Question 1

In Alfred Adler's theory,what is "individual psychology"?

Accepted Answer

A) A psychology that concentrates on what makes each person unique 
B) A psychology of the person as a whole 
C) Psychotherapy that treats just one person at a time 
D) The separate contributions of the id, ego, and superego 
A) A psychology that concentrates on what makes each person unique 
B) A psychology of the person as a whole 
C) Psychotherapy that treats just one person at a time 
D) The separate contributions of the id, ego, and superego

Question 2

Which of these was an important part of Freud's theory of mental illness?

Accepted Answer

A) Genetic differences in neurotransmitter receptors 
B) Failure to achieve self-actualization 
C) Symbolic meanings hidden in the collective unconscious 
D) Sexual fantasies in early childhood 
A) Genetic differences in neurotransmitter receptors 
B) Failure to achieve self-actualization 
C) Symbolic meanings hidden in the collective unconscious 
D) Sexual fantasies in early childhood

Question 3

​In Freud's theory,which part of your personality is similar to the term conscience?

Accepted Answer

A) The id 
B) ​The ego 
C) ​The superego 
D) ​The unconscious 
A) The id 
B) ​The ego 
C) ​The superego 
D) ​The unconscious

Question 4

In Freud's theory,what happens during the latent period of psychosexual development?

Accepted Answer

A) Pleasure equally from all parts of the body 
B) Pleasure from the child's own genitals 
C) Interest in others' genitals 
D) Suppression of sexual interest 
A) Pleasure equally from all parts of the body 
B) Pleasure from the child's own genitals 
C) Interest in others' genitals 
D) Suppression of sexual interest

Question 5

A student who wants to avoid studying says,"I can concentrate harder tomorrow if I spend tonight relaxing." This appears to be an example of what?​

Accepted Answer

A) Projection 
B) ​Reaction formation 
C) ​Sublimation 
D) ​Rationalization 
A) Projection 
B) ​Reaction formation 
C) ​Sublimation 
D) ​Rationalization

Question 6

Which children's personalities correlate moderately well with those of their parents?

Accepted Answer

A) All children in the family, including any adopted children 
B) Biological children, but not adopted children 
C) Twins, but not single births 
D) Daughters, but not sons 
A) All children in the family, including any adopted children 
B) Biological children, but not adopted children 
C) Twins, but not single births 
D) Daughters, but not sons

Question 7

​To achieve mental health,what should people change,according to Alfred Adler?

Accepted Answer

A) Their eating and sleeping habits 
B) Their recreational activities 
C) Their goals 
D) Their sexual inhibitions 
A) Their eating and sleeping habits 
B) Their recreational activities 
C) Their goals 
D) Their sexual inhibitions

Question 8

​What did Freud mean by projection?

Accepted Answer

A) Going to the opposite extreme to cover up an undesirable quality 
B) ​Moving an unacceptable thought or impulse into the unconscious 
C) ​Diverting a behavior toward a less threatening target 
D) ​Attributing your undesirable qualities to other people 
A) Going to the opposite extreme to cover up an undesirable quality 
B) ​Moving an unacceptable thought or impulse into the unconscious 
C) ​Diverting a behavior toward a less threatening target 
D) ​Attributing your undesirable qualities to other people

Question 9

What is the Big Five trait of "agreeableness"?

Accepted Answer

A) Low probability of feeling anxiety or hostility 
B) Self-discipline in completing duties 
C) Enjoyment of new intellectual activities and ideas 
D) Compassion and trust toward others 
A) Low probability of feeling anxiety or hostility 
B) Self-discipline in completing duties 
C) Enjoyment of new intellectual activities and ideas 
D) Compassion and trust toward others

Question 10

In Jung's theory,what is the "collective unconscious"?

Accepted Answer

A) Symbols and images from our ancestors' experiences 
B) The processes that deal with sensations that did not gain our attention 
C) The repository of thoughts and impulses that we repressed 
D) The understandings that people come to share after knowing each other for years 
A) Symbols and images from our ancestors' experiences 
B) The processes that deal with sensations that did not gain our attention 
C) The repository of thoughts and impulses that we repressed 
D) The understandings that people come to share after knowing each other for years

Question 11

In Jung's theory,what is an "archetype"?

Accepted Answer

A) An interpersonal relationship that has both pleasant and unpleasant aspects 
B) A complex dream that has no apparent meaning 
C) An image that has always been part of human experience 
D) A repressed memory of a painful event in early childhood 
A) An interpersonal relationship that has both pleasant and unpleasant aspects 
B) A complex dream that has no apparent meaning 
C) An image that has always been part of human experience 
D) A repressed memory of a painful event in early childhood

Question 12

​Freud's theory is an example of which type of personality theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Learning 
B) ​Psychodynamic 
C) ​Psychometric 
D) ​Humanistic 
A) Learning 
B) ​Psychodynamic 
C) ​Psychometric 
D) ​Humanistic

Question 13

​Toward whom does a boy feel sexual attraction during the Oedipus complex?

Accepted Answer

A) His mother 
B) ​His father 
C) ​Himself 
D) ​No one 
A) His mother 
B) ​His father 
C) ​Himself 
D) ​No one

Question 14

Freud's personality theories were based on what type of evidence?

Accepted Answer

A) His inferences from his patients' reports 
B) Carefully controlled experiments 
C) Correlational studies comparing several cultures 
D) Surveys of parents and teachers 
A) His inferences from his patients' reports 
B) Carefully controlled experiments 
C) Correlational studies comparing several cultures 
D) Surveys of parents and teachers

Question 15

Why did psychologists revise the MMPI?

Accepted Answer

A) Some of the questions had become obsolete or had different meanings from before. 
B) Psychologists revised their theories about depression, schizophrenia, and other disorders. 
C) Someone had leaked the answer key to the original MMPI. 
D) Because of cohort effects, the original MMPI identified too many people as mentally ill. 
A) Some of the questions had become obsolete or had different meanings from before. 
B) Psychologists revised their theories about depression, schizophrenia, and other disorders. 
C) Someone had leaked the answer key to the original MMPI. 
D) Because of cohort effects, the original MMPI identified too many people as mentally ill.

Question 16

A politician distressed about his own secret history of taking bribes proposes strict penalties against offering bribes.His behavior is a possible example of which Freudian defense mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A) Projection 
B) Reaction formation 
C) Regression 
D) Displacement 
A) Projection 
B) Reaction formation 
C) Regression 
D) Displacement

Question 17

According to Freud,fixation at the oral stage might lead to what?​

Accepted Answer

A) Drinking, smoking, and overeating 
B) ​Orderliness and stinginess 
C) ​Messy and wasteful behavior 
D) ​Friendliness and concern for others 
A) Drinking, smoking, and overeating 
B) ​Orderliness and stinginess 
C) ​Messy and wasteful behavior 
D) ​Friendliness and concern for others

Exam 14: Personalitypersonality

In Alfred Adler's theory,what is "individual psychology"?

Which of these was an important part of Freud's theory of mental illness?

​In Freud's theory,which part of your personality is similar to the term conscience?

In Freud's theory,what happens during the latent period of psychosexual development?

A student who wants to avoid studying says,"I can concentrate harder tomorrow if I spend tonight relaxing." This appears to be an example of what?​

Which children's personalities correlate moderately well with those of their parents?

​To achieve mental health,what should people change,according to Alfred Adler?

​What did Freud mean by projection?

What is the Big Five trait of "agreeableness"?

In Jung's theory,what is the "collective unconscious"?

In Jung's theory,what is an "archetype"?

​Freud's theory is an example of which type of personality theory?

​Toward whom does a boy feel sexual attraction during the Oedipus complex?

Freud's personality theories were based on what type of evidence?

Why did psychologists revise the MMPI?

A politician distressed about his own secret history of taking bribes proposes strict penalties against offering bribes.His behavior is a possible example of which Freudian defense mechanism?

According to Freud,fixation at the oral stage might lead to what?​

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In Freud's theory,which part of your personality is similar to the term conscience?

A student who wants to avoid studying says,"I can concentrate harder tomorrow if I spend tonight relaxing." This appears to be an example of what?

To achieve mental health,what should people change,according to Alfred Adler?

What did Freud mean by projection?

Freud's theory is an example of which type of personality theory?

Toward whom does a boy feel sexual attraction during the Oedipus complex?

According to Freud,fixation at the oral stage might lead to what?