Exam 14: Theories of Personality

The Oedipus and Electra complexes occur during the _______ stage.

Sheila was upset by her boss,so she goes home and beats her children,who,in turn,kick the dog.This episode is an example of _______.

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

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

According to Freud,the _______ makes up the largest part of our personality.

That part of the personality which operates on the reality principle is the _______.

Behaving in ways that are the opposite of what one would unconsciously like to do defines _______

Six-year-old Suzie sees her younger brother approaching with the new toy he received for his birthday.Suzie suddenly decides she wants the toy,so she pushes her brother to the ground,grabs his toy,and rushes into the next room to play with it.During this situation,the part of Suzie's personality which is most likely in control is her _______.

According to Jung's psychoanalytic theory,each of us has ________,which are inherited predispositions to respond to certain concepts.