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,UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
May/June 2020
PYC2601
Personality Theories
60 Marks
2 Hours
This paper consists of 20 pages (including the instruction page).
The examination paper consists of sixty multiple-choice questions. The mark you obtain will
be converted automatically to a percentage.
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QUESTIONS ON FREUD’S THEORY
QUESTION 1
Freud’s view of humankind is partly based on the mechanistic assumption. This means that…
(1) the physical principles of energy consumption, conservation and transformation are
regarded as valid for humans as well.
(2) human drives are physiologically based and rooted within the body and that the conflict
which determines behaviour, takes place within the psyche.
(3) the person is caught up in a constant conflict between his or her sexual and aggressive
drives and the demands of society.
(4) human drives are constantly in conflict with the biological and psychic factors which
determine behaviour.
QUESTION 2
Complete the following sentences: The ego functions according to the (a)_______ and the
(b)_______. This means that the ego (c)_______.
(1) (a) primary process
(b) reality principle
(c) finds suitable primary reinforcers to satisfy the id’s drives by taking the physical,
social and moral reality into account
(2) (a) secondary process
(b) reality principle
(c) finds suitable objects for drive satisfaction by planning and evaluating situations,
and by taking the physical and social reality into account
(3) (a) primary process
(b) pleasure principle
(c) seeks immediate and complete satisfaction of the id’s drives without considering
anything but the id’s immediate pleasure
(4) (a) secondary process
(b) moral principle
(c) find suitable objects for drive satisfaction by planning and evaluating situations,
and by taking the conscious and the ego-ideal of the superego into account
QUESTION 3
The following story is a metaphor (an example) of the structure of the personality, according to
Freud’s theory. Please read it and answer the question which follows.
The future of a big fuel company in South Africa has been reported on the news as facing a
bleak future. The workers demand an increase in their salaries as well as remuneration
packages like performance bonus and housing allowance. They also demand that temporary
workers should be hired so that they work shorter shifts in December. They sent a clear message
that they would like their demands to be met with immediate effect.
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Management weighs the options available to them and realizes that they are in trouble, because
they will have to close down the company if they agree to all the demands set by the workers.
Much as management sees merit in what the workers are saying, they continue to label the
workers’ demands as unrealistic, which is meant to induce guilt on the workers. An independent
labour consultant is then appointed by management to assist in restoring balance in the
company.
According to this story, the id is represented by the (a)_______, while the superego is
represented by the (b)_______.
(1) (a) labour consultant (b) management
(2) (a) mine workers (b) management
(3) (a) labour consultant (b) mine workers
(4) (a) mine workers (b) labour consultant
QUESTION 4
Read the following story and identify the characteristics of John’s aggressive drive: John is an
extremely aggressive boy. He gets involved in street fights almost every day, in which he beats
up, kicks and bites innocent children on the streets. John’s fists, teeth and feet are the
(a)_______ of his aggressive drive. The innocent children can be seen as the (b)_______ of
John’s aggressive drive. John was once in hospital for the whole week, without any outlet for his
aggression. We can say that the (c)_______ of John’s drive was very high when he got back to
the streets.
(1) (a) source (b) victims (c) goal
(2) (a) source (b) object (c) impetus
(3) (a) object (b) source (c) energy
(4) (a) impetus (b) goal (c) source
QUESTION 5
According to Freud, John, in the above mentioned story, has a strong…
(1) life drive.
(2) ego.
(3) death drive.
(4) superego.
QUESTION 6
Ego drives are distinguished from the sexual drives in that…
(1) ego drives are related to the survival of the individual, while sexual drives are related to
the survival of the group.
(2) the ego drives provide the energy needed for the functioning of the id, while the sexual
drives provide the energy required for the functioning of the superego.
(3) ego drives are not, like the sexual drives, associated with moral prescriptions and guilt
feelings.
(4) ego drives assist an individual to distinguish between right and wrong, while the sexual
drives assist an individual to live a guilt free life.
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EXAM PACK
+27 81 278 3372
,UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
May/June 2020
PYC2601
Personality Theories
60 Marks
2 Hours
This paper consists of 20 pages (including the instruction page).
The examination paper consists of sixty multiple-choice questions. The mark you obtain will
be converted automatically to a percentage.
Instructions: (Assessment Info Tool)
You have downloaded your Question Paper, now log out of myUnisa completely, clear cache and
cookies on your browser, and then close the browser.
If you are not in South Africa change your time zone back to SA time.
Disable your add blocker as well as google's pop up blocker
After working out your answers, log in again using your student number and myUnisa password
The answers to the examination MCQ should be submitted online..
Read the Honesty Declaration statement, then click the check box to acknowledge that you
have the statement.
If you agree with the Honesty Declaration statement, type I AGREE in the text box. You cannot
continue with the submission process if you do not complete the requirements of the
declaration.
Fill out multiple-choice question answers
Enter the total number of questions in your examination assessment in the Number of
Questions field
Click on the radio button [the small circle] that corresponds to your answer for that question.
If you want to restart the submission, click on Clear Form to remove all your selections and
start from new.
Verify the answers to your multiple-choice assessment.
Click on the Continue button to submit your assessment. If you do not click Continue, no
submission action will take place.
If you want to redo the answers to the assessment, click Back to go back to the previous step.
Assessment submission report
This is your proof that your answers were successfully submitted. If you do not see this screen,
Unisa has not received your submission.
It is advisable to print this page or make a screen capture for record purposes. A copy of this page
will also be emailed to your myLife email account.
, 2 PYC2601
May/June 2020
QUESTIONS ON FREUD’S THEORY
QUESTION 1
Freud’s view of humankind is partly based on the mechanistic assumption. This means that…
(1) the physical principles of energy consumption, conservation and transformation are
regarded as valid for humans as well.
(2) human drives are physiologically based and rooted within the body and that the conflict
which determines behaviour, takes place within the psyche.
(3) the person is caught up in a constant conflict between his or her sexual and aggressive
drives and the demands of society.
(4) human drives are constantly in conflict with the biological and psychic factors which
determine behaviour.
QUESTION 2
Complete the following sentences: The ego functions according to the (a)_______ and the
(b)_______. This means that the ego (c)_______.
(1) (a) primary process
(b) reality principle
(c) finds suitable primary reinforcers to satisfy the id’s drives by taking the physical,
social and moral reality into account
(2) (a) secondary process
(b) reality principle
(c) finds suitable objects for drive satisfaction by planning and evaluating situations,
and by taking the physical and social reality into account
(3) (a) primary process
(b) pleasure principle
(c) seeks immediate and complete satisfaction of the id’s drives without considering
anything but the id’s immediate pleasure
(4) (a) secondary process
(b) moral principle
(c) find suitable objects for drive satisfaction by planning and evaluating situations,
and by taking the conscious and the ego-ideal of the superego into account
QUESTION 3
The following story is a metaphor (an example) of the structure of the personality, according to
Freud’s theory. Please read it and answer the question which follows.
The future of a big fuel company in South Africa has been reported on the news as facing a
bleak future. The workers demand an increase in their salaries as well as remuneration
packages like performance bonus and housing allowance. They also demand that temporary
workers should be hired so that they work shorter shifts in December. They sent a clear message
that they would like their demands to be met with immediate effect.
[TURN OVER]
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Management weighs the options available to them and realizes that they are in trouble, because
they will have to close down the company if they agree to all the demands set by the workers.
Much as management sees merit in what the workers are saying, they continue to label the
workers’ demands as unrealistic, which is meant to induce guilt on the workers. An independent
labour consultant is then appointed by management to assist in restoring balance in the
company.
According to this story, the id is represented by the (a)_______, while the superego is
represented by the (b)_______.
(1) (a) labour consultant (b) management
(2) (a) mine workers (b) management
(3) (a) labour consultant (b) mine workers
(4) (a) mine workers (b) labour consultant
QUESTION 4
Read the following story and identify the characteristics of John’s aggressive drive: John is an
extremely aggressive boy. He gets involved in street fights almost every day, in which he beats
up, kicks and bites innocent children on the streets. John’s fists, teeth and feet are the
(a)_______ of his aggressive drive. The innocent children can be seen as the (b)_______ of
John’s aggressive drive. John was once in hospital for the whole week, without any outlet for his
aggression. We can say that the (c)_______ of John’s drive was very high when he got back to
the streets.
(1) (a) source (b) victims (c) goal
(2) (a) source (b) object (c) impetus
(3) (a) object (b) source (c) energy
(4) (a) impetus (b) goal (c) source
QUESTION 5
According to Freud, John, in the above mentioned story, has a strong…
(1) life drive.
(2) ego.
(3) death drive.
(4) superego.
QUESTION 6
Ego drives are distinguished from the sexual drives in that…
(1) ego drives are related to the survival of the individual, while sexual drives are related to
the survival of the group.
(2) the ego drives provide the energy needed for the functioning of the id, while the sexual
drives provide the energy required for the functioning of the superego.
(3) ego drives are not, like the sexual drives, associated with moral prescriptions and guilt
feelings.
(4) ego drives assist an individual to distinguish between right and wrong, while the sexual
drives assist an individual to live a guilt free life.
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