(WGU D564) HLTH 3500 THEORIES OF PERSONALITY COMPREHENSIVE OA
REVIEW||QUESTION AND ANSWERS|| LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025
Which theory of personality is most concerned with the role of the unconscious?
a) Trait theory
b) Behaviorism
c) Psychoanalytic theory
d) Humanistic theory - CORRECT ANSWER- Psychoanalytic theory
True/False: The humanistic perspective views personality as being primarily influenced by external
factors - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Fill-in-the-Blank: is a statistical method often used in trait theory to identify clusters of behaviors
that are correlated with one another. - CORRECT ANSWER- Factor analysis
Which of the following is not a key component of Bandura's social cognitive theory?
a) Reciprocal determinism
b) Self-efficacy
c) Collective unconscious
d) Observational learning - CORRECT ANSWER- Collective unconscious
True/False: The Big Five personality traits are openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness,
and neuroticism. - CORRECT ANSWER- True
Fill-in-the-Blank: The _ complex is a concept in psychoanalytic theory that refers to a child's feelings of
desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Oedipus
,Personality - CORRECT ANSWER- characteristic patterns of behaving, thinking, and feeling
Psychodynamic Theories - CORRECT ANSWER- theories that explain behavior and personality in terms
of unconscious energy dynamics within the individual
Psychoanalysis - CORRECT ANSWER- therapy that focuses on unconscious processes and how they
influence personality
Freud's 3 levels of Consciousness - CORRECT ANSWER- 1. Conscious 2. Preconscious
3. Unconscious
Conscious - CORRECT ANSWER- what we are are of at any given moment; thoughts, feelings,
sensations, or memories
Preconscious - CORRECT ANSWER- memories we are not aware of but can easily bring to mind
Unconscious - CORRECT ANSWER- repressed memories, insticnts, wishes, desires; have never been
conscious
ID - CORRECT ANSWER- contains life (sex) and death (aggressive) instincts; operates according to the
pleasure principle
, Ego - CORRECT ANSWER- logical, rational part of personality; operates according to the reality principle
Superego - CORRECT ANSWER- moral system of the personality, consists of conscience and ego ideal
Which personality assessment tool is based on the projective hypothesis?
a) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) b) Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)c) Myers-
Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)d) 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF - CORRECT ANSWER-
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
True/False: According to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, trust versus mistrust is the stage
that occurs during adolescence. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Fill-in-the-Blank: The term refers to the mask or persona that a person presents to the outside
world, in Jungian psychology. - CORRECT ANSWER- Persona
Multiple Choice: Which of the following is not a defense mechanism identified by Freud?
a) Repression
b) Sublimation
c) Transference
d) Self-actualization - CORRECT ANSWER- Self-actualization
True/False: The Rorschach inkblot test is an example of an objective personality test. - CORRECT
ANSWER- False
Fill-in-the-Blank: In Adler's theory, striving for is a fundamental human motive. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Superiority
Multiple Choice: Which of the following is a characteristic of narcissistic personality disorder?
REVIEW||QUESTION AND ANSWERS|| LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025
Which theory of personality is most concerned with the role of the unconscious?
a) Trait theory
b) Behaviorism
c) Psychoanalytic theory
d) Humanistic theory - CORRECT ANSWER- Psychoanalytic theory
True/False: The humanistic perspective views personality as being primarily influenced by external
factors - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Fill-in-the-Blank: is a statistical method often used in trait theory to identify clusters of behaviors
that are correlated with one another. - CORRECT ANSWER- Factor analysis
Which of the following is not a key component of Bandura's social cognitive theory?
a) Reciprocal determinism
b) Self-efficacy
c) Collective unconscious
d) Observational learning - CORRECT ANSWER- Collective unconscious
True/False: The Big Five personality traits are openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness,
and neuroticism. - CORRECT ANSWER- True
Fill-in-the-Blank: The _ complex is a concept in psychoanalytic theory that refers to a child's feelings of
desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Oedipus
,Personality - CORRECT ANSWER- characteristic patterns of behaving, thinking, and feeling
Psychodynamic Theories - CORRECT ANSWER- theories that explain behavior and personality in terms
of unconscious energy dynamics within the individual
Psychoanalysis - CORRECT ANSWER- therapy that focuses on unconscious processes and how they
influence personality
Freud's 3 levels of Consciousness - CORRECT ANSWER- 1. Conscious 2. Preconscious
3. Unconscious
Conscious - CORRECT ANSWER- what we are are of at any given moment; thoughts, feelings,
sensations, or memories
Preconscious - CORRECT ANSWER- memories we are not aware of but can easily bring to mind
Unconscious - CORRECT ANSWER- repressed memories, insticnts, wishes, desires; have never been
conscious
ID - CORRECT ANSWER- contains life (sex) and death (aggressive) instincts; operates according to the
pleasure principle
, Ego - CORRECT ANSWER- logical, rational part of personality; operates according to the reality principle
Superego - CORRECT ANSWER- moral system of the personality, consists of conscience and ego ideal
Which personality assessment tool is based on the projective hypothesis?
a) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) b) Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)c) Myers-
Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)d) 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF - CORRECT ANSWER-
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
True/False: According to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, trust versus mistrust is the stage
that occurs during adolescence. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Fill-in-the-Blank: The term refers to the mask or persona that a person presents to the outside
world, in Jungian psychology. - CORRECT ANSWER- Persona
Multiple Choice: Which of the following is not a defense mechanism identified by Freud?
a) Repression
b) Sublimation
c) Transference
d) Self-actualization - CORRECT ANSWER- Self-actualization
True/False: The Rorschach inkblot test is an example of an objective personality test. - CORRECT
ANSWER- False
Fill-in-the-Blank: In Adler's theory, striving for is a fundamental human motive. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Superiority
Multiple Choice: Which of the following is a characteristic of narcissistic personality disorder?
