Exam 14: Theories of Personality

According to Bill's psychoanalyst,he was traumatized during the anal stage of his psychosexual development,which accounts for Bill's tightwad habits.Which of the following would be Freud's term for Bill's behavior?

John dreamed that he was in a train that entered a tunnel.If a psychologist believed that the dream expressed John's unconscious sexual desires,the psychologist would likely be a _________.

The old adage,"Everyone is queer but me and thee," illustrates the defense mechanism of _______.

What did Freud call the part of the personality that had to be socialized by parents?

Sally has a desire to eat a steak with a baked potato smothered with butter and sour cream.One component of her personality tells her,because she is overweight,that instead of eating the meal,she should fast and direct her efforts to ending world hunger.Another component suggests that it would be better to eat a salad and a bran muffin,then run two miles.The fasting suggestion most likely was made by which component of personality?

"I didn't get the job even though I was the most qualified applicant because the company has to hire a minority worker." This probably illustrates which defense mechanism?

The pattern of characteristic thoughts,feelings,and behaviors that persists over time and situations and distinguishes one person from another is called ____________________.

According to Freud,_______ is the basic motivation for all human behavior.

After a brief early commitment to hypnosis as a method of uncovering unconscious material,Freud later developed his psychoanalytic method of:

_______ name the theory that emphasizes the concept that humans are positively motivated and progress toward higher levels of functioning.

Pleasure principle is to _______ as reality principle is to _______.

A college professor continually implies that his students are intellectually inferior.Which of the following defense mechanisms is this professor likely using?

Which component of personality mediates between the forces of desire and reality on a moral basis?

Which aspect of the mind held the greatest fascination for Freud?

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

The stage of personality development which lasts from about age 6 until puberty is known as the _______ stage.

Picasso's paintings often contained exaggerated sexual symbolism.This way of expressing a basic impulse in a socially praiseworthy fashion illustrates the use of _______.

According to Freud,an inadequate resolution of the Oedipus Complex leads to:

Maria takes good notes in class.Whenever someone who has missed class due to illness asks her if he can copy her notes,she grips them tightly and says "No! They're mine,and I don't wish to share them." A psychoanalytic theorist would probably contend that Maria has a(n)_______ fixation.

The process of toilet training occurs during the _______ stage.