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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?

The Interpretation of Dreams Signup and view all the answers

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

Cognitive tests Signup and view all the answers

According to Gordon Allport, what is personality?

A dynamic organization of psychophysical systems determining unique adjustment to the environment Signup and view all the answers

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

Temperament Signup and view all the answers

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

Personology Signup and view all the answers

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

Personality Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for people sharing several common traits?

Personality type Signup and view all the answers