Personality Psychology

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22 questions
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Worksheet on basic personality psychology and its application.
1

What is the name of the test that uses the image above?

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Personality is defined as your distintive and enduring characteristic patterns of ______, _______, and _______.

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Which psychologist focused on the unconcious mind and coined psychaanalytic approach to personality?

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What is the term for the protective methods of reducing anxiety by unonciously distorting reality?

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A defense mechanism that is thought to work by banishing any thoughts, feelings, or memories that cause anxiety into the unconcious.

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Retreating to a more infantile psychosexual stage, where some psychic energy remains fixated.

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Switching unacceptable impulses into their opposites.

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Disguising one's own threatening impulses by attributing them to others.

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Offering self-justifying explanations in place of the real, more threatening unconcious reasons for one's actions.

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Shifting sexual or agressive impulses toward a more acceptable or less threatening object or person.

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Refusing to believe or even perceive painful realities.

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This theory views personality with a focus on the potential for healthy personal growth.

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The _______ Hierarchy of Needs was created based on the humanistic theory.

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What did Roger's believed that these three traits fostered personality growth.

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A mix of thoughts and feelings that answer the fundamental question: who am I?

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In your own words, explain why measuring one's personality may be useful for mental health providers.

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Our personality traits help us to predict our ________ behavior than what we would do or say in a specific situation.

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Which factor does not make up one's personality?

2

To the best of your ability, define the idea of "self."

1

Which psychologist formed the ideas of the id, ego, and superego?

5

Choose the appropriate word for each of the letters of the OCEAN acronym (choose only one for each letter)

  • Nervousness
  • Observant
  • Agreeableness
  • Niceness
  • Obstinance
  • Comfort Zone
  • Extraversion
  • Cowardace
  • Conscientiousness
  • Openness
  • Neuroticism
  • Ego
  • Ornery
  • Callousness
  • Emotion
  • Evolution
  • Assessment
  • Anger
  • Aggression
  • Notorietry
  • O
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • N
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Describe your personality in five words.