Exam 12: Personality

According to Maslow,after people satisfy their physiological needs and safety and security needs they will next become concerned with

Kevin has been working for the same company for the past 15 years.He earns a good salary,and he feels like his coworkers are "family." However,lately he has begun to feel that his supervisors are not giving him the recognition or respect that he deserves,so he has been considering looking for another job.Based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs,Kevin's thoughts of changing jobs may well be motivated by frustrated

Howard sets extremely high standards for both himself and others.He tends to be rigid and inflexible and rarely allows himself to enjoy life.Freud would probably conclude that Howard is dominated by

In explaining why Lydia is cheerful,conscientious,and willing to share,a psychologist who took an observational learning perspective toward personality development would consider Lydia's ____________________.

According to Rogers,the degree of disparity between one's self-concept and one's actual experience is termed

Colton is completing a long personality inventory,and he doesn't really want to take the time to read each of the questions in detail.Instead,he simply disagrees with all the statements.Colton's method of completing the personality inventory shows

Psychoanalytic theory stresses all of the following EXCEPT

When Braden was nine,he saw one of his classmates fall under the wheels of a school bus as it pulled away from the curb.Today,at the age of 34,he has no memory of the accident.The evening news carried a flashback of the accident that happened 25 years ago,and Braden still didn't remember being at the scene when the accident happened.According to Freud,it seems that Braden's memory of the accident is contained in his

Beatrix is planning a research study for her doctoral dissertation.As part of the study she wants to measure normal aspects of personality in each of the participants,using a measure that is objective and precise.The BEST measure for Beatrix to use would be the

Focusing on positive feedback from others and seeing oneself as above average are characteristic of

Humanistic personality theories focus on

Todd was physically abused up until the age of eight.He is now 40 years old and he has absolutely no memories of the early abuse that he experienced.According to Freud,Todd may be unconsciously dealing with the potential anxiety related to his abuse using the defense mechanism of

Graham is a 25 years old male who is extremely anxious about any type of sexual activity.According to Freud's view of personality development,this anxiety may have arisen from

Abraham Maslow called the degree of disparity between self-concept and the actual experience incongruence.

The humanistic perspective's emphasis on man's potential for personal growth is most similar to which other personality theorist's belief concerning man's primary motivation?

Jason just sat down to work on his term paper when his friends called and invited him to a party.If Jason decides he will only go to the party after he finishes outlining the term paper,his decision reflects the functioning of his

During the genital stage,sexual energy is primarily

Which of the following is NOT a psychodynamic personality theorist?

The trait of __________ is less prevalent among people from higher socioeconomic levels.

According to Adler,compensation