Personality Practice!
I.
II.
General Knowledge Practice
1. For each of the following, determine which of the 3 Personality Theories best applies.
a. _____All people can be friendly and optimistic with the right guidance.
b. _____Your unconscious is the greatest determinant of your personality
characteristics.
c. _____If you change your thinking, you can changes the parts of your personality
you dislike.
d. _____Be all that you can be!
e. _____Experiences from your childhood, can modify your personality.
Psychodynamic Theory Practice
1. The psychologist most associated with this theory is _____________.
2. According to Freud, the drive associated with wanting to leave a legacy after you pass,
is _____________.
3. The cause of our anger, aggression and territoriality is our ____________ drive.
4. The thoughts that are far below the “surface,” which we cannot access, including
repressed memories, sexual and aggressive drives, etc are located in our ______conscious, according to Freud.
5. Our ____________ includes everything we are aware of RIGHT NOW!!
6. Our ______-conscious would be stuff we can be aware of, but have not retrieved from
memory storage!
7. For the following, Identify if it is Id, Ego, or Superego:
a. _____You are hungry, so you eat dropped food off the floor
b. _____You need to throw up, but try to sit still and suppress this so as not to
disrupt others
c. _____You have a leg cramp, so you begin stretching against the wall in the
middle of a church service.
d. _____You are hungry, but wait until your teacher is done giving directions, to
ask to go to the vending machine.
8. According to Freud, we pass through several _______________________ stages as we
grow from infancy to adulthood. Problems passing through these stages, will result in
fixations later in life.
9. A very jealous boy or girl friend likely had issues in the _________ stage.
10. Fixating on the mouth (gum chewing, overeating, smoking), results from issues
successfully passing through which psychosexual stage? _______________________
11. A girl who can’t seem to make friends with anyone other than girls, likely suffered
issues in the _____________ stage.
12. Someone who is exceptionally messy or disorganized liked had issues in the
_______________ stage.
13. Each of the descriptions (9-12) are examples of __________________.
14. According to Freud, women are attracted to men due to __________________.
15. Connect each of the following to the Defense Mechanisms they exemplify:
a. Regression
____Refusing to admit your were assaulted
b. Reaction Formation
____ “hiding” memories from your
c. Repression
consciousness
d. Denial
____Blaming someone else when you fail your
e. Projection
test
f. Rationalization
____Getting headaches when you are stressed
g. Intellectualization
____Saying, “I can’t take AP classes. I’m, like,
h. Displacement
blonde”
i. Sublimation
____Exercising, rather than punching the
j. Altruism
person who ticked you off
____Yelling at your boyfriend rather than your
k. Somatization
boss, who really made you mad
____Someone says you’re dumb, so you
dedicate yourself to getting straight A’s
____Beginning an Awareness Club for a disease
you are diagnosed with
____Studying all of the statistics on Drunk
Driving when a friend is the victim of such a
crime
____Stomping, pouting and throwing a fit
because your mom said “no!”
16. _____________ tests are used to bring unconscious thoughts, emotions and desires to
the surface.
17. When a patient is told to look at a painting or photo and create a story for the
characters in it, they are performing a ____________________________ test.
18. Which Neo-Freudian came up with the idea that many people are composed of the
“typical” model we use for ideals of people? ______________________ Examples of
these models are Mother, Hero, Teacher, Angel, Warrior. These are known as
_______________________
19. A person who is considered a outgoing is called an _______________, according to
Jung
20. The only female neo-freudian was _____________________. She focused on the
causes of _________________, which she says is an emotion that causes uncertainty,
isolation, etc…
21. According to ______________, birth order is the defining determinant of our
personality.
22. A _________ born child feels inferior, seems to have no place or role in the family,
and often makes life choices (good or bad) to help them stand out from their other
siblings.
23. Name that Neo-Freudian:
a. Focused beliefs on neuroticism _______________
b. Sees peoples personalities on a continuum, EX: extravert-----introvert ________
c. Would peg Suzie, a young woman who depends deeply on others for support
and expects the world to owe her, as a youngest child ________________
24. This theory states the you can possess the traits you want with the right attitude
_____________________________________
25. According to attribution theory, if you took this class to please yourself and your
desire to learn, you have an internal ________________
26. Allport, Maslow, or Rogers
a. Envisions 3 types of traits, cardinal, central, secondary ______
b. Believes a person can be what they want to be with the right environment ____
c. Says we must feel safe before we can improve our self esteem ____
d. Created a hierarchy of needs _____
27. According to Allport, _________________ traits are the basis of our personality and
are unlikely to change through life.
28. According to Maslow, to be our best we must have safety, _______________, esteem,
and then we can ____________________.
29. ____________ proposed the concept of observational learning with his BoBo doll
experiment.
30. The BIG 5:
a. O____________
b. C____________
c. E____________
d. A____________
e. N____________
31. ____________________ sees 16 personality traits
32. This test is the most widely accepted personality test. ________________________ It
offers 16 possible personalities combinations.
33. I assume you are a jerk because I caught you cursing in the hall with another student.
I have made a ____________________________________________ error.
Personality Practice!
I.
II.
General Knowledge Practice
1. For each of the following, determine which of the 3 Personality Theories best applies.
a. _H___All people can be friendly and optimistic with the right guidance.
b. _P___Your unconscious is the greatest determinant of your personality
characteristics.
c. _H___Be all that you can be!
d. _C___If you change your thinking, you can changes the parts of your personality
you dislike.
e. _P___Experiences from your childhood, can modify your personality.
Psychodynamic Theory Practice
2. The psychologist most associated with this theory is _Freud_____.
3. According to Freud, the drive associated with wanting to leave a legacy after you pass,
is ___eros______.
4. The cause of our anger, aggression and territoriality is our ___thanatos____ drive.
5. The thoughts that are far below the “surface,” which we cannot access, including
repressed memories, sexual and aggressive drives, etc are located in our _un__conscious, according to Freud.
6. Our _conscious__ includes everything we are aware of RIGHT NOW!!
7. Our _pre__-conscious would be stuff we can be aware of, but have not retrieved from
memory storage!
8. For the following, Identify if it is Id, Ego, or Superego:
a. __I_You are hungry, so you eat dropped food off the floor
b. __S__You need to throw up, but try to sit still and suppress this so as not to
disrupt others
c. __S__You have a leg cramp, so you begin stretching against the wall in the
middle of a church service.
d. __E__You are hungry, but wait until your teacher is done giving directions, to
ask to go to the vending machine.
9. According to Freud, we pass through several _Psychosexual_ stages as we grow from
infancy to adulthood. Problems passing through these stages, will result in fixations
later in life.
10. A very jealous boy or girl friend likely had issues in the phallic_ stage.
11. Fixating on the mouth (gum chewing, overeating, smoking), results from issues
successfully passing through which psychosexual stage? ___Oral_______
12. A girl who can’t seem to make friends with anyone other than girls, likely suffered
issues in the __latency___ stage.
13. Someone who is exceptionally messy or disorganized liked had issues in the
__anal____ stage.
14. Each of the descriptions (9-12) are examples of __fixations__.
15. According to Freud, women are attracted to men due to __penis envy__.
16. Connect each of the following to the Defense Mechanisms they exemplify:
a. Regression
b. Reaction Formation
_D__Refusing to admit your were assaulted
c. Repression
_C__ “hiding” memories from your
d. Denial
consciousness
e. Projection
_E__Blaming someone else when you fail your
f. Rationalization
test
g. Intellectualization
_K__Getting headaches when you are stressed
h. Displacement
_F__Saying, “I can’t take AP classes. I’m, like,
i. Sublimation
blonde”
j. Altruism
_I__Exercising, rather than punching the person
k. Somatization
who ticked you off
_H__Yelling at your boyfriend rather than your
boss, who really made you mad
_B__Someone says you’re dumb, so you
dedicate yourself to getting straight A’s
_J__Beginning an Awareness Club for a disease
you are diagnosed with
_G__Studying all of the statistics on Drunk
Driving when a friend is the victim of such a
crime
_A__Stomping, pouting and throwing a fit
because your mom said “no!”
17. _Projective__ tests are used to bring unconscious thoughts, emotions and desires to
the surface.
18. When a patient is told to look at a painting or photo and create a story for the
characters in it, they are performing a ___Thematic Apperception___ test.
19. Which Neo-Freudian came up with the idea that many people are composed of the
“typical” model we use for ideals of people? __Jung___ Examples of these models are
Mother, Hero, Teacher, Angel, Warrior. These are known as __archetypes___
20. A person who is considered a outgoing is called an __Extrovert_, according to Jung
21. The only female neo-freudian was ___Horney__. She focused on the causes of
_anxiety_, which she says is an emotion that causes uncertainty, isolation, etc…
22. According to __Adler__, birth order is the defining determinant of our personality.
23. A _second_ born child feels inferior, seems to have no place or role in the family, and
often makes life choices (good or bad) to help them stand out from their other
siblings.
24. Name that Neo-Freudian:
a. Focused beliefs on neuroticism __Horney__
b. Sees peoples personalities on a continuum, EX: extravert-----introvert _Jung__
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c. Would peg Suzie, a young woman who depends deeply on others for support
and expects the world to owe her, as a youngest child ___Adler____
This theory states the you can possess the traits you want with the right attitude
__Humanism________
According to attribution theory, if you took this class to please yourself and your
desire to learn, you have an internal __locus___
Allport, Maslow, or Rogers
a. Envisions 3 types of traits, cardinal, central, secondary _A____
b. Believes a person can be what they want to be with the right environment _R__
c. Says we must feel safe before we can improve our self esteem _M__
d. Created a hierarchy of needs _M___
According to Allport, __central______ traits are the basis of our personality and are
unlikely to change through life.
According to Maslow, to be our best we must have safety, _love/belonging____,
esteem, and then we can _self-actualize___.
_Bandura___ proposed the concept of observational learning with his BoBo doll
experiment.
The BIG 5:
a. Openness___
b. Conscientiousness____
c. Extraversion___
d. Agreeableness___
e. Neuroticism__
__Cattell__ sees 16 personality traits
This test is the most widely accepted personality test. _Myers-Briggs____ It offers 16
possible personalities combinations.
I assume you are a jerk because I caught you cursing in the hall with another student.
I have made a __fundamental attribution_____ error.