Personality

Explore Your Personality

Delve into the fascinating world of personality psychology with our comprehensive quiz! Unsure about psychological theories? Challenge yourself with questions covering various topics, from defense mechanisms to Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Test your knowledge on prominent psychologists
Learn about different personality traits and disorders
Enhance your understanding of psychological concepts

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The ________ complex is to girls as the ________ complex is to boys.

Oedipus, Electra

Electra, Oedipus

Oral, Phallic

Phallic, Oral

Allport believed that traits could be organized into three levels:

Primary, secondary, tertiary

Id, ego, superego

Cardinal, central, secondary

cognitive, emotional, physiological

Which of the following is NOT one of the Big Five traits?

Openness to experience

Sense of humor

Conscientiousness

Extraversion

Which of the following is not a Cluster B personality disorder?

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Histrionic Personality Disorder

Compulsive Personality Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder

Cluster A personality disorders are characterised by:

Stress, Anxiety, Fear, Danger

Suspicion, Paranoia, Mistrust, Reclusiveness

Appearing dramatic, emotional, erratic, Volatility, Violation of social norms

Unfounded anxiety, Abnormal fears, Desire for untenable social relationships

In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the order in which needs must be met is:

Physiological, belongingness, safety, esteem, self-actualization

Esteem, belongingness, safety, self-actualization, physiological

Safety, belongingness, esteem, physiological, self-actualization

Physiological, safety, belongingness, esteem, self-actualization

Rogers’s theory of personality evolved out of

His experiences as a client centered therapist.

His training in the physical and biological sciences.

His period of education at Union Theological Seminary.

The philosophical influence of John Dewey

How many corollaries or propositions did George Kelly describe under the Personal construct theory?

According to Rogers, when therapists experience “a warm, positive and acceptance attitude toward the client” they

Have unconditional positive regard for that client.

experience conditions of worth toward that client.

Demonstrate feelings of empathy for that client.

Possess positive self regard for that client

Skinner called any stimulus within the environment that strengthens behavior a

Reward

punishment

Reinforcer

respondent

Eysenck’s typology of personality was organised hierarchically:

Type, Personality, Habits

Type, Traits, Habits

Temperament, Personality, Habits

Melancholic, Choleric, Phlegmatic, Sanguine

What was Otto Kernberg’s method of treatment?

CBT

Transference-focused psychotherapy

TAT

Psychotherapy

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