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Personality (PPP2014) questions: 1

Question 1 of 43

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Clare foolishly believes Tom when he tells her that the chewing gum she just swallowed will take seven years to digest

Select one of the following:

  • Clare has developed an oral receptive character because she was overindulged at the oral stage of development

  • Clare has an oral aggressive character because she was under-indulged at the oral stage of development

  • Clare has an anal retentive character because she resisted her parents’ demands at the anal stage of development

  • Clare has an anal-expulsive personality because she complied with her parents’ demands at the anal stage of development

Explanation

Question 2 of 43

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A woman who knows she has active herpes and untreated syphilis but continues to have sex without informing her partners of her condition has, in psychoanalytic terms

Select one of the following:

  • A strong ego

  • A weak superego

  • A weak id

  • A strong super ego

Explanation

Question 3 of 43

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What is the layer of the mind that includes all the Id, Superego, and most of the Ego?

Select one of the following:

  • Conscious

  • Preconscious

  • Unconscious

  • None of the answers

Explanation

Question 4 of 43

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Bobby is thirsty and wants his mother to get him a drink. He waits until she has finished talking to her friend and then asks ‘Mummy, please can I have a drink of water?’ His mother then fetches him a cup of water. Bobby’s behaviour represents

Select one of the following:

  • An underdeveloped id

  • An underdeveloped ego

  • A fully developed id

  • A fully developed ego

Explanation

Question 5 of 43

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Most neo-Freudians differ from Freud in three respects. Which of the answers below is NOT one of these ways?

Select one of the following:

  • Neo-Freudians emphasize conscious rather than unconscious thought

  • Neo-Freudians view sex as less important than Freud did

  • Neo-Freudians put less emphasis on individual introspection and more emphasis on acquiring experimental data as a source of psychological theory

  • Neo-Freudians inject a focus on interpersonal relationships as a source of psychological differences.

Explanation

Question 6 of 43

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Karen Horney postulated all of the following character patterns except

Select one of the following:

  • Moving away from people, characterized by social avoidance, withdrawal, and need for independence

  • Moving with people, characterized by compliance, submissive behavior, and a need for love

  • Moving toward people, characterized by compliance, submissive behavior, and a need for love

  • Moving against people, characterized by arrogance, hostility, and a need for power

Explanation

Question 7 of 43

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Of the following terms, which one term best fits this statement? "it is the person's presentation put forth to the world. It is structured from parental introjects, social role expectations, and peer expectations."

Select one of the following:

  • Psyche

  • Self

  • Anima

  • Persona

Explanation

Question 8 of 43

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Jane lives on her own, but on her way home from work every day she stops off at the gym to work out for an hour and then stops off at her favourite café for a cup of green tea before going home. This routine is an example of which of Maslow's need levels? ________ needs

Select one of the following:

  • Belongingness

  • Safety

  • Physical

  • Biosocial

Explanation

Question 9 of 43

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A discrepancy between the self-concept and the ideal self results in

Select one of the following:

  • Ego defence mechanisms

  • Safe-guarding tendencies

  • The person of tomorrow

  • Incongruence

Explanation

Question 10 of 43

1

Many victims of hurricane Katrina were left without their homes, food, and water--basic necessities for living.  Based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which motives were activated for these individuals?

Select one of the following:

  • Security

  • Self-actualisation

  • Physiological

  • Belongingness

Explanation

Question 11 of 43

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Which of these is not a five factor (Costa and McCrae)

Select one of the following:

  • Extraversion

  • Psychoticism

  • Neuroticism

  • Agreeableness

Explanation

Question 12 of 43

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A trait is best described as

Select one of the following:

  • A cluster of surface factors

  • A temporary attitude towards a person or event

  • A relatively permanent disposition of a person

  • An environmentally determined hypothetical construct that shapes an individual's behaviour and thought

Explanation

Question 13 of 43

1

Allport calls the traits that organise and influence most of our behaviour

Select one of the following:

  • Cardinal traits

  • Central traits

  • Secondary traits

  • Source traits

Explanation

Question 14 of 43

1

People who score high on the Psychoticism (P) scale are

Select one of the following:

  • introverted, quiet and thoughtful

  • obsessive-compulsive, hysterical and suggestible

  • empathetic, caring and cooperative

  • egocentric, aggressive and hostile

Explanation

Question 15 of 43

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At the broadest level, the two strategies for structured personality-test construction are ‘Deductive’ comprising ________ and ‘Empirical comprising _________? (

Select one of the following:

  • Logical content and criterion group; theoretical approach and factor analysis

  • Logical content and factor analysis method; criterion group and theoretical approach

  • Logical content and theoretical approach; criterion group and the factor analysis method

  • None of the answers

Explanation

Question 16 of 43

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Which of the following is an accurate criticisms of projective tests of personality?

Select one of the following:

  • They have poor inter-rater reliability, but they show high validity

  • They prevent subjects from expressing themselves freely

  • Their validity is too high

  • They require too many inferences on the part of the examiner and do no show high validity

Explanation

Question 17 of 43

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Which test employs figure drawings produced by the testtaker as the projective stimulus?

Select one of the following:

  • The word association test

  • The house-tree-person test

  • The hand test

  • The free association test

Explanation

Question 18 of 43

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Which of the following is involved in a Thematic Apperception Test?

Select one of the following:

  • Black and white pictures of people in vague or ambiguous situations

  • Colour photographs of a catastrophic event

  • Colour photographs of a scenic view

  • Black and white pictures of people in compromising situations

Explanation

Question 19 of 43

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Which of the following is a subtype of Dramatic/Emotional Personality Disorders (Cluster B)

Select one of the following:

  • Paranoid Personality Disorder

  • Schizoid Personality Disorder

  • Histrionic Personality Disorder

  • Schitotypal Personality Disorder

Explanation

Question 20 of 43

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An individual with narcissistic personality disorder will routinely overestimate their abilities and inflate their accomplishments, and this is characterized by which of the following?

Select one of the following:

  • A pervasive need for admiration

  • Unusual ideas of reference

  • Impulsive behaviour such as drug abuse

  • An inability to monitor reality

Explanation

Question 21 of 43

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An Individual with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder will NOT exhibit which of the following characteristics?

Select one of the following:

  • Eceptionally perfectionist tendancies

  • They will stick to the rules

  • A preoccupation with orderliness

  • Almost always chooses solitary activities

Explanation

Question 22 of 43

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People with _____ personality disorder seem to have no need for social relationships

Select one of the following:

  • Borderline

  • Histrionic

  • Obsessive-compulsive

  • Schizoid

Explanation

Question 23 of 43

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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.

Sally is using ??? as a defense mechanism.

Select one of the following:

  • Repression

  • Isolation

  • Projection

  • Denial

Explanation

Question 24 of 43

1

Judith is angry that her husband is going to be late home from work again and hadn’t called to let her know first. During dinner she snaps at her children for their poor table manners and sends them all to bed without pudding. According to Freud, which defence mechanism is she employing?

Select one of the following:

  • Sublimation

  • Regression

  • Displacement

  • Repression

Explanation

Question 25 of 43

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

Select one of the following:

  • Conscious

  • Low conscious

  • Unconscious

  • Preconscious

Explanation

Question 26 of 43

1

Asif is a hoarder. He has kept every copy of the NME that he has ever bought and has these arranged in chronological order in files on his bookshelf and refuses to throw them away. According to Freud’s theory of psychosexual development, this behaviour represents which personality type?

Select one of the following:

  • Oral retentive

  • Anal retentive

  • Oral aggressive

  • Anal expulsive

Explanation

Question 27 of 43

1

The process that Freud referred to as identification, involving the realization that the sexes differ, is an important psychological milestone connected with what stage of development?

Select one of the following:

  • Genital

  • Oral

  • Phalic

  • Anal

Explanation

Question 28 of 43

1

According to Freud, is the defence mechanism that involves reverting to immature behaviours that have relieved anxiety in the past

Select one of the following:

  • Regression

  • Displacement

  • Projection

  • Rationalisation

Explanation

Question 29 of 43

1

Which one of the following distinguishes Jungian analytical psychology from other approaches?

Select one of the following:

  • The self

  • The collective unconscious

  • The personal unconscious

  • The persona

Explanation

Question 30 of 43

1

Which of the following Neo-Freudians proposed the ‘inferiority complex’ which refers to the situation in which the individual becomes fixated on what they perceive to be their flaws or inferiorities?

Select one of the following:

  • Erikson

  • Adler

  • Jung

  • Horney

Explanation

Question 31 of 43

1

According to Adler, which of the following is NOT one of the primary goals of children’s misbehavior?

Select one of the following:

  • Attention

  • Affection

  • Power

  • Revenge

Explanation

Question 32 of 43

1

According to Jung, what is the term for the social mask that one wears in public dealings?

Select one of the following:

  • The anima

  • The archetypal persona

  • The persona

  • The animus

Explanation

Question 33 of 43

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One of the most useful Jungian ideas is his classification of the four basic ways of thinking. ____ establishes what is actually present, ___ enables us to recognize its meaning, ___ tells us its value, and ___ points to possibilities as to whence it came and whither it is going in a given situation.

Select one of the following:

  • Sensation; feeling; rational thinking; intuition

  • Intuition; rational thinking; feeling; sensation

  • Sensation; rational thinking; feeling; intuition

  • Feelings; rational thinking; sensation; intuition

Explanation

Question 34 of 43

1

Karen Horney believed that neurotic needs develop in

Select one of the following:

  • Childhood

  • Adulthood

  • Adolescence

  • Infancy

Explanation

Question 35 of 43

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It can be speculated that the deviation of Jung’s that most irritated Freud was:

Select one of the following:

  • The concept of archetypes

  • Jung’s substantial interest in mystical and spiritual matters

  • Jung’s proposal of the collective unconscious, which Freud felt was far-fetched

  • The false persona that Jung adopted during public dealings

Explanation

Question 36 of 43

1

If you feel that other people value you only if you are smart, successful, attractive, or good, according to Rogers, you will develop_______.

Select one of the following:

  • Unconditional positive regard

  • Neuroticism

  • Psychotherapy

  • Conditions of worth

Explanation

Question 37 of 43

1

Rogers believed that each person has a natural tendency towards growth and...

Select one of the following:

  • Self-centredness

  • Self-acceptance

  • Self-actualisation

  • Self-awareness

Explanation

Question 38 of 43

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A father only shows interest and love for his son when he engages in sports he himself enjoys (such as boxing) and not when his son engages in sports such as ballet dancing. According to Carl Rogers, as a result of this treatment. the son is likely to develop

Select one of the following:

  • Conditions of worth

  • Self-regard

  • Conditional regard

  • Unconditional positive regard

Explanation

Question 39 of 43

1

The highest level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is:

Select one of the following:

  • Security

  • Belongingness

  • Physiological

  • Self-actualisation

Explanation

Question 40 of 43

1

According to Maslow, when does a need stop motivating?

Select one of the following:

  • When it is substantially satisfied

  • When one chooses to move to a higher level need

  • When one returns to a lower level need

  • It never stops motivating

Explanation

Question 41 of 43

1

In the story, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the dwarfs names (sleepy, dopey, grumpy etc) represent which of Allport’s Traits?

Select one of the following:

  • Central

  • Secondary

  • Primary

  • Cardinal

Explanation

Question 42 of 43

1

In his theory of motivation, Maslow assumed that

Select one of the following:

  • People in different cultures have different basic needs

  • Motivation is nearly always conscious

  • People are motivated by one need at a time

  • People are continually motivated by one need or another

Explanation

Question 43 of 43

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Which of the following does NOT occur during the free association phase of the Rorschach inkblot test?

Select one of the following:

  • The tester and the client sit next to each other at a table

  • The tester asks the client where in each inkblot s/he saw each image

  • The client is asked to list at least two things that each inkblot calls to mind.

  • The client is asked to view the ink blot

Explanation

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