WGU D564 Study Guide
1. object relations theory primary goal of therapy: Rebuilding positive objectrelations and
internalized representations
2. aspect of psychodynamic theory focuses on the process of bringing un-conscious conflicts
into conscious awareness: Insight and interpretation
3. behavioral theories of personality, what is the role of reinforcement andpunishment:
Conditioning observable behaviors
4. method allows researchers to explore the relationship between two ormore variables
without manipulating them: Correlational studies
5. definition of personality dynamics: The interaction of various psychologicalsystems that
influence behavior and experiences
6. Jean Piaget, what process is central to cognitive development and theformation of
personality: Assimilation and accommodation
7. Karen Horney is best known for her contributions to which field of psychol-ogy:
Psychoanalysis
8. What is radical behaviorism: A theory that emphasizes the importance ofobservable
behavior and environmental influence
9. Mischel view personality traits such as extraversion or neuroticism: Asunreliable
indicators of behavior due to situational influences
10. analytical psychology: Jung's psychodynamic theory, which emphasizes thecollective
unconscious and archetypes
11. Individual psychology: Adler's view that people are motivated by purposes andgoals and
that perfection, not pleasure, is thus the key motivator in human life
12. Classical psychoanalysis: therapeutic process of assessing unconsciousthoughts and
feelings and resolving conflict by talking to a psychoanalyst
13. interpersonal psychoanalysis: A Neo-Freudian approach based on the workof Henry Stack
Sullivan. Sullivan contended that people's mental disorders stem from dysfunctional patterns
of interpersonal interactions. Consequently, analysts assist clients by focusing on client
relationships and personal interactions rather than past events.
14. Which statement describes a case study as a tool in personality research?-
: It involves intensive and direct investigations of single individuals.
15. A professor discusses the role of heredity in personality development, pointing to innate
tendencies toward some aspects of personality.What arethese innate tendencies called?:
temperament
1. object relations theory primary goal of therapy: Rebuilding positive objectrelations and
internalized representations
2. aspect of psychodynamic theory focuses on the process of bringing un-conscious conflicts
into conscious awareness: Insight and interpretation
3. behavioral theories of personality, what is the role of reinforcement andpunishment:
Conditioning observable behaviors
4. method allows researchers to explore the relationship between two ormore variables
without manipulating them: Correlational studies
5. definition of personality dynamics: The interaction of various psychologicalsystems that
influence behavior and experiences
6. Jean Piaget, what process is central to cognitive development and theformation of
personality: Assimilation and accommodation
7. Karen Horney is best known for her contributions to which field of psychol-ogy:
Psychoanalysis
8. What is radical behaviorism: A theory that emphasizes the importance ofobservable
behavior and environmental influence
9. Mischel view personality traits such as extraversion or neuroticism: Asunreliable
indicators of behavior due to situational influences
10. analytical psychology: Jung's psychodynamic theory, which emphasizes thecollective
unconscious and archetypes
11. Individual psychology: Adler's view that people are motivated by purposes andgoals and
that perfection, not pleasure, is thus the key motivator in human life
12. Classical psychoanalysis: therapeutic process of assessing unconsciousthoughts and
feelings and resolving conflict by talking to a psychoanalyst
13. interpersonal psychoanalysis: A Neo-Freudian approach based on the workof Henry Stack
Sullivan. Sullivan contended that people's mental disorders stem from dysfunctional patterns
of interpersonal interactions. Consequently, analysts assist clients by focusing on client
relationships and personal interactions rather than past events.
14. Which statement describes a case study as a tool in personality research?-
: It involves intensive and direct investigations of single individuals.
15. A professor discusses the role of heredity in personality development, pointing to innate
tendencies toward some aspects of personality.What arethese innate tendencies called?:
temperament
