Multiple Choice
According to the psychodynamic perspective on personality, what should be a primary use of a personality test?
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11. Personality
The Psychodynamic Perspective on Personality
Multiple Choice
According to the psychodynamic perspective, Freud suggested that defense mechanisms protect an individual from which of the following?
A
Anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts and feelings
B
Physical harm caused by external threats
C
The need for self-actualization
D
Cognitive dissonance from conflicting beliefs
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Understand the psychodynamic perspective, which was developed by Sigmund Freud and focuses on unconscious processes influencing behavior.
Recognize that Freud proposed defense mechanisms as unconscious strategies used by the ego to manage internal conflicts and reduce psychological distress.
Identify that these defense mechanisms primarily protect the individual from anxiety that arises when unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or impulses threaten the conscious mind.
Eliminate options that do not align with Freud's theory, such as physical harm (external threats), self-actualization (a humanistic concept), and cognitive dissonance (a cognitive theory).
Conclude that according to Freud, defense mechanisms protect an individual from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts and feelings.
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