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Personality in Psychology
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. . . . . . . . believed that much of our cultural heritage viz, literature, music, art is the product of sublimation.

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"Collective unconscious" is associated with . . . . . . . . .

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A second major approach to the study of traits is illustrated by the work of . . . . . . . .

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. . . . . . . . approach involves the psychological study of the individual case and it entails efforts to understand, explain and sometimes predict an individual's behaviour in various situations.

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Who among the following psychologists has developed a theory of personality based on two dimension-introvert and extrovert?

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According to Freud:

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. . . . . . . . theories of personality are concerned with the individual's personal view of the world, his self-concept and his push toward growth or self-actualization.

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. . . . . . . . traits show how people from a particular nation or culture are similar.

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In phallic stage, boy develops sensual feelings toward his mother which is known as:

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In Freud's theory, . . . . . . . . is the fundamental technique people use to allay anxiety caused by conflicts.

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We . . . . . . . . ides, memories, feelings or motives from consciousness that are especially unacceptable to us.

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According to psychoanalytic theory the sexual energy that underlies the biologically based urges is called the:

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Variables that influence the correlations found in trait research have been called:

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Which of the following personality types is described as noisy, callous and fond of physical activity?

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Which of the following parts of body Freud referred as erogenous zones?

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. . . . . . . . made his famous P.F. test for evaluating a person's characteristic modes of reaction in every situations of frustration.

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Excessive secretion of anterior . . . . . . . . Makes the person intellectually active, emotionally cold and leads to rugged personality like a giant.

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A tendency to generalize a favourable or unfavourable impression to unrelated details of personality, is called . . . . . . . .

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I (Dimensions of personality) List-II (Explanation)
A. Extraversion 1. Ranges from good natured cooperative, trusting at one end to irritable, suspicious, uncooperative at the other
B. Agreeableness 2. Ranges from sociable talkative and enthusiastic at one end to sober, reserved and cautious at the other
C. Conscientiousness 3. Ranges from well organised, careful and responsible at one end to disorganized careless and unscrupulous at the other
D. Emotional stability 4. A dimension ranging from imaginative, witty at one end to down to earth, simple at the other
E. Openness 5. A dimension ranging from poised, calm at one end to nervous, anxious at the other

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Who defined personality as the individual's style of life, or characteristic manner of responding to life's problems, including life goals?

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