Module 3: Personality

Question 1

psychosexual stage in which children experience pleasure in their bowel and bladder movements

Answer 1

anal stage

Question 2

Jung’s theory focusing on the balance of opposing forces within ones personality and the signifcance of the collective unconscious

Answer 2

analytical psychology

Question 3

pattern that exists in our collective unconscious across cultures and societies

Answer 3

archetype

Question 4

theory that personality is composed of five factors, including openess, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism

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Big Five

Question 5

common psychological tendencies that have been passed down from one generation to the next

Answer 5

collective unconscious

Question 6

state of being in which our thoughts about our real and ideal selves are very similar

Answer 6

congruence

Question 7

mental activity (thoughts, feelings, and memories) that we can access at any time

Answer 7

conscious

Question 8

projective test designed to be culturally relevant to African Americans, using images that relate to African-American culture

Answer 8

Comtemporized-Themes Concerning Blacks Test (C-TCB)

Question 9

all of the beliefs, customs, art, and traditions of a particular society

Answer 9

culture

Question 10

unconscious protective behaviors designed to reduce ego anxiety

Answer 10

defense mechanism

Question 11

ego defense mechanism in which a person transfers inappropriate urges or behaviors toward a more acceptable or less threatening target

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displacement

Question 12

aspect of personality that represents the self, or the part of ones personality that is visible to others. The mediator, tries to resolve conflict between the ID and superego. Operates by the reality principle. Inability to compromise results in anxiety

Answer 12

ego

Question 13

psychosexual stage in which the focus is on mature sexual interests

Answer 13

genital stage

Question 14

proportion of difference among people that is attributed to genetics

Answer 14

heritability

Question 15

aspect of personality that consists of our most primitive drives or urges, including impulses for hunger, thirst, and sex

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id

Question 16

person we would like to be

Answer 16

ideal self

Question 17

state of being in which there is a great discrepancy between our real and ideal selves

Answer 17

incongruence

Question 18

school of psychology proposed by Adler that focuses on our drive to compensate for feelings of inferiority

Answer 18

individual psychology

Question 19

refers to a persons feelings that they lack worth and dont measure up to others or to societys standards

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inferiority complex

Question 20

psychosexual stage in which sexual feelings are dormant

Answer 20

latency period

Question 21

beliefs about the power we have over our lives; an external —— is the belief that our outcomes are outside of our control; an internal —— is the belief that we control our own outcomes

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locus of control

Question 22

personality test composed of a series of true/false questions in order to establish a clinical profile of an individual

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

Question 23

tendency to experience negative emotions

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neurosis

Question 24

psychosexual stage in which an infants pleasure is focused on the mouth

Answer 24

oral stage

Question 25

long-standing traits and patterns that propel indivduals to consistently think, feel, and behave in specfic ways

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personality

Question 26

psychosexual stage in which the focus is on the genitals

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phallic stage

Question 27

ego defense mechanism in which a person confronted with anxiety disguises their unacceptable urges or behaviors by attributing them to other people

Answer 27

projection

Question 28

persoanlity assessment in which a person responds to ambiguous stimuli, revealing hidden feelings, impulses, and desires

Answer 28

projective test

Question 29

stages of child development in which a childs pleasure seeking urges are focused on specific areas of the body called erogenous zones

Answer 29

psychosexual stages of development

Question 30

ego defense mechanism in which a person confronted with anxiety makes excuses to justify behavior

Answer 30

rationalization

Question 31

ego defense mechanism in which a person confronted with anxiety swaps unacceptable urges or behaviors for their opposites

Answer 31

reaction formation

Question 32

person who we actually are

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real self

Question 33

belief that ones environment can determine behaviour, but at the same time, people can influence the environment with both their thoughts and behaviours

Answer 33

reciprocal determinism

Question 34

ego defense mechanism in which a person confronted with anxiety returns to a more immature behavioural state

Answer 34

regression

Question 35

ego defense mechanism in which anxiety-related thoughts and memories are kept in the unconscious

Answer 35

repression

Question 36

# ``` ``` projective test that employs a series of symmetrical inkbot cards that are presented to a client by a psychologist in an effort to reveal the persons unconscious desires, fears, and struggles

Answer 36

Rorschach Inkblot Test

Question 37

projective test that is similar to a word association test in which a person completes sentences in order to reveal their unconcious desires, fears, and struggles

Answer 37

Rotter Incomplete Sentence Blank (RISB)

Question 38

concept that people choose to move to places that are compatible with their personalities and needs

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selective migration

Question 39

our thoughts and feelings about ourselves

Answer 39

self concept

Question 40

someones level of confidence in their own abilities

Answer 40

self-efficacy

Question 41

Banduras theory of personality that emphasizes both cognition and learning as sources of indivdual differences in personality

Answer 41

social cognitive theory

Question 42

ego defense mechanism in which unacceptable urges are channeled into more appropriate activities

Answer 42

sublimation

Question 43

aspect of the personality that serves as ones moral compass or conscience

Answer 43

superego

Question 44

projective test designed to be culturally relevent to minority groups, especially Hispanic youths, using images and storytelling that relate to minority culture

Answer 44

TEMAS Multicultural Thematic Apperception Test

Question 45

how a person reacts to the world, including their activity level, starting when they are very young

Answer 45

temperament

Question 46

projective test in which people are presented with ambiguous images and they then make up stories to go with the images in an effort to uncover their unconscious desires, fears, and struggles

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Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

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characteristic ways of behaving

Answer 47

traits

Question 48

mental activity of which we are unaware and unable to access

Answer 48

unconscious