Exploring the Definitions of Personality
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Exploring the Definitions of Personality

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According to Allport's definition, personality can be described as

  • A dynamic organization of psychophysical systems (correct)
  • An individual's thoughts and feelings
  • A person's observable behaviors
  • A person's physical attributes

    • What is the emphasis in psychological definitions of personality?

  • Population norms
  • Individual differences (correct)
  • Observable behaviors
  • Physical attributes

    • What criteria do psychological definitions of personality typically include?

  • Relatively enduring and important aspects of the self (correct)
  • Unobservable aspects of personality
  • Observable aspects of personality
  • Relatively unstable aspects of the self

    • According to the psychoanalytic approach, which level of consciousness has the strongest influence on our behavior?

    <p>Unconscious</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between the manifest content and the latent content of dreams according to the psychoanalytic approach?

    <p>Manifest content is what the dreamer recalls, while latent content is the true meaning of the dream</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is primary process thinking according to the psychoanalytic approach?

    <p>Thinking that is driven by the pleasure principle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Adler's theory of individual psychology primarily concerned with?

    <p>Investigating the influence of social and psychological factors on personality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Adler, what is the main reason why all human beings experience psychological and social inferiority feelings?

    <p>Because of the helplessness of the human infant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the potential consequence of an unsuccessful adjustment to feelings of inferiority, according to Adler's theory?

    <p>The development of an inferiority complex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Adler, what was the main cause of psychological illness?

    <p>Faulty lifestyle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Carl Jung call his model of the personality?

    <p>The psyche</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Jung, what is the endpoint of personality development?

    <p>The achievement of self-realization</p> Signup and view all the answers

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