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Personality (PPP2014) questions; 2

Frage 1 von 40

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An Individual with a schizotypal personality disorder will usually exhibit which of the following characteristics?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Eccentric behaviour marked by odd patterns of thinking and communication

  • Often exhibit unusual ideas of reference

  • Discomfort with close personal relationships

  • All of the answers

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Frage 2 von 40

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of individuals with paranoid personality disorder?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Avoidance of close relationships

  • Often feel that they have been deeply and irreversibly betrayed by others

  • Are often spontaneously aggressive towards others

  • Avoidance of public spaces

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Frage 3 von 40

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Narcissistic personality disorder is also closely associated with antisocial personality disorder (APD). Which of the following is NOT a way in narcissistic individuals will regularly act:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Self-motivated

  • Withdrawn

  • Aggressive

  • Deceitful

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Frage 4 von 40

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During the Rorschach test you would be presented with a series of images. Which of the following statements is true?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Ink blots are only printed in black and grey ink

  • Ink blots are printed in either black or black and red ink

  • Ink blots are printed in black and grey; black; grey and red; or pastel colours

  • Ink blots are printed in either black or pastel colours

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Frage 5 von 40

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Which kind of validity or reliability does not match the description that follows it?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Re-test reliability: people get similar scores when they do a test on different occasions.

  • Discriminant validity: a test of one personality characteristic does not correlate with tests that measure different characteristics.

  • Convergent validity: people get similar scores on a test when different people administer it to them.

  • Internal consistency: the items in the test all correlate with one another

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Frage 6 von 40

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A series of pictures that typically depict people are shown to people who are taking the?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • TAT

  • MMPI-2

  • Rorschach test

  • WAIS IV

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Frage 7 von 40

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"Funny, caring, 40-year old males, loves gardening. Seeks slim, honest, reliable female. Must enjoy Opera"
In the above 'lonely hearts' advertisement, according to Allport's trait theory, which of the following is true?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Only primary traits are presented

  • Cardinal, primary and secondary traits are presented

  • No cardinal traits are presented

  • No secondary traits are presented

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Frage 8 von 40

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Consider Costa and McCrae’s five-factor theory and complete the blanks in the following sentence: An example of high pole neuroticism would be and an example of low pole neuroticism would be

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Creative, shallow

  • Worried, secure

  • Talkative , quiet

  • Organised, careless

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Frage 9 von 40

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Eysenck’s theory predicts that in a difficult or taxing task…(

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • introverts would perform better than extroverts

  • Introverts would fall asleep and not finish the task

  • Introverts and extroverts would perform equally well.

  • Extroverts would perform better than introverts

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Frage 10 von 40

1

In Psychoanalytic theory,             is the defence mechanism that involves expressing feelings towards a person who is less threatening than the person who is the true target

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Regression

  • Displacement

  • Projection

  • Rationalisation

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Frage 11 von 40

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According to Freud, Displacement, Sublimation and Projection are all forms of 

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Psychosocial stage of development

  • Defense mechanism

  • Psychosexual stage of development

  • Neurotic need

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Frage 12 von 40

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Which of the following influence your self-image?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Phenomenology

  • Phonology

  • Physiology

  • Phrenology

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Frage 13 von 40

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What are the deficiency motives, according to Maslow?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Basic needs

  • Nutritional needs

  • B-motives

  • Superior needs

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Frage 14 von 40

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What is the correct order (starting with the most basic) of Maslow’s hierarchy needs?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Belongingness and love; safety; physiological; esteem

  • Belongingness and love; physiological; safety; esteem

  • Safety; belongingness and love; esteem; physiological

  • Physiological; safety; belongingness and love; esteem

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Frage 15 von 40

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: According to Hans Eysenck, impulsive thrill seekers would be called

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Neurotics

  • Schizophrenics

  • Extreme extroverts

  • Psychotics

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Frage 16 von 40

1

Raymond Cattell's measurement of personality instrument was called the;

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 18PF

  • 14PF

  • 26PF

  • 16PF

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Frage 17 von 40

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According to Eysenck, extroverts are

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Naturally under aroused

  • Stimulus hungry

  • Approaching

  • All of the answers

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Frage 18 von 40

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According to Jungian theory, there are two attitudes for perceiving the world and one’s relationship to it. These relationships are which ONE of the following

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Introvert and extrovert

  • Self and shadow

  • Thinking and intuition

  • Psyche and persona

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Frage 19 von 40

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According to Adler, the one dynamic force behind a person’s activity is

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The striving for success or superiority

  • Feelings of superiority

  • Organ dialect

  • Organ inferiorities

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Frage 20 von 40

1

Some people like looking at clouds and figuring out what the shapes remind them of. This is similar to which psychological test?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • MMPI-2

  • Thematic Apperception Test

  • Rorschach test

  • SLR-90

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Frage 21 von 40

1

Bob looks at ten cards that show symmetrical designs. First, he free associates to the cards, and then he tells which characteristics of the design contributed to his impressions of them. Bob is taking the test.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • MMPI-2

  • Thematic Apperception Test

  • Rorschach test

  • SLR-90

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Frage 22 von 40

1

Shaun is taking a personality test in which he is shown a series of simple scenes. He is supposed to tell a story about what is happening in each scene and to suggest what the characters are feeling. The test Shaun is taking is the

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Thematic Apperception Test

  • Neuroticism Extroversion Openess Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R)

  • Draw a man test

  • Minnesota Multiple Personality Inventory

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Frage 23 von 40

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Formal personality assessment is not uncommon in work psychology and the personality measures used must satisfy psychometric criteria to be acceptable. Which of the following is not one of these criteria?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Does not create adverse impact

  • Reliability

  • Validity

  • Can be completed electronically for ease of standardisation

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Frage 24 von 40

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The MMPI-2 and the NEO-PI-R are examples of

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Subjective tests

  • Clinical interviews

  • Objective tests

  • Projective tests

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Frage 25 von 40

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According to Freud, flying over rooftops in a dream symbolises

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Lack of power in controlling your own circumstances

  • An inflated Ego

  • That you have gained a new and different perspectives on things

  • That you are anxious about career climbing

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Frage 26 von 40

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People who score high on the Neuroticism (N) scale are

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Egocentric, aggresive and hostile

  • Vulnerable to illness even when they experience little stress

  • Suffering from a psychological disorder

  • Emotionally overreactive

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Frage 27 von 40

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What do Eysenck's three supertraits measure?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Intelligence, neuroticism, psychoticism

  • Intelligence, extraversion, neuroticism

  • Extraversion, neuroticism, psychoticism

  • Sociability, intelligence, psychoticism

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Frage 28 von 40

1

Horney strongly disagreed with Freud about

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Free association

  • The nature of the unconscious

  • Penis envy

  • The importance of the superego

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Frage 29 von 40

1

Which is the odd one out?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Low self-esteem

  • Creative

  • Impersonal

  • Impulsive

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Frage 30 von 40

1

A trait that dominates a personality so much that it influences nearly everything a person does is a

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Global trait

  • Central trait

  • Cardinal trait

  • Specific trait

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Frage 31 von 40

1

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which is the first step that must be taken to ensure, for example, a fresher student’s productivity?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • She must make friends so that she has the feeling of being part of a community

  • She must find somewhere suitable to live

  • She must learn the rules of social conduct in her new cultural context

  • She must be allowed the freedom to express her ideas

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Frage 32 von 40

1

The most striking gender difference among the personality disorders appears in __________ personality disorder, where men are five times more likely to be diagnosed with the disorder than are females

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Schizotypal

  • Narcissistic

  • Obsessive Compulsive

  • Antisocial

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Frage 33 von 40

1

Choose the answer below that contains an odd-eccentric personality disorder listed next to (a), a dramatic-emotional personality disorder listed next to (b), and an anxious-fearful personality disorder listed next to (c).

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Schizoid personality disorder; (b) dependent personality disorder; (c) obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.

  • Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder; (b) dependent personality disorder; (c) schizoid personality disorder

  • Paranoid personality disorder; (b) borderline personality disorder; (c) dependent personality disorder.

  • Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder;(b) paranoid personality disorder;(c) avoidant personality disorder.

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Frage 34 von 40

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Which of the following are considered to be the main features of avoidant personality disorder?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Persistent social inhibition

  • Feelings of inadequacy

  • Hypersensitivity to negative evaluation

  • All of the answers

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Frage 35 von 40

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In the context of Rorschach scoring, which does not belong?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Popularity

  • Determinants

  • Concepts

  • Form

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Frage 36 von 40

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The NEO-PI-R was developed to assess

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The Big 5

  • Allport's traits

  • Eysenck's three factor theory

  • Intelligence

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Frage 37 von 40

1

Tom and Sally have been dating for two years. Sally breaks up with Tom because he cheated on her with Betty. Sally tells her friend Kelly about Tom, but she tells her without showing any emotion. Tom continues to call Sally and treat her as he did when they were going out. Betty, who did not know about Sally, tells Tom that she is glad that he feels guilty for hurting Sally. She also tells him that it will take a long time to get over the guilt.

Betty is using ___________ as a defense mechanism. (Answer is C)

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Repression

  • Denial

  • Isolation

  • Projection

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Frage 38 von 40

1

The defence mechanism known as         involves attributing ones own undesirable feelings to other people

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Regression

  • Displacement

  • Projection

  • Rationalisation

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Frage 39 von 40

1

Which complex is associated with the work of Alfred Adler?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Inferiority complex

  • Validity complex

  • Superiority complex

  • Development complex

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Frage 40 von 40

1

According to Carl Jung, a person who is conventional and highly influenced by the expectations of others would be described as

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Introverted sensing

  • Extraverted feeling

  • Introverted thinking

  • Extraverted intuition

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