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WorksheetsModule 11 Personality
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A small child has irregular sleep patterns, cries easily, and reacts intensely to new situations. According to Thomas & Chess, this child is most likely:
An introvert
A slow-to-warm child
An easy and well-adjusted child
A difficult child
A child who struggles academically decides to excel in sports to feel competent. What ego defense mechanism is being used?
Regression
Denial
Projection
Compensation
A teenager who constantly criticizes others for being 'too jealous' is actually jealous. This best illustrates:
Sublimation
Rationalization
Reaction formation
Projection
A highly organized, punctual, and responsible employee would likely score high in which of the five major traits?
Openness
Neuroticism
Agreeableness
Conscientiousness
A student raised in a strict home becomes excessively moralistic and self-critical, always trying to follow the rules perfectly. According to Freud, this reflects a superdevelopment of:
Id
Libido
Ego
Superego
A preschooler who throws a tantrum after a stressful day at school is demonstrating what defense mechanism?
Sublimation
Rationalization
Reaction formation
Regression
A person who describes themselves as imaginative, curious, and open to new experiences would likely score high in:
Agreeableness
Conscientiousness
Neuroticism
Openness to experience
A therapist notes that their client's self-image and ideal self are extremely mismatched, resulting in chronic anxiety. According to Rogers, the client is experiencing:
Self-actualization
Positive regard
Secondary traits
Incongruence
A child who is shy in childhood continues to be introverted as a teenager. This stability better reflects the influence of:
Cardinal traits
Central traits
Conditional love
Temperament
A person who channels aggressive impulses to become a surgeon demonstrates what defense mechanism?
Repression
Compensation
Rationalization
Substitution
A man who loudly praises his generosity but behaves selfishly towards others is demonstrating:
Denial
Projection
Regression
Reaction formation
A personality psychologist uses statistical methods to identify groups of related traits. What method is being used?
Behavioral assessment
Humanistic analysis
Psychoanalytic mapping
Factor analysis
A worker believes that he can successfully complete tasks and overcome challenges after seeing skilled coworkers perform them. This reflects Bandura's concept of:
Performance modeling
External reinforcement
Conditional consideration
Self-efficacy
A man acts on impulse and seeks immediate pleasure, ignoring the consequences. What part of Freud's personality structure is dominating?
Superego
Preconscious
Ego
Id
A person who is calm, emotionally stable, and rarely anxious would score low in which of the five major traits?
Agreeableness
Openness
Conscientiousness
Neuroticism
