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Question number: 47
» Personality » Personality Theories & Approaches » Psychoanalytic Perspective
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Freud became interested in the study of personality when he realized that
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| a. | many of his patients were faking symptoms. |
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| b. | the treatment of psychological disorders was more advanced than those for physical disorders. |
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| c. | his patients lacked physical causes for their problems. |
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| d. | his patients had physical causes for their problems |
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| e. | no comprehensive theories of the mind were widely accepted. |
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Question number: 48
» Personality » Personality Theories & Approaches » Psychoanalytic Perspective
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According to Freud, the ego is governed by the
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| a. | reality principle. |
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| b. | super ego principle |
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| c. | partial ego principle. |
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| d. | ego ideal. |
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| e. | pleasure principle. |
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Question number: 49
» Personality » Assessment Techniques
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The Thematic Apperception Test is a:
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| a. | Situational test |
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| b. | Projective test |
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| c. | Performance test |
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| d. | Intelligence test |
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| e. | Personality inventory |
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Question number: 50
» Personality » Personality Theories & Approaches » Psychoanalytic Perspective
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Critics of psychoanalytic personality theory note its failure to
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| a. | provide a role for biological instincts in personality development. |
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| b. | emphasize the importance of human sexuality. |
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| c. | explain psychological events after they have occurred. |
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| d. | unable to predict the future behavior |
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| e. | be able to predict future behavior. |
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Question number: 51
» Personality » Personality Theories & Approaches » Psychoanalytic Perspective
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In psychoanalytic theory, the defense mechanism that involves banishing threatening thoughts, feelings, and memories into the unconscious mind is known as:
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| a. | repression |
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| b. | reality principle |
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| c. | pleasure principle |
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| d. | id principle |
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| e. | rationalization |
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