In Freud's view, a partial or complete halt in an individual's psychosexual development is called ________.
a) thanatos
b) libido
c) fixation
d) abreaction
Each of the following is true of trait theories except ________.
a) it is more difficult to study personality traits than to study self-actualization and unconscious motives
b) some critics feel it is dangerous to reduce human complexity to just a few traits
c) some psychologists question whether traits really can describe and predict behavior
d) they are primarily descriptive and do not explain the causes of personality
The central tenet of humanistic personality theories that the overriding purpose of the human condition is to realize one's potential, has ________.
a) been virtually impossible to study scientifically
b) received limited support from experimental research
c) not been supported by experimental research findings
d) been largely confirmed by experimental research
Research by Rogers found that people whose real selves differed considerably from their ideal selves were ________.
a) just as happy and satisfied as others
b) more likely to be unhappy and dissatisfied
c) more likely to be happy and satisfied
d) more stable than others in their self-image
The _____ perspective views abnormal behavior as arising from early childhood experiences and unresolved, unconscious conflicts.
biological
biopsychosocial
psychodynamic/psychoanalytic
cognitive