Personality Assessment
Trait Theory of Personality
Maslow's & Roger's Personality Theory
Adler's Personality Theory
Freud
100

This approach to personality assessment involves asking people to give an account of and answer questions about their behavior and feelings in various situations.

Self-Report Measures

100

These traits are known as the 5 to 10 themes that best describe our behavior.

Central Traits

100

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is portrayed in this shape.

Pyramid or Triangle

100

According to Adler, ____ is a condition that develops when a person overcompensates for normal inferiority feelings.

Superiority Complex

100

Which structure of personality is the rational mediator?

Ego

200

The Rorschach Inkblot Test and the Thematic Apperception Test are examples of this method used to assess personality.

Projective Techniques

200

The most pervasive and influential trait, operating like a ruling passion is known as this trait.

Cardinal Trait

200

According to Maslow, hungry people are not preoccupied with the need of self-actualization until they meet this need.

Physiological

200

According to Adler, ____ is a condition that develops when a person is unable to compensate for normal inferiority feelings.

Inferiority Complex

200

Having anxiety because someone did not call you back is known as this type of anxiety.

Neurotic

300

Journaling is an example of this method used to assess personality.

Thought and Experiencing Sampling Procedures

300

The set of traits that describes our general behavioral style in responding to our surroundings are known as these traits.

Temperament Traits

300

Maslow used this term to describe people's doubts about their own abilities.

Jonah Complex

300

Alfred Adler used this term to describe his approach to personality.

Individual Psychology

300

A student refuses to believe they flunked a course. This is an example of which defense mechanism?

Denial

400

This refers to the consistency of the responses to a personality test.

Reliability

400

These traits are shared by a number of people such as those within the same culture.

Common Traits

400

The warning "Of course, Mommy loves you... when you're good!" is an example of what term according o Rogers.

Conditional Positive Regard

400

In the _____ type of style of life, one expects satisfaction from others.

Getting

400

A person with strong feelings of aggression becomes a professional boxer. This is an example of which defense mechanism?

Sublimation

500

Which of the following is not one of the personality dimensions of the "Big Five" Factor Model?

  • Extraversion
  • Openness
  • Neuroticism
  • Psychoticism

Psychoticism

500

These traits are sometimes related to attitudes and often appear only in certain situations.

Secondary Traits

500

Rogers used this term to describe the acceptance we need from others.

Positive Regard

500

Bill likes to tell his employees what to do by attacking their work ethic. Bill most likely has this style of life according to Adler.

Dominant

500

A student yells at their sibling because the teacher gave them a bad grade. This is an example of which defense mechanism?

Displacement