Introduction to personality

What is the following describing?

Refer to a mask worn by actors performing in ancient Greek.

What does the goal of study of personality?

• Discover what is different between people

• The possible unique traits and combinations of traits

• Discover what is similar between people

• The origin of instincts

Who among the following individuals developed a medical model that focused on identification of a problem, the cause of a problem and the treatment of patients accordingly?

• Jung

• Herney

• Adler

• Freud

• Rogers

Who among the following individuals has the following cons to their approach to studying personality?

"Does not address the complexity and uniqueness of individuals, and does not lead itself to describing how individuals choose to develop a healthy personality."

• Jung

• Herney

• Adler

• Freud

• Rogers

What did Keren Harney's theory focus on?

• Questioning Freuds theory about women.

• Focus on social interest and individuals style of life

• Develop medical model

• Focus on the natural world including the self as an illusion

What is the definition of personality?

According to who are pervasive and intrinsic traits of personality determined by biological disposition and experiential learning and expresses themselves automatically?

• Rogers

• Adler

• Freud

• Millon

According to who is personality a complex pattern of psychological characteristics that are deeply embedded, largely unconscious, and resistant to change.

• Rogers

• Adler

• Freud

• Millon

According to Millon's definition, personality are complex psychological characteristics that are ________, largely ________, and resistant to change.

According to Millon personality is what?

• Unconscious

• Conscious

• Embedded

• Resistant to change

• Easily changeable