Cult of Personality
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Things that Start with N
100
This theorist argued that the personality is derived from a strong, unconscious mental force born from our bodily desires coming into conflict with learned rules.
Who was Freud?
100
Changes in our environment generate ______________ within us: a sense of anxiety and tension.
What is a stress reaction?
100
"Say the first thing that comes to mind when I say..."
What is free association?
100
"That's a lie!"
What is Denial?
100
These are theorist in the psychodynamic perspective who did not follow the exact teachings of the originator of that theory.
Who are Neo-Freudians?
200
This theory of personality avoided the question of underlying mechanisms and instead focuses on accurately defining individuals.
What is Trait Theory?
200
In this stage of long term stress, the individual's ability to cope has begun to break down and it will react poorly to additional or new stressors.
What is the stage of exhaustion?
200
This is the name for the unconscious force which generates our desires and drives.
What is the Id?
200
"I feel better about my small paycheck when I amass coupons."
What is reaction formation?
200
This is one of the big five personality traits which measures an individual's reactivity to emotional stimuli.
What is Neuroticism?
300
This theorist created the Humanistic perspective but, unlike his contemporary, he did not rely on a hierarchy to explain individuals' personalities.
Who is Carl Rogers?
300
These types of stressors are the result of an individual being forced to make an uncomfortable choice.
What is a conflict?
300
The psychodynamic perspective of personality depends heavily upon this defense mechanism in which the individual forces uncomfortable thoughts and desires into their unconscious.
What is repression?
300
"I'm not worried about my low ACT score, because I can bench press a house!"
What is compensation?
300
Nancy Reagan helped led a community health campaign encouraging young people to "Just say..."
What is "No"?
400
This former student of Freud argued that we not only have a unique unconscious, but that we share a collective unconscious, a force which he used to explain why many cultures share the same myths.
Who was Carl Jung?
400
Individuals with this type of personality trait has been shown to react well to stress.
What is "Hardy" or "Resilient"?
400
This type of assessment relies on ambiguous images or information so that the individual must utilize their unconscious to provide a response.
What is projective?
400
"MAYBE YOU SHOULD CALM DOWN!!!!"
What is projection?
400
Although this does not start with n, these individuals research the relationship between health and behaviors and and thoughts.
Who are psychoneuroimmunoligists?
500
This is the last name of the researchers who argued that personality can be expressed along two polar dimensions of extroversion and stability?
What is Eysenck?
500
This branch of psychology is most heavily focused on treating lifestyle diseases.
What is health psychology?
500
This psychosocial dilemma forces an individual to feel as though their accomplishments are always insufficient.
What is an inferiority complex?
500
"I'm not worried about my student debt, because I don't think about it."
What is repression?
500
In primary assessment, we are likely to determine that answering your phone is urgent, but ________________.
What is "not important".
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