Pregunta 1
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An Individual with a schizotypal personality disorder will usually exhibit which of the following characteristics?
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Eccentric behaviour marked by odd patterns of thinking and communication
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Often exhibit unusual ideas of reference
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Discomfort with close personal relationships
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All of the answers
Pregunta 2
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of individuals with paranoid personality disorder?
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Avoidance of close relationships
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Often feel that they have been deeply and irreversibly betrayed by others
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Are often spontaneously aggressive towards others
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Avoidance of public spaces
Pregunta 3
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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:
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Self-motivated
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Withdrawn
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Aggressive
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Deceitful
Pregunta 4
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During the Rorschach test you would be presented with a series of images. Which of the following statements is true?
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Ink blots are only printed in black and grey ink
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Ink blots are printed in either black or black and red ink
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Ink blots are printed in black and grey; black; grey and red; or pastel colours
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Ink blots are printed in either black or pastel colours
Pregunta 5
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Which kind of validity or reliability does not match the description that follows it?
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Re-test reliability: people get similar scores when they do a test on different occasions.
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Discriminant validity: a test of one personality characteristic does not correlate with tests that measure different characteristics.
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Convergent validity: people get similar scores on a test when different people administer it to them.
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Internal consistency: the items in the test all correlate with one another
Pregunta 6
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A series of pictures that typically depict people are shown to people who are taking the?
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TAT
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MMPI-2
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Rorschach test
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WAIS IV
Pregunta 7
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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?
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Only primary traits are presented
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Cardinal, primary and secondary traits are presented
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No cardinal traits are presented
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No secondary traits are presented
Pregunta 8
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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
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Creative, shallow
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Worried, secure
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Talkative , quiet
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Organised, careless
Pregunta 9
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Eysenck’s theory predicts that in a difficult or taxing task…(
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introverts would perform better than extroverts
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Introverts would fall asleep and not finish the task
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Introverts and extroverts would perform equally well.
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Extroverts would perform better than introverts
Pregunta 10
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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
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Regression
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Displacement
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Projection
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Rationalisation
Pregunta 11
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According to Freud, Displacement, Sublimation and Projection are all forms of
Pregunta 12
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Which of the following influence your self-image?
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Phenomenology
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Phonology
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Physiology
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Phrenology
Pregunta 13
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What are the deficiency motives, according to Maslow?
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Basic needs
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Nutritional needs
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B-motives
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Superior needs
Pregunta 14
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What is the correct order (starting with the most basic) of Maslow’s hierarchy needs?
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Belongingness and love; safety; physiological; esteem
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Belongingness and love; physiological; safety; esteem
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Safety; belongingness and love; esteem; physiological
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Physiological; safety; belongingness and love; esteem
Pregunta 15
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: According to Hans Eysenck, impulsive thrill seekers would be called
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Neurotics
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Schizophrenics
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Extreme extroverts
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Psychotics
Pregunta 16
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Raymond Cattell's measurement of personality instrument was called the;
Pregunta 17
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According to Eysenck, extroverts are
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Naturally under aroused
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Stimulus hungry
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Approaching
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All of the answers
Pregunta 18
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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
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Introvert and extrovert
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Self and shadow
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Thinking and intuition
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Psyche and persona
Pregunta 19
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According to Adler, the one dynamic force behind a person’s activity is
Pregunta 20
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Some people like looking at clouds and figuring out what the shapes remind them of. This is similar to which psychological test?
Pregunta 21
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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.
Pregunta 22
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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
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Thematic Apperception Test
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Neuroticism Extroversion Openess Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R)
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Draw a man test
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Minnesota Multiple Personality Inventory
Pregunta 23
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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?
Pregunta 24
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The MMPI-2 and the NEO-PI-R are examples of
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Subjective tests
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Clinical interviews
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Objective tests
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Projective tests
Pregunta 25
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According to Freud, flying over rooftops in a dream symbolises
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Lack of power in controlling your own circumstances
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An inflated Ego
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That you have gained a new and different perspectives on things
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That you are anxious about career climbing
Pregunta 26
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People who score high on the Neuroticism (N) scale are
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Egocentric, aggresive and hostile
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Vulnerable to illness even when they experience little stress
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Suffering from a psychological disorder
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Emotionally overreactive
Pregunta 27
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What do Eysenck's three supertraits measure?
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Intelligence, neuroticism, psychoticism
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Intelligence, extraversion, neuroticism
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Extraversion, neuroticism, psychoticism
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Sociability, intelligence, psychoticism
Pregunta 28
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Horney strongly disagreed with Freud about
Pregunta 29
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Which is the odd one out?
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Low self-esteem
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Creative
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Impersonal
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Impulsive
Pregunta 30
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A trait that dominates a personality so much that it influences nearly everything a person does is a
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Global trait
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Central trait
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Cardinal trait
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Specific trait
Pregunta 31
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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?
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She must make friends so that she has the feeling of being part of a community
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She must find somewhere suitable to live
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She must learn the rules of social conduct in her new cultural context
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She must be allowed the freedom to express her ideas
Pregunta 32
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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
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Schizotypal
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Narcissistic
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Obsessive Compulsive
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Antisocial
Pregunta 33
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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).
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Schizoid personality disorder; (b) dependent personality disorder; (c) obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.
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Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder; (b) dependent personality disorder; (c) schizoid personality disorder
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Paranoid personality disorder; (b) borderline personality disorder; (c) dependent personality disorder.
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Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder;(b) paranoid personality disorder;(c) avoidant personality disorder.
Pregunta 34
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Which of the following are considered to be the main features of avoidant personality disorder?
Pregunta 35
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In the context of Rorschach scoring, which does not belong?
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Popularity
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Determinants
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Concepts
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Form
Pregunta 36
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The NEO-PI-R was developed to assess
Pregunta 37
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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.
Betty is using ___________ as a defense mechanism. (Answer is C)
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Repression
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Denial
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Isolation
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Projection
Pregunta 38
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The defence mechanism known as involves attributing ones own undesirable feelings to other people
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Regression
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Displacement
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Projection
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Rationalisation
Pregunta 39
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Which complex is associated with the work of Alfred Adler?
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Inferiority complex
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Validity complex
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Superiority complex
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Development complex
Pregunta 40
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According to Carl Jung, a person who is conventional and highly influenced by the expectations of others would be described as
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Introverted sensing
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Extraverted feeling
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Introverted thinking
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Extraverted intuition