Traits Test

Question 1

stereotype

Answer 1

an untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic

Question 2

prejudice

Answer 2

an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex, or religion.

Question 3

racism

Answer 3

discrimination and prejudice against people based on their race or ethnicity

Question 4

discrimination

Answer 4

prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on their race or ethnicity

Question 5

scapegoat

Answer 5

a person who is blamed for something someone else has done

Question 6

group think

Answer 6

mode of thinking in which individual members of small cohesive groups tend to accept a viewpoint that represents a perceived group consensus

Question 7

compliance

Answer 7

one gives into social pressure but doesn’t actually change beliefs

Question 8

conformity

Answer 8

acting in accordance with authority

Question 9

obedience

Answer 9

behavior that’s respectful and mindful of rules and laws

Question 10

transfer of authority

Answer 10

to allow for someone else to be in charge of something

Question 11

Personality

Answer 11

sum of characteristics that make one unique
(Nature- DNA vs. Nurture-environment)

Question 12

Behavioral

Answer 12

-a theory suggesting that environment shapes human behavior
-operant and classical conditioning
-only concerned about observable behavior and current issue
-client expected to take specific action= assignment/experiment
-3 foundations (eat, sleep, exercise)

Question 13

Psychoanalysis

Answer 13

• a method of therapy in which the patient talks about experiences, early childhood, and dreams
  -emphasis on repressed thoughts
  -goal is to make the unconscious conscious to get better
  -defense mechanisms no longer needed
  -Freud’s concept of personality

Question 14

Freud’s concept of personality

Answer 14

(Psychoanalysis)
1). ID (baby): Instinct, lust, seeks immediate gratification, impulsive (wants to do)
2). Ego (parent): Rational, thoughtful, job is to satisfy the ID without offending super ego (plans to do)
3). Super Ego (judge): conscience countense the ID (should do)

Question 15

Cognitive Behavioral

Answer 15

-a structured, goal-oriented type of talk therapy
-people have the potential for rational and irrational thinking
-we create and learn these beliefs from significant others during childhood
-ABC Theory
1). A: Activating Event
2). B: Belief
3). C: Consequence
4). D: Debate and dispute
5). E: Effective Philosophy
6). F: Feeling improved

Question 16

Humanism

Answer 16

• focuses on each individual’s potential and stresses the importance of growth and self-actualization
  Self Actualized Traits:
  -Realistic, Accepting and Appreciative, Spontaneous, Not self centered, private, independent, spiritually opened, empathetic, few close friends, fair attitude, creative
  -Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy/ pyramid of needs for self actualizing
• Carl Rogers Theory of humanism

Question 17

Abraham Maslow’s pyramid

Answer 17

^ Self transcending: helping others become SA
^ Self Actualized
^ Esteem (respect)
^ Love
^ Safety
^ Physiological Needs (food)

Question 18

Carl Rogers Humanism

Answer 18

-unconditional positive regard (listen, empathize and care) - Validation
- when one tries to please others or fit ideas of what society thinks they should be is when they become incongruent
- people naturally want to be SA

Question 19

Social Learning

Answer 19

-suggests that social behavior is learned by observing and imitating the behavior of others.
- we learn in a social context that can occur through observation or instruction that shapes behavior
- Erik Erikson’s theory of development
-nobody develops alone
- 8 stages with a crisis in each stage
Trust vs Mistrust

Question 20

Adaptive vs. Maladaptive Behavior

Answer 20

Maladaptive behavior is defined as behavior that interferes with an individual’s activities of daily living or ability to adjust to and participate in particular settings.

Question 21

BF Skinner

Answer 21

-proposed the theory of operant conditioning
- rat project
- behaviorist

Question 22

Jean Piaget

Answer 22

Piaget proposed four major stages of cognitive development, and called them
Sensorimotor. Birth through ages 18-24 months.
Preoperational. Toddlerhood (18-24 months) through early childhood (age 7)
Concrete operational. Ages 7 to 11.
Formal operational. Adolescence through adulthood.

Question 23

Carl Jung

Answer 23

Jung believed that the human psyche had three parts: the ego, personal unconscious and collective unconscious
- people experience the world using four principal psychological functions – sensation, intuition, feeling, and thinking