Exam 12: Personality

Dale doesn't think twice about hurting other people because he lacks empathy and has a complete disregard for the feelings of others.He's very impulsive,doing whatever he wants whenever he wants,and the only friends he has are the ones he needs something from.Most likely,Dale has ___ personality disorder.

Which of the following is an area of measurable differences between men and women?

Which of the following was NOT a criticism of Freud's theory?

Devlin is in danger of losing his job.Although he has plenty of work to do,he NEVER seems to be able to complete a project.He spends a great deal of his time making lists and trying to decide which task on his list should take priority.Even when he does begin a project,he keeps redoing the work because he wants it to be perfect.Which of the following personality disorders best fits with Devlin's behaviour?

Moments when people experience intense clarity of perception,feelings of joy,and a suspended sense of time are known as ___.

Frannie is 4 years old and decided that her 2 year old sister needed a haircut.Particularly,her ringlets needed to come off,and she needed a very short boy's haircut.Frannie accomplished this with her mother's sewing scissors.When her parents saw what had happened,they let Frannie know that her behaviour was awful,but they made sure that she knew that they always loved her,no matter what.According to Rogers,how is this likely to affect Frannie's development?

Which of the following is NOT one of the traits from the five-factor theory?

Which of the following situations is the best example of Bandura's concept of reciprocal determinism?

The Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart found that

Unlike Freud,Adler was interested in how feelings of ___,stemming from childhood experiences,motivate behaviour.

Factor analysis is

In Canada,employers may use any of the available personality tests to assess who is the best candidate for a job they hope to fill.

Luther sees a toy that he wants in the store,but he doesn't have enough money.He decides to do some jobs around the house and save up until he has enough.What aspect of his personality is working out all these details,so he can get the toy?

Today's parents are more sensitive to the influence of social role theory on the development of personality.What is something that parents can do to avoid creating gender differences in personality?

What percentage of people in Canada qualify for the diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder?

According to Carl Jung,archetypes are

Chase has had nine jobs in four years.A couple of months after he begins each new job,he begins to suspect that his boss is stealing his ideas.He has also accused his coworkers of talking about him behind his back,going through his desk,and spying on him.Although his coworkers have tried to include him in social plans,he always says he is too busy.Which of the following personality disorders best fits Chase's behaviour?

Freud believed that the unconscious or deepest level of the mind contains the greatest amount of content.

Imaging studies of distressed infants reveal activation of what brain structure?

Odelia's therapist suspects that she has a personality disorder.Which of the following tests would the therapist most likely use to confirm this impression?