Ch.12 Personality psychology

Question 1

Psychodynamic

Answer 1

Freud’s theory where psychic energy moves among the compartments is the personality.

Question 2

Conscientiousness

1 of 5 Main Characteristics of the Big 5 Theory

Answer 2

Characterized by competence, order, dutifulness m, achievement striving, self-discipline, and deliberation

Question 3

Agreeableness

1 of 5 Main Characteristics of the Big 5 Theory

Answer 3

Trustworthiness, Altruism, Trust, Compliance, Modesty, and Tender Mindedness

Question 4

Openness

1 of 5 Main Characteristics of the Big 5 Theory

Answer 4

An appreciation for fantasy, feelings, actions, ideas, values and aesthetics.

Question 5

Extroversion

1 of 5 Main Characteristics of the Big 5 Theory

Answer 5

Characterized by warmth, gregariousness, assertiveness, activity m, excitement seeking, and positive emotion

Question 6

Neuroticism

1 of 5 Main Characteristics of the Big 5 Theory

Answer 6

Characterized by anxiety, angry hostility,depression, self consciousness, impulsivity, and vulnerability

Question 7

Psycho analysis

Answer 7

Freud’s treatment approach based on his psychodynamic theory

Question 8

Id

Answer 8

Component of Freud’s personality theory containing primitive drives present at birth

Question 9

Ego

Answer 9

Component if Freud’s personality theory that is the self that others see

Question 10

Superego

Answer 10

Part of Freud’s personality theory that internalizes society’s rules due right and wrong = the conscience

Question 11

Defence mechanism

Answer 11

Protective behaviour that reduces anxiety

Question 12

Psychosexual stage

Answer 12

Developing personality in Freud’s personality theory

Question 13

Neo Freudian

Answer 13

Theorist who attempted to update and modify Freud’s original theory of personality

Question 14

Unconscious mind

Answer 14

Part of mental activity that cannot be voluntarily retrieved

Question 15

Trait

Answer 15

Stable personality characteristic

Question 16

Big 5 theory

Answer 16

Identifies 5 main characteristics that account for most individual differences in personality

Question 17

Introversion

Answer 17

Characterized by coolness l, reserve, passivity, inactivating, caution and negative emotion

Question 18

Social Cognitive Theory

Answer 18

Features the group environment as imprinting sources of individual differences in personality

Question 19

Locus of control

Answer 19

Cognitive expectancy featured in social cognitive learning theories of personality about the source of individual outcomes

Question 20

Reciprocal determinism

Answer 20

Features the mutual influence of the person and of the situation on one another

Question 21

Temperament

Answer 21

Child’s pattern of mood, activity, or emotional responsiveness linked to later personality

Question 22

Personality inventory

Answer 22

Objective assessment often using numbered scales or multiple choice to assess personality

Question 23

Projective test

Answer 23

Assessment providing an ambiguous stimulus into which takers project their personality

Question 24

Self

Answer 24

Patterns of thought, feelings, and actions we perceive in our own minds

Question 25

Self-concept

Answer 25

Individuals description of their own characteristics

Question 26

Self schema

Answer 26

Cognitive organization that helps us think about & process personally relevant information

Question 27

Self esteem

Answer 27

Personal judgment of the value of an individual

Question 28

Interpersonal self

Answer 28

Who we are in the presence of other people