Exam 12: Personality

After spending 27 years in prison for fighting to free his country from apartheid,Nelson Mandela rose to become President of South Africa,win the Nobel Peace Prize,and was one of the most respected persons in the world prior to his death.Mandela could be considered to have achieved ___.

In what way are antisocial personality disorder and borderline personality disorder the same?

Olivier was invested in making others view him positively.So,when he took the MMPI-2,he responded to items in a way that would create a good impression.What is this testing phenomenon called?

What type of energy fuels the id?

Stephanie snooped through her boyfriend's desk because she thought he was cheating on her.She didn't find anything suspicious and wishes she hadn't done it.Now,Stephanie is having trouble sleeping.Which part of the personality is keeping Stephanie awake?

What type of personality disorder is characterized by an excessive need to be noticed and be the centre of attention?

Which of the following individuals most likely has schizoid personality disorder?

Describe the concept Rogers termed as "unconditional positive regard."

What brain structure may be too easily activated in people who are shy and have a fear of the unfamiliar?

Cheng came to Canada with his family when he was two years old.When he is with his family or Chinese friends,he speaks Mandarin Chinese.When he and his Chinese friends are with his Canadian friends,however,they speak only English.This would be an example of ___.

Which of the following traits was found to have the greatest heritability,according to twin studies?

Describe basic anxiety according to Horney.

In what way are paranoid and schizotypal personality disorders the same?

Summarize the main ideas of the psychodynamic view of personality development.

If the ego is NOT able to find compromises between the id and the superego,what is likely to happen,according to Freud?

The unique characteristics that account for our enduring patterns of inner experience and outer behaviour is referred to as our ___.

According to Skinner,what we call personality is simply consistency of ___ tendencies?

According to Freud,the psychosexual stage that occurs when someone is 3-6 years of age is called

Zara leaves town on her Harley Davidson motorcycle on the slightest whim,gets fired frequently,and is described by her friends as "living for the moment".According to the work of Clark and Watson,which temperament does she display?

Maisie has an argument with her boyfriend.When she returns to her apartment,she yells at her roommate for drinking the last of the milk.Maisie's behaviour exhibits the defence mechanism referred to as