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:
A. fixation B. imitation C. observation D. identification
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According to Freud, the key to mental health is:
A. an overpowering superego B. an unrestrained id C. dominance of the pleasure principle D. balance among mental processes
The five-factor model of personality includes:
A. social interactionism B. neuroticism C. agreeableness D. sense of humor
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
According to Alfred Adler, the prime motivating force in a person’s life is:
A. physical gratification B. existential anxiety C. striving for superiority D. the need for power
Furious at her boss for what she considers to be unjust criticism, Tania turns around and takes out her anger on her subordinates. Tania may be using the defense mechanism of:
A. displacement B. reaction formation C. identification D. replacement
Harvey Hedonist has devoted his life to the search for physical pleasure and immediate need and gratification. Freud would say that Harvey is dominated by:
A. his ego B. his superego C. his id D. Bacchus
Freud believed that most personality disturbances are due to:
A. the failure of parents to reinforce healthy behavior B. a poor self-concept resulting from excessive parental demands C. unconscious and unresolved sexual conflicts rooted in childhood experiences D. the exposure of children to unhealthy role models
Which of the following approaches to personality is least deterministic?
A. the humanistic approach B. the psychoanalytic approach C. Skinner’s approach D. the behavioral approach
Always having been a good student, lrving is confident that he will do well in his psychology course. According to Bandura’s cognitive theory, lrving would be said to have:
A. strong feelings of self-efficacy B. a sense of superiority C. strong feelings of self-esteem D. strong defense mechanisms