Chapter 2 - Personality Part A

What is personality?

• A kind of animal

• Unique and stable ways people think, feel, and behave

• A way to judge others

• A type of food

Who is the founder of the psychoanalytic movement?

• Abraham Maslow

• B.F. Skinner

• Sigmund Freud

• Carl Jung

What part of the personality is driven by the pleasure principle?

• Ego

• Superego

• Id

• Conscious mind

Which defense mechanism involves pushing thoughts into the unconscious?

• Displacement

• Projection

• Repression

• Sublimation

What does the superego concern itself with?

• Pleasure

• Reality

• Morality

• Instincts

What happens during fixation in personality development?

• Changing personality

• Moving forward in stages

• Getting stuck in a stage

• Learning new skills

Which of the following is NOT one of the five traditional perspectives of personality?

• Biological

• Psychodynamic

• Behavioral

• Cognitive

What is regression in defense mechanisms?

• Adopting qualities from others

• Going back to earlier coping methods

• Redirecting impulses

• Disguising impulses

What is the ego's role in personality?

• To create instincts

• To enforce morality

• To seek pleasure

• To balance demands

What is the main focus of the humanistic perspective?

• Behavior

• Personal growth

• Traits

• Biological factors