Personality Definition and Theorists

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What is the primary focus of Psychodynamic Theories in understanding personality?

  • Focusing on inner conflicts and struggles. (correct)
  • Investigating traits constituting personality and their relation to behavior.
  • Emphasizing subjective experience and personal growth.
  • Attributing personality differences to socialization, expectations, and mental processes.

According to the Psychoanalytic concept of the structure of personality, what is the primary function of the EGO?

  • Internalizing societal values and ideals.
  • Mediating between ID, superego, and reality. (correct)
  • Seeking immediate gratification driven by the pleasure principle.
  • Generating mental images or fantasies.

During which Psychosexual Development Stage does the individual experience pleasure from bowel movements and withholding or releasing feces?

  • Anal Stage (correct)
  • Latency Stage
  • Oral Stage
  • Phallic Stage

What is the name of the book written by Sigmund Freud that explores the symbolism and hidden meanings of dreams?

<p>The Interpretation of Dreams (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of personality measure?

<p>Cognitive tests (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Gordon Allport, what is personality?

<p>A dynamic organization of psychophysical systems determining unique adjustment to the environment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for hereditary aspects, including sensitivity and moods?

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

What is the study of the integrated, dynamic nature of individuals responding to specific environments?

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

What is the term for internally based characteristic ways of acting and thinking?

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

What is the term for people sharing several common traits?

<p>Personality type (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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