Psychology Chapter 11: Personality

What is the developmental task of Erik Erikson's eighth stage of psychosocial development, in which an individual assesses and makes sense of her life and meaning of her contributions?

Integrity vs. despair

During which period are sexual feelings dormant as children focus on other pursuits, such as school, friendships, hobbies, and sports?

Latency

Max's behavior and self-presentation is relaxed and informal with his friends. When he grows on a job interview he projects professionalism and formality with his attire and language. What would Carl Jung suggest about Max?

Max adopted a professional persona for his job interview.

The ________ Inkblot Test employs a series of symmetrical inkblot cards that are presented to a client by a psychologist in an effort to reveal the person's unconscious desires, fears, and struggles.

Rorschach

If parents are too lenient in the ______ stage, the child might become messy, careless, disorganized, and prone to emotional outbursts.

Anal

Karen horney suggested way in which people typically cope with day-to-day problems. According to Horney, these strategies could _________ if used rigidly and compulsively.

Become neurotic strategies

Cognitive processes refer to all characteristics perviously learned: _________

Beliefs and expectations

The ____ is composed of a series of true and false questions in order to establish an individual's clinical profile.

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

According to Sigmund Freud, an adult who smokes,drinks,over eats, or bites her nails is fixated in the ______ stage of her psychosexual development.

Oral

In Hippocrates theory of personality, what bodily humor was associated with choleric temperament?

Yellow bile from the liver

The traits openness, conscious envious ness, extroversion,agreeableness, and neuroticism are key components of the ______.

Five Factor Model

Dr. Grimes conducts a _____________ by requesting that his patient respond to ambiguous stimuli, thus revealing hidden feelings, impulses, and desires.

Projective test

After Mike does not get the job he interviewed for, he moves back in with his parents and spends days playing video games. Which defense mechanism does this exemplify?

Regression

In Carl Jung's view, the task of integrating unconscious archetypal aspects of the self is part of ____ in the second half of life.

The self-realization process

Many cultures have stories about a hero who goes on a quest, such as Hercules, King Arthur, and Gilgamesh. What would Carl Jung say this exemplified?

Archetype

What is the developmental task of Erik Erickson's second stage of psychosexual development, in which a sense of independence in many tasks develops?

Autonomy vs. shame/doubt

Ina can no longer read the street signs, but she refuses to admit she needs glasses to drive. Which defense mechanism does this exemplify?

Denial

A(an) ___ locus of control is the belief that our outcomes are outside of our control; an ________ locus of control is the belief that we could control our own outcomes.

External; Internal

Hans and Sybil Eysenck viewed people as having two specific personality dimensions: _______.

Extroversion/introversion; Neuroticism/ stability

Eli seeks attention, acts first while thinking later, and prefers verbal communication. Carl Jung would describe him as a(an) ________.

Extrovert

Asa is buying a gift for his mother, an overbearing woman who is difficult to please. When a clerk asks him who he is shopping for he replies, "my smother" instead of "my mother". What does this exemplify?

Freudian slip

What is the developmental task of Erik Erickson's seventh stage of psychosocial development, in which individuals contribute to society and focus on being a part of the family?

Generatively vs. stagnation

In the _____ stage, there is a sexual reawakening as the incestuous urges resurface. The young person redirects these urges to other, more socially acceptable partners (who often resemble the other-sex parent).

Genital

Sigmund Freud suggested that people who are dominated by their____ might be narcissistic and impulsive.

Id