by one's innate tendency to grow into the very best self and to think about how we exist in relation to others?

Name and describe any two personality tests. Tell what they measure and how they measure it.

There were three friends. Maybe you've heard of them! Harry was rational, logical, and cunning. Hermione was rule-oriented, moral, and always ethical. Ron was pleasure- seeking, found it hard to delay gratification, and usually just did what he wanted. According to Freud, Hermione was mostly

Freud's influence is still evident today in

In the metaphor "the angel, the devil, and me," the devil is the

Which theory of personality was a direct reaction against the psychoanalytic and behaviorist perspectives?

A person's responses to a projective test are thought to reflect

A psychologist who gives clients a brochure entitled "Personal Growth and Making Life Improvements" is likely to have a(n) ________ orientation.

Humanists believe that our motivation is ultimately due to

A Freudian analyst would interpret a church-going person who views premarital sex as a sin as being ruled by his or her