DIRECTIONS

This is a 10 point assignment and is to be turned in the day of the test.

Write out answers for each question below.

 
  1. Define personality
  2. According to Freud, what are most things caused by?
  3. What do psychodynamic theories of personality focus on?
  4. What do the Humanistic theories of personality focus on?
  5. What is the Big Five (Five Factor Model) theory of personality development?
  6. How many levels of consciousness did Freud think exist? 
  7. Explain what unconscious motivations are?
  8. know the difference between the id, ego and superego.
  9. What is the primary function of the ego?
  10. What is the correct order for Freud's psychosexual stages of personality development? 
  11. Define each of the following: *(on the test you will be given examples of each and will have to pick out the correct one)
    1. sublimation.   
    2. reaction formation.              
    3. projection.   
    4. repression.                           
    5. regression.
    6. rationalization 
    7. displacement

 

  1. What did Adler say about first born children?  Second born?  Last born?  Only child?
  2. What is the definition of  trait?
  3. What id the definition of a type?
  4. According to the Big Five model (Five Factor Model)  of personality, describe each of the five dimensions (explain each)

 

  1. According to Allport what are each of the following:
    1. central trait 
    2. secondary trait 
    3. cardinal trait 
  2. Who came up with the factor analysis theory of traits. 
  3. What are Humanistic theories most interested about in people?
  4. Name the humanist psychologist studied in this chapter.
  5. List and discuss Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.  Be able to pick out examples of each level.
  6. How do responsibility and free will factor in according to humanists?
  7. Discuss each of the various types of assessment that are listed below.
    1. objective 
    2. projective 
    3. TAT
    4. Personality inventories
    5. Rorschach Test
    6. MMPI-2
    7. 16PF

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1.        Which of the theories that were presented in this chapter do you think is the most accurate?  Explain why you agree with it.  There is a total value of 12.5 points for this question.