Exam 2 Study Guide

Question 1

Psychoanalytic approach

Answer 1

Freud vs. Unconscious

Question 2

Freud’s theory

Answer 2

behavior is triggered by forces within personality that we aren’t aware of

Question 3

Unconscious

Answer 3

instincts; motivates behavior

Question 4

Id

Answer 4

urges; inborn part of personality

Question 5

Ego

Answer 5

balance desires of id and reality

Question 6

Superego

Answer 6

represents rights and wrongs of society

Question 7

Jung’s Collective Unconscious

Answer 7

set of influences we inherit biologically and from society

Question 8

Adler’s Inferiority Complex

Answer 8

adults haven’t overcome inferiority they developed when they were children

Question 9

Cardinal Trait

Answer 9

single characteristic that directs most activities

Question 10

Central Trait

Answer 10

major characteristic of an individual

Question 11

Secondary Trait

Answer 11

characteristics that affect behavior less than cardinal/central

Question 12

Cattell Trait Approach

Answer 12

surface vs. source traits

Question 13

Hans Eysenck

Answer 13

extraversion, neuroticism, psychoticism