Quiz 13 Personality

Freud's defense mechanism that Kalat refers to as "motivated removal of something to the unconscious" is called __ .

Repression

According to Carl Rogers, people have a natural drive toward the achievement of one's full potential, called self- __.

Actualization

The main humanistic psychologist was __.

Carl Rogers

Freud's theory, term for a release of pent-up emotional tension is __ ,

Catharsis

When unpleasant thoughts and impulses are relegated to the unconscious by the ego, Freud called these __ mechanisms.

Defense

Both learning theory (behaviorism) and psychoanalysis assume that behaviors are caused, although by different things, a position called __.

Determinism

The rational decision-making aspect of Freud's structure of personality is the __ .

Ego

The field concerned with consciousness, values, and abstract beliefs is __ psychology.

Humanistic

The part of Freud's structure of personality that consists of sexual and other biological drives is the __

Id

The approach to the study of personality studies individuals intensively is the __ approach.

Idiographic

The __ consists of a series of true-false questions intended to measure certain personality dimensions and clinical conditions.

MMPI

The approach to the study of personality that seeks broad, general principles is known as the __ approach.

Nomothetic

All the consistent ways in which the behavior of one person differs from that of others, especially in social situations, is what

Personality

__ techniques use ambiguous stimuli designed to reflect people's personality characteristics.

Projective

Specifically, Freud's theory, based on the interplay between conscious and unconscious forces, is referred to as __ .

Psychoanalysis

The general theory that relates these differences (in #1) to unconscious conflicting forces within the individual is called __ theory.

Psychodynamic

A__ is a temporary activation of a particular behavior.

State

The part of Freud's structure of personality that contains the memories of rules and prohibitions learned from our parents is the __ .

Superego

A consistent, long-standing tendency in behavior is known as a __.

Trait

Freud's term for a repository of memories, emotions, and thoughts...that affect our behavior is __ .

Unconscious