Personality Exam || Questions &
Answers (Graded A+)
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, WGU D564 HLTH 3500 Theories of
Personality Exam || Questions &
Answers (Graded A+)
Multiple Choice: Which of the following is a characteristic of narcissistic personality
disorder?
a) Lack of empathy
b) Excessive humility
c) Social withdrawal
d) High neuroticism - ANSWER - Lack of empathy
True/False: 'Self-concept' is a term used to describe the pattern of thoughts, feelings,
and behaviors that a person believes defines them. - ANSWER - True
Fill-in-the-Blank: ___________ is a therapeutic approach that focuses on helping
individuals understand the thoughts and feelings that influence behaviors. - ANSWER -
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
Which of the following theories emphasizes the role of unconscious conflicts in shaping
personality?
A) Trait theoryB) Humanistic theoryC) Psychodynamic theory D) Social cognitive theory
- ANSWER - Psychodynamic theory
According to Carl Rogers, the concept of __ is the degree to which an individual's self-
concept matches their actual experience. - ANSWER - Congruence
True/False: Albert Bandura's social cognitive theory emphasizes the importance of
observational learning and self-efficacy in personality development. - ANSWER - True
Multiple Choice: The Big Five personality traits include:
A) Introversion, extroversion, openness, agreeableness, neuroticism
B) Conscientiousness, neuroticism, openness, extraversion, agreeableness
C) Extroversion, neuroticism, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness
D) Neuroticism, openness, conscientiousness, agreeableness, extraversion - ANSWER
- Conscientiousness, neuroticism, openness, extraversion, agreeableness
Fill-in-the-Blank: The defense mechanism of projecting one's own unacceptable
thoughts onto others is known as __. - ANSWER - Projection
True/False: According to Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory, the primary challenge of
adolescence is the development of a sense of identity versus role confusion. -
ANSWER - True