Trait Theory
Lecture Notes
Personality Types:
If an individual had a pessimistic personality, then what imbalance did they have
according to Hippocrates/Galen?
a) Blood
b) Bile
c) Phlegm
d) Black bile
According to psychosexual development, put forward by Freud, if an individual is
perceived as being tidy and having a tendency for perfectionism, what does this
mean?
a) Anally retentive personality
b) Orally retentive personality
c) Neuroticism
d) Obsessive-Compulsive tendencies
Which of these are personality types put forward by Carl Jung, a disciple of Freud?
a) Psychotic and neurotic
b) Type A or Type B
c) Introvert or extrovert
d) Conscientious and openness to experience
If an individual is classified as an endomorph, what does this mean for their
personality type?
a) Sensitive, introverted, insecure
b) Sociable, tolerant, humorous
c) Assertive, proactive, energetic
d) Compliant, trustworthy, jealous
Which body type, according to Sheldon (1942) has a tendency for sensitivity,
introversion and insecurity?
a) Metamorph
b) Endomorph
c) Ectomorph
d) Mesomorph
According to Myers Briggs, what does the initials E and I mean?
a) Direction of energy force
b) Information processing
c) Making decisions
d) Organising life
Lecture Notes
Personality Types:
If an individual had a pessimistic personality, then what imbalance did they have
according to Hippocrates/Galen?
a) Blood
b) Bile
c) Phlegm
d) Black bile
According to psychosexual development, put forward by Freud, if an individual is
perceived as being tidy and having a tendency for perfectionism, what does this
mean?
a) Anally retentive personality
b) Orally retentive personality
c) Neuroticism
d) Obsessive-Compulsive tendencies
Which of these are personality types put forward by Carl Jung, a disciple of Freud?
a) Psychotic and neurotic
b) Type A or Type B
c) Introvert or extrovert
d) Conscientious and openness to experience
If an individual is classified as an endomorph, what does this mean for their
personality type?
a) Sensitive, introverted, insecure
b) Sociable, tolerant, humorous
c) Assertive, proactive, energetic
d) Compliant, trustworthy, jealous
Which body type, according to Sheldon (1942) has a tendency for sensitivity,
introversion and insecurity?
a) Metamorph
b) Endomorph
c) Ectomorph
d) Mesomorph
According to Myers Briggs, what does the initials E and I mean?
a) Direction of energy force
b) Information processing
c) Making decisions
d) Organising life
