Freudian Psychology and Personality Traits

According to Freud, the _____ mind includes accessible memories, which can be recalled at will.

• conscious

• preconscious

• unconscious

• psychic determinism

In Freud's theory, the part of the personality that helps the individual adapt to external reality by making compromises between the id, the superego, and the environment is the:

• ego

• pleasure principle

• reality principle

• rationalization

The defense mechanism that involves banishing threatening thoughts, feelings, and memories into the unconscious mind is known as:

• repression

• pleasure principle

• reality principle

• rationalization

According to Freud, a process that distorts reality to prevent the individual from being overwhelmed by anxiety is known as:

• defense mechanism

• projection

• psychic determinism

• the unconscious

In psychoanalytic theory, ______ is the defense mechanism that involves expressing feelings toward a person who is less threatening than the person who is the true target.

• regression

• rationalization

• projection

• displacement

The defense mechanism known as ____ involves attributing one's own undesirable feelings to other people.

• regression

• rationalization

• projection

• displacement

According to Freud, the _____ mind includes unacceptable memories, thoughts and motives which cannot be recalled at will.

• conscious

• preconscious

• unconscious

• psychic determinism

Which of the following is NOT considered an advantage of using objective personality tests?

• 1. Relies on participants to self-report.

• 1. This type of test is easy to work with and give to others.

• These types of tests are difficult to score because they are subjective.

• 1. Scoring is simple.

The most common and widely accepted objective personality test used in psychological treatment is _____.

• Rorschach Inkblot Test

• NEO Personality Inventory

• the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2)

• Word Association Test

How do projective personality tests work?

• By asking a subject to describe their own personality

• By exposing a subject to ambiguous stimuli and observing their responses

• By administering lie-detection technology to a subject

• By asking a subject to respond to a set of questions with restricted responses