PERSONALITY MIDTERM EXAM 2025/2026 GRADED A
Operational Definitions - Indicate how a characteristic is measured. Helpful in replication of studies
Latent Content - What the symbols in our dreams actually represent
Transference - the patient develops positive or negative feelings for their therapist, because they see
their therapist as an important figure in their past life
Example: Tim's wife passed away a year ago, and he begins to fall in love with his grief counselor
whom reminds him of his late wife
Obsessional Neurosis - What Freud diagnosed the Rat Man with
Personality - Psychological construct and complex abstract concept, which includes a persons genetic
background and learning history and the interaction between the two factors
Childhood - Freud questioned the Rat Man the most about this
Common Sense - This is not reliable or accurate instead we rely on the scientific orientation which
leads us to accurate information
Alfred Adler and Carl Jung - These two psychologists disagreed with Freud on the importance of
sexuality
Positive Trait - Indicates that when 1 variable increases so does the other
Negative Trait - Indicates that when 1 variable increases the other decreases
Catharis - An emotional release during therapy usually after talking about personal problems or
emotional subjects
Correlational Model - Much of personality research is this
, Rat Man's Importance - It helped support Freud's theory of childhood sexuality
Independent variable - Those that are being manipulated accurately by the researcher
Dependent variable - results of the influences of independent variable
Phallic Stage - 4th stage, character comes from fixation, exhibitionistic or voyeruistic tendencies
Life Instinct - Eros, Motivates us towards achievement of gratifying goals in life
Libido - The energy of the Life Instinct
Death Instinct - Thanatus, goal of life is death where there is no painful struggle to satisfy biological
needs
Id - Follows the pleasure principle
Ego - Follows the reality principle
Superego - Internalization of societal values
Inhibits/controls the Id
Persuades the ego to have a moralistic goal
Compromise Formation - 2 contradictory statements or behaviors are related together
- OCD
Intervening Variables - variables which come between the independent and dependent variables
Case Study - Intensive study of an individual's life over a long period of time
Operational Definitions - Indicate how a characteristic is measured. Helpful in replication of studies
Latent Content - What the symbols in our dreams actually represent
Transference - the patient develops positive or negative feelings for their therapist, because they see
their therapist as an important figure in their past life
Example: Tim's wife passed away a year ago, and he begins to fall in love with his grief counselor
whom reminds him of his late wife
Obsessional Neurosis - What Freud diagnosed the Rat Man with
Personality - Psychological construct and complex abstract concept, which includes a persons genetic
background and learning history and the interaction between the two factors
Childhood - Freud questioned the Rat Man the most about this
Common Sense - This is not reliable or accurate instead we rely on the scientific orientation which
leads us to accurate information
Alfred Adler and Carl Jung - These two psychologists disagreed with Freud on the importance of
sexuality
Positive Trait - Indicates that when 1 variable increases so does the other
Negative Trait - Indicates that when 1 variable increases the other decreases
Catharis - An emotional release during therapy usually after talking about personal problems or
emotional subjects
Correlational Model - Much of personality research is this
, Rat Man's Importance - It helped support Freud's theory of childhood sexuality
Independent variable - Those that are being manipulated accurately by the researcher
Dependent variable - results of the influences of independent variable
Phallic Stage - 4th stage, character comes from fixation, exhibitionistic or voyeruistic tendencies
Life Instinct - Eros, Motivates us towards achievement of gratifying goals in life
Libido - The energy of the Life Instinct
Death Instinct - Thanatus, goal of life is death where there is no painful struggle to satisfy biological
needs
Id - Follows the pleasure principle
Ego - Follows the reality principle
Superego - Internalization of societal values
Inhibits/controls the Id
Persuades the ego to have a moralistic goal
Compromise Formation - 2 contradictory statements or behaviors are related together
- OCD
Intervening Variables - variables which come between the independent and dependent variables
Case Study - Intensive study of an individual's life over a long period of time
