Chapter 13

TAT (Thematic apperception test)

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Intellectualization

Carly is a new emergency room intern. By focusing on highly objective technical aspects of the situation, she does not become emotionally overwhelmed by the tragedies that she often encounters. This is an example of which type of defense mechanism?

Denial

Delores is presented with conclusive evidence that her husband is having an affair, but she still refuses to believe it. This is an example of which type of defense mechanism?

Novelty seeking, extroversion and sensation seeking

Dopamine is reportedly involved in the personality traits of _______

Phallic

Jane, age 4 is unconsciously envious of males having penises and initially relates to her father in the hopes that her father can change her sex. According to Freud, jane is in the ______ psychosexual stage.

Displacement

Janet's mother screamed at Janet because Janet spilled milk on the carpet. Janet was upset and went and punched her poor teddy bear. This is

Phallic

Jason is an adult who resents his father and generalizes this feeling to all authority figures, Frued might suggest that Jason did not completely resolve which psychosexual stage of development?

Unconscious

Juan is consciously unaware of his deep-seated hostility toward his parents. Such feelings are most likely to be contained at which of Freud's levels of consciousness?

Self-efficacy

Karen is taking a self-defense class for women and believes that she will be able to succeed in defending herself if she is attacked. According to Bandura, Karen is demonstrating which of the following concepts.

Openness

Kayla is an artist who is known for her original work. She enjoys learning about other cultures, and also enjoys foreign films and travel. According to this description, she would tend to score high on which dimension of the five-factor model?

Neuroticism

Linda tends to be probe to moodiness and worry. She suffers from anxiety and much irritability. She is likely to score high on which dimension of the five-factor model?

Sublimation

Lynn is very angry about a situation at work that she perceives as unfair. Her impulse is to scream at a coworker. However, after work, she redirects this emotional energy into bicycling around the lake. This is an example of which type of defense mechanism?

Conscientiousness

Marcus is often asked to accept leadership positions in community organizations because he is highly responsible, self disciplined and organized. He is successful businessman partly because he posses these qualities. These qualities describe someone who would score high on which dimension of the five-factor model?

Agreeableness

Mary tends to be irritable, argumentative, and suspicious of others. She is easily offended and tends to be rather ruthless and indicative when holding a grudge. She is likely to score very low on which dimension of the five-factor model?

D. hese

Melissa visits a Tarot card reader who tells her some utterly generalized, flattering things. Melissa ignores any of the information that does not fit with her self-concept and believes the information to be very accurate. This example contains which of the following logical fallacies?

Openness

Michaels friends describe him as "down-to-earth-" and conventional. He enjoys books, films, and television, but does not have a wide range of interests and would not describe himself as artistic. He is likely to be a low scorer on which dimension of the five-factor model?

Phlegmatic

A ______ is a person who is emotionally stable and introverted.

Unconditional positive regard

According to Rogers, what is necessary for a person to achieve congruence between real self and self-concept?

Superego

Claiming to have had a sudden family emergency, Jack lied to his professor in order to be allowed to make up a test that he had skipped because he was not prepared to take it. Jack feels a surge of guilt and shame in thinking about the lie. The guilt comes from the energy of the

Objective testing

Dana is taking several personality tests at her college's career planning center. She answers a series of true/false and multiple choice questions about herself and her interests. What type of personality assessment is Dana most likely experiencing?

Oral

Sam's bad habit's include overeating, smoking, and talking a great deal. Freud might say that he (Sam) is fixated at which psychosexual stage of development?

Oral

Sam's bad habits include overeating, smoking, and talking a great deal. Freud might say that he is fixated at which psychosexual stage of development?

Neurotic

Someone who is emotionally unstable and anxious would be

Adler, Jung, and Horney

Three of the most influential neo-fruedians were