Unit 7 AP Psych - Personality

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Personality is best defined as an individual's

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characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting.

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According to Freud's theory, the behavior of a newborn baby is controlled by

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the id.

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George often acts on impulse, without taking time to consider the consequences. A psychoanalyst would suggest that George shows signs of a

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weak ego.

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According to Freud, children develop unconscious sexual desires for the parent of the opposite sex during the ___________ stage.

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phallic

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Freud emphasized that unresolved childhood conflicts often lead to

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fixation

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The defense mechanism that underlies all others is

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repression

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Coping with anxiety by retreating to behavior patterns characteristic of an earlier, more infantile stage of development is called

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regression

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Displacement refers to the process by which people

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redirect aggressive or sexual impulses towards less threatening targets.

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Tests that present ambiguous stimuli designed to uncover hidden personality dynamics are called ____________ tests.

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projective

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Which neo-Freudian theorist emphasized that personality is strongly influenced by feelings of inferiority?

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Adler