Exam 13: Theories of Personality

According to Freud, what is the result of conflict between the id and the superego?

Young Brady says to his friend, "What do you want to play at recess today, war or forts?" His comrade, Deion, replies, "Why don't we try something different today and play with the girls?" Completely aghast, Brady yells back "Are you crazy?? Girls have COOTIES!" Which stage of personality development is Brady likely in, according to Freud?

What are the Big Five personality traits?

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

The latency period lasts from around __________ years of age.

Freud named the most primitive part of the personality the id, which is a Latin word that means __________.

The most widely used objective personality test is the __________.

Trait theories are less concerned with __________ and more concerned with __________.

Zeke is from a small, Midwestern town and attends college in the city. He has never eaten sushi, but a group of friends is going out to a sushi restaurant, and they ask Zeke to come along. Zeke is excited at the prospect of trying sushi. McCrae and Costa would conclude that he ranks high on which of the five factors?

Carl Rogers believed that people question themselves and experience negative effects on their self-concept when they receive __________.

Identifying with one's opposite-sex parent occurs in which psychosexual stage?

When anxiety-provoking memories are prevented from reaching conscious awareness, such as not remembering lying to parents, it is called __________.

Research on __________ supports the hypothesis that personality differences are due in part to genetic differences.

Freud developed his theory of personality on the basis of __________.

You are shocked to hear that two of your coworkers who seemingly hated one another are now getting married. According to Freud, what defense mechanism best explains their prior behavior?

Which of the following descriptions is likely to fit the quality of self-actualization?

According to psychoanalytic theory, the __________ is the most basic personality system.

According to Freud, the part of personality that seeks to avoid pain is the __________.

The process of toilet training occurs during the __________ stage.

Which of the following is one criticism of projective tests?