Freud's Psychoanalysis
Which part of Freud's personality structure operates according to the pleasure principle?
Id
What did Adler call his approach to personality?
Individual Psychology
According to Sullivan, what plays a major role in shaping personality?
Interpersonal relationships
This theorist identified the id, ego, and superego.
Freud
A person redirects anger toward their boss onto their child. Which theorist's concept best explains this?
Freud – Displacement
Which part of personality serves as the executive and follows the reality principle?
Ego
What is Adler's term for efforts to overcome real or imagined inferiority by developing one's abilities?
Compensation
What are the three levels of cognition in Sullivan's theory?
Prototaxic, Parataxic, and Syntaxic.
This theorist emphasized social interest and striving for success or superiority.
Adler
A person believes they are not good enough, so they work to develop their abilities and overcome the weakness. Which theorist best explains this?
Adler – Compensation
Which type of anxiety results from conflict between the ego and superego?
Moral anxiety
What condition develops when a person is unable to compensate for normal feelings of inferiority?
Inferiority complex
Which cognitive level involves experiences that are difficult to communicate and in which there is no clear distinction between the self and external world?
Prototaxic level
This theorist viewed personality as the characteristic ways an individual deals with other people.
Sullivan
A child begins forming close and meaningful relationships with another person. Which Sullivan developmental stage does this describe?
Preadolescence
A student is angry at their teacher but takes their anger out on their younger sibling instead. What defense mechanism is being demonstrated?
Displacement
A student feels inferior to classmates but works hard to improve and eventually uses their abilities to help others. What Adlerian concept best describes this?
Striving for success
A child believes that crying caused the mother to produce milk because the two events happened together. Which cognitive level does this demonstrate?
Parataxic level
This theorist emphasized interpersonal relationships and viewed anxiety as interpersonal in origin and observable.
Sullivan
A person strives for success but is motivated by concern for society and the welfare of others rather than simply being better than everyone else. Which Adlerian concept is this?
Striving for success
A person refuses to acknowledge an unpleasant reality because accepting it would cause anxiety. What defense mechanism is being used?
Denial
A person repeatedly blames others for their failures to protect their fragile self-esteem. Which safeguarding tendency is being demonstrated?
Accusation
Which cognitive level uses symbols and depends on consensual validation or agreement among people?
Syntaxic level
This theorist believed that people are largely responsible for who they become and emphasized that behavior is goal-oriented.
Adler
A person experiences raw, unorganized sensations without connecting them into a meaningful pattern. Which level of cognition is being demonstrated?
Prototaxic Experience