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Which self modifies itself in the context of socio-cultural envirnment?

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Biological self

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What is the notion of self efficacy based on?

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Bandura’s social learning theory

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What are western and asian cultures characterised as based on the dichomoties between individual and group?

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Western culture if recognized as individualistic and asian culture is characterised as collectivistic.

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Cross-situational consistencies of traits are high. True or false?

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False. Cross-situational consistencies are low.

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Which are the two typologies in charak samhita?

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Tridosha and Trigunas.

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Who proposed the typology based on fluid in our body?

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Hippocrates

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What are the four types in Hippocrates typology?

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Sanguine, melancholic, phlegmatic, choleric

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What are the three types of tridoshas?

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Vata, Pitta, and Kapha

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what are the three types of trigunas?

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Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas

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Name the three types in Sheldon’s typology.

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Endomorphic, Mesomorphic, Ectomorphic

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What were Friedman and Rosenman trying to identify when they discovered Type-A and type-B personality types?

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Psychosocial risk factors

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Who suggested the type-C personality?

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Morris

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Who is considered the pioneer of trait approach?

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Gordon Allport

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According to Gordon Allport, what is the nature of traits?

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Dynamic nature

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Who used factor analysis to derive his theory?

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Raymond Catell

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name the test developed by Raymond Catell.

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Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire(16PF)

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Who proposed a theory stating that personality can be reduced into dimensions based on biology and genetics?

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HJ Eysenck

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Name the two psychologists who came up with the Big Five Factors.

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Paul Costa and Robert McCrae

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Which is the most empirical approach in the study of personality?

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Five-Factor Model of Personality

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On which principle does id function?

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Pleasure principle

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Which principle governs the ego?

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Reality principle

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How does the superego control the id?

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By internalising the parental authority through the process of socialisation.

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Which forces energise the id?

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Life instinct and death instinct

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According to Frued, if a person considers the world a bitter place then on which stage of personality development that did that person endure difficulties?

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Oral stage

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What conflict does the anal stage establish in a child?

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Conflict between id and ego

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Which is the critical component of the resolution of the Oedipus complex?

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Identification with the same-sex parent.

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What causes psychological disorders, according to Karen Horney?

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Disturbed interpersonal relationships during childhood.

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28
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Name Carl Jung’s personality theory.

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Analytical psychology

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29
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Name Alfred Adler’s theory.

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Individual psychology

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30
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Who considered humans as social beings?

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Eric Fromm

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The behaviour approach gives importance to internal dynamics of behaviour. True or false?

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False. The behaviourists believe in data.

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32
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For most behaviorists, what is the structural unit of personality?

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Response

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33
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Name two people who have contributed to the development of humanistic perpective.

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Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow

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34
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Which condition was named by Carl Rogers to ensure enhancement of people’s self-concept?

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Unconditional positive regard

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35
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Name the therapy technique developed by Carl Rogers.

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Client-centered therapy

36
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Name the theory introduced by Maslow.

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Hierarchy of needs

37
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Who used factor analysis to come up with primary traits?

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Raymond catell

38
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who suggested that the best method to assess someone was to ask them about themselves?

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Gordon Allport

39
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what are the full forms of MMPI and JMPI?

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality inventory

Jodhpur Multiphasic Personality Inventory

40
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How many statements does MMPI have?

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567 statements

41
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who developed mmpi and jmpi?

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hathaway and McKinley

mallick and joshi

42
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how many traits are present in each dimension of EPQ?

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32

43
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Projective techniques give objective scoring and are quantitative. true or false?

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False. they cannot be scored in an objective manner and are qualitative.

44
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who developed the rorschach inkblot test?

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Hermann rorschach

45
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How many inkblots are there in the rorschach test?

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10

46
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which are the two phases of the rorschach inkblot test?

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performance proper and inquiry

47
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for which projective technique has a computer technique for analysis available?

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rorschach inkblot test

48
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full form of TAT?

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The Thematic Apperception test.

49
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Who developed TAT?

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Morgan and Murray

50
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How many cards are present in TAT and how many cards are suffiecient per person?

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30 are present and 20 are appropriate for a subject.

51
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who developed the indian version of TAT?

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Uma chaudhury

52
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which projective technique focuses on aggression?

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Rosenzweig’s Picture-Frustration Study (P-F study)

53
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who developed indian version of P-F study?

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Pareek

54
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omission of facial features in draw a person test suggest?

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evasion of highly conflict ridden interpersonal relaltionship.

55
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emphasis on neck in draw a person test suggests?

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lack of control over impulses

56
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disproportionately large head in draw a person test suggests?

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organic brain disease and pre-occupation with headaches.

57
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which interveiw method goes beyond the response of subject?

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Diagnostic interviews

58
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it is impossible to not have an idea of your self. true/false?

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false, a newly born child has no idea of its self.

59
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self is a part of identity. true/false?

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false, idendity is a part of self

60
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what do you think forms the basis of self?

A

experiences

61
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what is frequent method used to find out someone’s self concept?

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asking them about themselves directly

62
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in which areas do children form a sense of self esteem by the age of 6 or 7?

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academic competence, social competence, physical/ athletic competence and physical appearance

63
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what are some psychological techniques for self control?

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observation of own behaviour, self instruction and self reinforcement.

64
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what is the nature of the boundary between self and the other?

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shifting nature

65
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from where has the meaning of the word personalit been derived from?

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latin word ‘persona’, a mask used in roman theatres by actors to change their face make up

66
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according to gordon allport, what role do traits play in response to a stimulus?

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traits are considered intervening variables that occur between the stimulus situation and response of the person

67
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according to allport, variation in traits doesn’t affect the response to a stimulus situation. true/false?

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false, any variation in traits will ellicit a different response to the same situation

68
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who believed that thereis a common structure on which people differ from each other?

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raymond catell

69
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which claim given by frued in terms of a particular defense mechanism has been debunked by studies?

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projection reduces anxiety and stress

70
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which instinctual force energises the id? what principle governs it?

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libido, pleasure principle

71
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name the stages where:

i) sexual urges are inactive
ii) conflict between ego and id arises
iii) child becomes aware of sexuality
iv) interaction with the opposite sex in a mature way
v) feelings about the world are established

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latency 
anal
phallic 
genital
oral
72
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failure to pass successfully from a stage can lead to which two outcomes?

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fixation and regression

73
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what are the names of the theories that came after frued’s?

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neo-analytic or post-freudian theories

74
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archetypes in our collective unconscious are aquired. true/false?

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false, they are inherited

75
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women are more likely to be affected by biological factors. true/false?

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false, women are more likely to be affected by socio and cultural factors

76
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according to behaviorists, what is considered as personality development?

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change in response characteristics

77
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according to carl rogers, what is the motivating force behing personality development?

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fulfillment

78
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according to carl rogers, how do people maximise self concept?

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self actualisation

79
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answers given through self report measures are accepted at their face value and are quantitative. true/false?

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true

80
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which test helps to identify varieties of psychopathology?

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MMPI

81
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what problems can self report measures suffer from?

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social desirability and acquiescence

82
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stimuli used in projective techniques are properly defined and structures. true/false?

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false, they are fully instructured and poorly defined

83
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projective techniques can be scored objectively. true/false?

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false

84
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what are the two stages of rorschach inkblot test?

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performance proper and inquiry

85
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projective tecniques is a direct personality assessment. true/false?

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false, it is an indirect pers. assessment

86
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what is a drawback of projective techniques?

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there are problems associated with reliability of scoring and validity of the tests

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