Exam 13: Theories of Personality

Mahmoud was just told that his father has cancer.Mahmoud's first response is that there must be a mistake and he demands that the doctor repeat his tests.Which defense mechanism is at work here?

According to Freud,the ______ acts as our conscience.

An investigation of students' housing preferences would probably show that single rooms are preferred by _______whereas suites are preferred by _______.

According to Karen Horney,what causes us to develop a neurotic personality?

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

Skinner and Watson believed that personality is the result of:

Donita is angry with her boss so she left work a little early in order to run an extra mile before it gets dark.Which defense mechanism is Donita employing?

Anthony is sick of writing papers and studying for tests,but he knows he needs a college degree if he wants to be successful in his chosen career.So every morning Anthony gives himself a dressing down - in essence yelling at himself - to make himself get out of bed and go to classes,and every evening he does the same thing to get himself to do his work.According to Freud,which personality structure is in control here?

Ron often sees the shapes of animals in the clouds,and he tells his children stories about what the animals are doing.In psychological terms,what Ron is doing is most similar to ______.

As part of the initial screening for possible employment,a nuclear power company administers a psychological test that yields scores on tendencies toward depression and schizophrenia.What is the name of this psychological test?

One of the main differences between the psychoanalytic view and the social cognitive view is ________________.

Unconditional positive regard is MOST important to the theory of ______.

For Freud,thoughts and feelings that are well below the surface of awareness and cannot normally be recalled are in the ______ mind.

According to Freud,during the first 18 months of life,the dominant source of sensual pleasure is the ______.

Albert Bandura is to self-efficacy as Julian Rotter is to __________

In the metaphor the angel,the devil,and me,the devil is the _________.

Cattell used the statistical technique called _______.

According to Karen Horney,men had __________.

Carl Rogers emphasized accepting people for what they are,not for what you would like them to be.This acceptance is termed ___________.

The Big Five personality dimensions are in direct competition with Hofstede's cultural dimensions.