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 (B)</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 (B)</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 (B)</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 (A)</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 (A)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What did Carl Jung call his model of the personality?

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

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

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

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