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1

Which of the following terms refers to the masculinity found in women?

Animus

Anima

Inner self

Masculine self-concept

Explanation

According to analytical psychologist and personality theorist Carl Jung, men and women contain elements of masculinity and femininity. The feminine personality traits found in men are called the "anima" and the masculine traits found in women are known collectively as the "animus."

2

Which of the following terms refers to the masculinity found in women?

Animus

Anima

Inner self

Masculine self-concept

Explanation

According to analytical psychologist and personality theorist Carl Jung, men and women contain elements of masculinity and femininity. The feminine personality traits found in men are called the "anima" and the masculine traits found in women are known collectively as the "animus."

3

Which of the following is not an example of a projective test?

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

Rorschach Inkblot test

Blacky pictures

Explanation

Projective tests are ask individuals to interpret ambiguous stimuli (e.g. un-captioned pictures, abstract images, or sounds) in order to make inferences about their unconscious drives, conflicts, and personality traits. The MMPI is not projective but instead consists of a personality inventory of questions that ask about the individual's behaviors and life experiences.

4

According to Freud, fixation during the oral psychosexual stage of development can lead to which of the following?

Excessive dependency

Excessive orderliness

Excessive messiness

Excessive libido

Explanation

Freud's psychosexual stages of development are as follows: Oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital. Unresolved conflicts (i.e., fixation) during each stage can lead to different personality characteristics that are maintained through adulthood. Fixation during the oral stage results in excessive dependency, while a fixation in the anal stage can lead to being overly orderly and rigid or overly messy. Libido is the or libidinal energy represents the drive that occurs in psychosexual development, according to Freud.

5

Which of the following is not an example of a projective test?

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

Rorschach Inkblot test

Blacky pictures

Explanation

Projective tests are ask individuals to interpret ambiguous stimuli (e.g. un-captioned pictures, abstract images, or sounds) in order to make inferences about their unconscious drives, conflicts, and personality traits. The MMPI is not projective but instead consists of a personality inventory of questions that ask about the individual's behaviors and life experiences.

6

According to Freud, fixation during the oral psychosexual stage of development can lead to which of the following?

Excessive dependency

Excessive orderliness

Excessive messiness

Excessive libido

Explanation

Freud's psychosexual stages of development are as follows: Oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital. Unresolved conflicts (i.e., fixation) during each stage can lead to different personality characteristics that are maintained through adulthood. Fixation during the oral stage results in excessive dependency, while a fixation in the anal stage can lead to being overly orderly and rigid or overly messy. Libido is the or libidinal energy represents the drive that occurs in psychosexual development, according to Freud.

7

According to Freud, libidinal energy is present from __________.

birth

anal stage

phallic stage

puberty

Explanation

Unlike other personality theorists, Freud believed that libido was present from birth. He believed that libidinal energy and the drive to reduce libidinal tension were the underlying dynamic forces that accounted for human psychological processes.

8

Which of the following is not one of the Big 5 personality traits?

Locus of control

Conscientiousness

Openness to new experiences

Neuroticism

Agreeableness

Explanation

The Big 5 are dimensions of personality that spell out the acronym "OCEAN." They include the following: "openness to experience," "conscientiousness," extroversion/introversion, "agreeableness," and "neuroticism." "Locus of control" is not one of the Big 5 personality traits. It is a theory developed by Julian Rotter about how people perceive control over events in their lives. Locus of control can be divided into internal (i.e. people believe they have great control over their lives) and external (i.e. people feel they have little control over their lives).

9

According to Freud, libidinal energy is present from __________.

birth

anal stage

phallic stage

puberty

Explanation

Unlike other personality theorists, Freud believed that libido was present from birth. He believed that libidinal energy and the drive to reduce libidinal tension were the underlying dynamic forces that accounted for human psychological processes.

10

Which of the following is not one of the Big 5 personality traits?

Locus of control

Conscientiousness

Openness to new experiences

Neuroticism

Agreeableness

Explanation

The Big 5 are dimensions of personality that spell out the acronym "OCEAN." They include the following: "openness to experience," "conscientiousness," extroversion/introversion, "agreeableness," and "neuroticism." "Locus of control" is not one of the Big 5 personality traits. It is a theory developed by Julian Rotter about how people perceive control over events in their lives. Locus of control can be divided into internal (i.e. people believe they have great control over their lives) and external (i.e. people feel they have little control over their lives).

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