Personality

Question 1

What are the 6 Defense Mechanisms?

Answer 1

Regression, Denial, Displacement, Rationalization, Projection, Reaction Formation

Question 2

What is Regression?

Answer 2

Retreating to an earlier psychosexual stage for comfort (sucking thumb)

Question 3

What is Denial?

Answer 3

Refusal to accept reality and block events from awareness

Question 4

What is Displacement?

Answer 4

Redirection of an impulse to a substitute target

Question 5

What is Rationalization?

Answer 5

Creating self-justifying explanations for certain behaviours/decisions

Question 6

What is Projection?

Answer 6

Attributing thoughts/feelings onto another person

Question 7

What is Reaction Formation?

Answer 7

Replacing unwanted thoughts/feelings with the opposite one

Question 8

What are the Big Five Factors?

Answer 8

Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism

Question 9

Traits of high openness:

Answer 9

adventurous and creative

Question 10

Traits of high agreeableness:

Answer 10

kind and empathetic

Question 11

Traits of high extraversion:

Answer 11

sociable and fun-loving

Question 12

Traits of high conscientiousness:

Answer 12

organized and mindful of details

Question 13

Traits of high neuroticism:

Answer 13

anxious and insecure

Question 14

Traits of low openness:

Answer 14

traditional and conforming

Question 15

Traits of low agreeableness:

Answer 15

competitive and manipulative

Question 16

Traits of low conscientiousness:

Answer 16

careless and disorganized

Question 17

Traits of low extraversion:

Answer 17

quiet and reserved

Question 18

Traits of low neuroticism:

Answer 18

relaxed and self-satisfied

Question 19

What is psychopathy?

Answer 19

lack of empathy or remorse

Question 20

What is narcissism?

Answer 20

excessive self-love and self-absorption

Question 21

What is machiavellianism?

Answer 21

exploitation and manipulation of others to attain goals

Question 22

Psychosexual Stages

Answer 22

pleasure-seeking and sexual energy is expressed through different body parts

Question 23

Oral (0-18 months)

Answer 23

sucking, biting, breastfeeding

Question 24

Anal (18-36 months)

Answer 24

bladder elimination/bowel control (potty training)

Question 25

Phallic (3-6 years)

Answer 25

exploration of genitals/sexual curiosity

Question 26

Latency (6 years to puberty)

Answer 26

dormant sexual feelings

Question 27

Genital (puberty on)

Answer 27

mature sexual interests/relationships

Question 28

What is the Oedipus Complex?

Answer 28

a boy's sexual desires towards mother and jealousy towards his rival father

Question 29

What is personality?

Answer 29

characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting

Question 30

Psychoanalytic Theory

Answer 30

belief that human behaviour is influenced by unconscious memories, thoughts, and urges

Question 31

Id

Answer 31

primitive instincts and desires

Question 32

Ego

Answer 32

mediator between id and reality

Question 32

Superego

Answer 32

moral conscience and ideals

Question 33

What is identification?

Answer 33

when children incorporate their parents' values into their developing superego

Question 34

What is fixation?

Answer 34

lingering at a specific psychosexual stage due to overindulgence or deprivation

Question 35

Identifying personality traits allows us to…

Answer 35

-describe them -explain their past or current behaviour -predict their future behaviour