Psychology Personality Quiz Flashcards

Questions and Answers

What is personality?

A sum of experiences

A fixed trait that does not change

An individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting (correct)

A set of inherited traits

What does the psychodynamic perspective emphasize?

Freud's clinical experience and the theory of personality including psychosexual stages and the unconscious mind.

What are erogenous zones?

Pleasure-sensitive body areas.

What is the role of the Id in personality?

To satisfy basic sexual and aggressive drives. Signup and view all the answers

What does the Superego provide?

Standards for judgment and the conscience. Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the Ego?

Mediates the demands of the Id and Superego. Signup and view all the answers

What is the unconscious mind?

A reservoir of unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories. Signup and view all the answers

How is dream analysis used in psychology?

To interpret manifest and latent content of dreams. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following are considered defense mechanisms? (Select all that apply)

Projection Signup and view all the answers

What is repression?

Banishes anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories from consciousness. Signup and view all the answers

What does regression involve?

Retreating to a more infantile psychosexual stage. Signup and view all the answers

What is denial?

Refusing to acknowledge anxiety-provoking realities. Signup and view all the answers

What does sublimation involve?

Replacing socially unacceptable impulses with socially acceptable behavior. Signup and view all the answers

What is reaction formation?

Switching unacceptable impulses into their opposites. Signup and view all the answers

What is projection?

Disguising one's own threatening impulses by attributing them to others. Signup and view all the answers

What does rationalization provide?

Self-justifying explanations for actions. Signup and view all the answers

What is displacement?

Shifting emotional responses from the true source to a safer substitute. Signup and view all the answers

What are projective tests?

Psychological tools aiming to reveal hidden aspects of the unconscious mind. Signup and view all the answers

What is the Rorschach Inkblot Test?

A test using inkblots to analyze personality. Signup and view all the answers

What is the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)?

A projective test where individuals create stories about ambiguous scenes. Signup and view all the answers

Critics argue that projective tests have reliability and validity.

False Signup and view all the answers

What is an inferiority complex?

A feeling of inadequacy that a child struggles with during growth. Signup and view all the answers

What does being compliant mean?

Moving towards others and wanting to be loved and appreciated. Signup and view all the answers

What does being aggressive indicate?

Moving against others and wanting to be admired and respected. Signup and view all the answers

What does being detached refer to?

Moving away from others and wanting to be independent. Signup and view all the answers

What does the collective unconscious contain?

A reservoir of images derived from our species' past. Signup and view all the answers

What is extraversion?

A focus on the external world. Signup and view all the answers

What is introversion?

A focus on the inner subjective world. Signup and view all the answers

What are the aspects of the modern unconscious mind?

Implicit memories, instant emotions, and unconscious stereotypes. Signup and view all the answers

What does the humanistic perspective emphasize?

Human capacity for free will and individual choice. Signup and view all the answers

What is the trait perspective?

An individual's unique constellation of durable traits. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Personality

Defined as an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting.

Psychodynamic Perspective

Developed by Freud, incorporating psychosexual stages, the unconscious mind, and defense mechanisms.

Erogenous Zones

Areas of the body that are sensitive to pleasure-seeking energies.

Id

Represents basic sexual and aggressive drives; operates on the pleasure principle, seeking immediate gratification.

Superego

Functions as the conscience, providing standards for judgment and operating on the morality principle.

Ego

Serves as the executive mediator between the demands of the id and the superego.

The Unconscious Mind

A reservoir of largely unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories; accessed via free association.

Dream Analysis

Method of analyzing the unconscious by interpreting both manifest and latent contents of dreams.

Defense Mechanisms

Include repression, regression, denial, sublimation, reaction formation, projection, rationalization, and displacement.

Repression

Mechanism that banishes anxiety-provoking thoughts, feelings, and memories from consciousness.

Regression

Occurs when an individual facing anxiety reverts to a more infantile psychosexual stage.

Denial

Involves refusing to acknowledge anxiety-provoking realities.

Sublimation

Process of channeling socially unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable behavior.

Reaction Formation

Causes the ego to switch unacceptable impulses into their opposites unconsciously.

Projection

Individuals disguise threatening impulses by attributing them to others.

Rationalization

Offers self-justifying explanations for actions, masking real unconscious reasons.

Displacement

Shift of emotional responses from the original object to a more acceptable target.

Projective Tests

Instruments designed to evaluate personality by revealing the hidden aspects of the unconscious mind.

Rorschach Inkblot Test

Widely used projective test featuring 10 inkblots to analyze people's inner feelings through interpretations.

Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

Developed by Henry Murray; a projective test where individuals create stories about ambiguous scenes to express their feelings.

Projective Tests: Criticisms

Critics highlight issues with reliability (consistency) and validity (predictive capability) of these tests.

Inferiority Complex

A psychological struggle that children experience during growth, leading to a desire for superiority and power.

Compliant

Personality type characterized by moving towards others, seeking love and appreciation.

Aggressive

Personality type defined by striving against others for admiration and respect.

Detached

Personality type involving movement away from others, aiming for independence and self-sufficiency.

Collective Unconscious

Contains shared images and archetypes derived from human species’ past, explaining common cultural myths.

Extraversion

Focus on the external world and interactions with others.

Introversion

Orientation towards an inner subjective world; emphasis on introspection.

The Modern Unconscious Mind

Comprises implicit memories, automatic emotional responses, and unconscious stereotypes influencing behavior.

Humanistic Perspective

Highlights free will and individual choice, emphasizing human capacities (Rogers & Maslow).

The Trait Perspective

Focuses on the unique combination of traits that define individual personality.

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Description

Test your knowledge on key concepts of personality in psychology. This quiz includes terms and definitions related to personality theories, particularly Freud's psychodynamic perspective and erogenous zones. Challenge yourself to understand how personality shapes human behavior.