MB1 - Personality 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyVisual SystemUniversityNone Created by: Psych951Created on: 09-05-18 15:17 What is personality? Patterns of behaviour and thought responses 1 of 17 Psychodynamic theory says personality is an energy system. What is libido? Psychic energy generated by instincts that drives behaviour by need for release 2 of 17 Anxiety is caused when the ego manages impulse that threaten to get out of control. How do defence mechanisms reduce anxiety? Distort reality to release impulses 3 of 17 'Prevent negative feelings reaching consciousness'. What type of defence mechanism is this? Repression 4 of 17 Which stage produces identification with parents' personalities? Phallic stage 5 of 17 What is an advantage of the psychodynamic approach to personality? Cognitive evidence of unconscious 6 of 17 What is Kelly's personal construct theory of personality? Organise information about reality into cognitive categories 7 of 17 What factor decreases self-consistency/congruency according to Roger's theory of self? Conditions of worth 8 of 17 What is a disadvantage of a humanistic approach to explaining personality? Concepts are hard to define 9 of 17 What is the difference between trait and type personality theories? Type categorises based on groups of common personalities and trait categorises based on individual's degree of characteristics 10 of 17 What is an advantage of a trait perspective to personality? Precise 11 of 17 According to Eysenck's theory, what causes extroversion? Low neural arousal 12 of 17 How does Gray's reinforcement sensitivity theory differ to Eysenck's theory? Sensitivity to reward or punishment 13 of 17 What is a disadvantage of a biological perspective to personality? Early stages 14 of 17 How many variables make up the cognitive-affective personality system? 5 15 of 17 What type of personality assessment measures behaviour across many different situations? Remote behavioural sampling 16 of 17 What type of personality assessment does not rely on interpretation of responses from the researcher? Personality scales 17 of 17
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