The five-factor model of personality includes:
According to Freud, the key to mental health is:
According to Freud, the Oedipal and Electra conflicts and when a child takes on the values and behaviors the same sex parent in a process called:
If you know the personality of an identical twin, you can expect the personality of the other twin to be:
According to behaviorists:
A key element of Carl Rogers’ personality theory is the concept of:
If self-esteem is too high, the person may be:
The main criticism of humanistic theory is that:
Jung believed that three are basic universal concepts in all people regardless of culture called:
The projective test in which a subject is asked, “What might this be?” is called the:
The term personality refers to:
Freud believed that at each psychosexual stage a different part of the body becomes:
According to Rogers, for a child to develop a healthy personality, the parents must:
A young man explained that he did poorly on his exam because his eyes hurt the test was unfair, and he did not feel the subject was important anyway. The young man is using what type of defense mechanism?
All of the following are examples of objective tests Except the:
Martin Seligman advocates a positive psychology, which focuses on topics such as:
Athletes often attribute their losses to bad officiating. This best illustrates:
A person who is careless and disorganized most clearly ranks low on the Big Five trait dimension of:
According to Freud, children develop unconscious sexual desires for the parent of the opposite sex during the_______stage.
The psychologists who developed the inkblot test was:
Karen Horney, a prominent Neo-Freudian, disputes Freud’s assumption that women:
Freud emphasized that unresolved childhood conflicts often lead to:
Scott has just been reprimanded by his supervisor. Later on, Scott begins to “stomp around” and throws a tantrum in front of his co-workers. Scott’s behavior exemplifies which of the following?
When anthropologists compare ancient artifacts from South America, Europe, and Australia they often find similarities among the images that are depicted. Based on Jung’s analytical psychology, some of these apparent similarities may stem from:
Dilawar is taking personality test in which he is shown a series of simple scenes. He is supported to tell a story about what is happening in each scene and suggest what the characters are feeling. The test that Dilawar is taking is the:
After experiencing inescapable brutalities as a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp, Mr. Sternberg became apathetic, stopped eating, and gave up all efforts to physically survive the ordeal. Mr. Sternberg’s reaction most clearly illustrates:
Because she is often rejected by her parents, Sally mistrusts other people and treats them with hostility, which leads to their rejection of her. The cycle of rejection, mistrust, hostility, and further rejection illustrate what is meant by:
A boy’s sexual desires for his mother and feelings of hostility toward his father constitute what Freud called:
Roberto tends to focus on people and things around him and is outgoing, talkative, and friendly, Jung would refer to Roberto as an:
In assessing a client’s personal growth, Carl Rogers measured the correspondence between:
The perception that one’s fate is determined by luck reflects:
A high school junior admires a movie star and follows the star’s life on the screen and in the newspapers, experiencing the same emotions as the star would. The student is using what type of defense mechanism?
A man who explaining an individual’s aggressiveness, Skinner would look for:
A man who has numerous reasons to hate his mother instead lavishes her with unrealistic amounts of attention and love. He is probably exhibiting the defense mechanism of:
Unrealistic optimism could best be describes as a (n):
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator classifies people according to personality types identified by:
Coretta is quite pessimistic, anxious, and moody. In terms of the Eysenck’s basic personality dimensions she would be classified as:
The id, is to pleasure principle as.
Behavioral theories of personality are often criticized for their:
The concept of traits is used to account for personal characteristics that are:
Maslow most clearly interjected his own personal values into his study of self-actualized individuals by:
Learning theorists:
To understand personality, trait theorists attempt to:
A psychotherapist instructs Dilawar to relax close his eyes, and state aloud whatever thoughts come to mind no matter how trivial or absurd. The therapist is using a technique known as:
Farida was informed by a professional palm reader. “You generally communicate openly with others, but you have certain dark secrets that even your closest friends could never guess.” The fact that Farida was impressed by the palm reader’s insight into her personality best illustrates:
Aima believes that she will succeed in business if she works hard and carefully manages her time. Her belief most clearly illustrates:
As personality descriptions become more positive, the Barnum effect becomes stronger. This best illustrates.
Adler is to individual psychology as Jung is to:
The best indicator of a person’s level of optimism is his or her:
Two-year-old Damien frequently refuses to obey his parents because he derives immense pleasure from demonstrating his independence from their control Freud would have suggested that Damien is going through the______stage of development.
Freud suggested that slips of the tongue illustrate an incomplete:

A personality theory is a(n):

A. category used to describe personality
B. interrelated system of concepts used to explain personality
C. relatively permanent set to behavior patterns
D. subjective evaluation of person

Correct Answer: interrelated system of concepts used to explain personality ✔

Last Updated: May 04, 2024