Freud'S Personality Theory Quiz 3 (30 MCQs)

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1. Jarrel just sat down to work on his term paper when his friends called and invited him to a party. If Jarrel decides he will only go to the party after he finishes outlining the term paper, his decision reflects the functioning of his
2. The conditions a person must meet in order to regard himself or herself positively
3. What is the purpose and function of a Defense Mechanism:
4. A defense mechanism where a person under pressure reverts to immature actions that may have worked in the past (temper tantrums, crying loudly, etc.)
5. According to Freud, which of the three levels of human mind governs individual's behavior? A. ConsciousB. UnconsciousC. Subconscious
6. Who developed the Psychodynamic theory?
7. Each of the three factors Bandura believes influence personality affect the other two in a give-and-take relationship. This relationship is called .....
8. ..... is the ego unconsciously protecting itself against unpleasant impulses.
9. Children eventually ..... with the parents and come to idealise them; they become overly subservient to those in power
10. This is a person's expectancy of how effective his or her efforts to accomplish a goal will be in any particular circumstance.
11. What is the term used to describe human errors such as forgetting names, dropping pens, slipping of tongue?
12. It is the deepest level in the mental iceberg wherein all tendencies are in prison.
13. According to Freud most of our Psyche/Human Mind is .....
14. When did he die?
15. Attributing one's own unacceptable feelings and thoughts to others and not yourself
16. This personality type tries to meet the desires of the id in a way that is socially acceptable in the world. It deals with the reality.
17. The SuperEgo strives for moral perfection. What happens when a person cannot meet these standards?
18. According to Freud, What keeps a person from stealing?
19. TAT (Thematic Apperception Tests) and Rorschach tests employ individuals' unconscious powers of projection to identify internal conflict. Which perspective utilizes these forms of personality assessment?
20. This personality focuses only on what can be seen and does not consider the unconscious to play a role in determining personality.
21. Contingencies of reinforcement
22. What is the " unconscious mind"
23. Lucas really hates his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend, but when he sees him at the basketball court he pretends they are bros.
24. A tendency to react to a situation in a way that remains stable over time
25. A mistake in speech that you did not mean to say out loud, but it was in your subconscious
26. A is a durable disposition to behave in a particular way in a variety of situations.
27. A defense mechanism that involves the refusal to accept the reality of something (texting while driving is not dangerous for me)
28. Redirecting a forbidden desire or thought into a socially acceptable one.
29. Read the following description and select the defense mechanism it describes:When you use this defense mechanism, you might not admit to yourself that you are failing a class even though your last three tests were "F's" .
30. Elms found that those scoring higher on the F-scale also .....