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Self and Personality

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1. The self that values family and social relationships is referred to as _________.

(i) Personal (ii) Social (iii) Familial (iv) Relational

(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (iii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (iv)

2. An individual's ability to organise and monitor one's own behaviour is known as_____.

(a) Self-control (b) Self-esteem (c) Self-efficacy (d) Self-regulation

3. The various psychological techniques of self – control are:–

(A) Observation of own behavior (B) Self instruction

(C) Self reinforcement (D) Self – esteem
(E) Systematic desensitisation

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (A), (B) and (C) Only (b) (B), (C) and (D) Only
(c) (C), (D) and (A) Only (d) (D), (B) and (A) Only

4. The social self emphasizes on such aspects of life as cooperation, unity and sacrifice. This is also
known as ________.

(a) Personal Self (b) Cooperative Self (c) Familial Self (d) Self-Concept

5. Anaya firmly believes that she has the ability and behaviour required for a particular situation. She
has the ability to construct the circumstances of her own life. She is open to taking risks and is less
fearful. She has high ______.

(a) Self–esteem (b) Self – efficacy (c) Self–regulation (d) Self – observation

6. Self–Regulation refers to–

(a) Ability to control one’s emotions.

(b) Ability to organize and monitor one’s behaviour.
(c) Ability to instruct oneself about emotions and behaviour.
(d) Ability to reward oneself for good behaviour.

7. There are some people who are hostile, egocentric and antisocial. They are said to be high on
_________.

(a) Sociability (b) Psychoticism (c) Neuroticism (d) Introversion

8. Some traits often get associated strongly with the name of the person and derive such identities as the
‘Gandhian’ or ‘Hitlerian’ trait. Identify the trait.

(a) Central (b) Secondary (c) Surface (d) Cardinal

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9. Personality is –

(a) Characteristic ways of responding to individuals and situations

(b) Special ways of behaving and feeling
(c) It is a part of our life style
(d) Characteristic ways of spiritual and cultural life.

10. According to the Triguna theory of personality (Charak Samhita), the ____ guna characterizes
laziness, anger, arrogance, depression and helplessness:

(a) Sattva (b) Kapha (c) Rajas (d) Tamas

11. Choose the correct statements in reference to the psychodynamic approach to personality.

A. Sigmund Freud used analysis of error to understand the internal functioning of the mind.
B. The therapeutic procedure developed by Freud is known as projective techniques.
C. There are three levels of consciousness i.e. id, ego and superego.
D. The libido works on the pleasure principle, and seeks immediate gratification.
E. The relative strength of id, ego & superego determines each person's stability.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) A, D, E only (b) B, C, D only (c) A, B, C only (d) C, D, E only

12. Which of these is a part of the typology of personality based on trigunas?

(a) Id, ego, superego (b) Neuroticism, extraversion, introversion

(c) Sattva, rajas, tamas (d) Vatta, Pitta, Kapha

13. Arrange the following stages of psychosexual development in the correct order as proposed by Freud:

A. Latency B. Phallic C. Oral D. Genital

E. Anal

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) A, B, D, C, E (b) E, C, A, B, D (c) B, D, C, A, E (d) C, E, B, A, D

14. Shobhita did not get admission in the college of her choice. She told her friends that she never wanted
to go there. Shobhita’s reaction is an example of

(a) Rationalisation (b) Denial (c) Repression (d) Reaction formation

15. What is the correct sequence (order) of the psychosexual stages of development proposed by Freud?

(A) Phallic (B) Genital (C) Oral

(D) Latency (E) Anal

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (E), (B), (A), (C), (D) (b) (C), (E), (A), (D), (B)
(c) (B), (D), (E), (C), (A) (d) (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)
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16. Identify the correct sequence of the stages of personality development, given by Freud.

A. Anal B. Oral C. Phallic

D. Genital E. Latency

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) C, B, A, D, E (b) B, C, D, E, A (c) C, A, E, D, B (d) B, A, C, E, D

17. Match List – I with List – II.

List – I List – II
A. Carl Jung I. Analytical Psychology
B. Erich Fromm II. Individual Psychology
C. Alfred Adler III. Basic Anxiety
D. Karen Horney IV. Social Orientation

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) A – I, B – II, C – IV, D – III (b) A – I, B – IV, C – III, D – II

(c) A – I, B – IV, C – II, D – III (d) A – IV, B – II, C – I, D – III

18. With reference to the features of trait approaches of personality select the TRUE statements.

A. This approach tries to discover the ‘buildings blocks’ of personality.

B. This approach attempts to identify the secondary characteristics of people.
C. This approach focuses on the specific psychological attributes along which people differ in stable
ways.
D. This approach follows a bio–psycho–social perspective.
E. According to this approach people are put in a category based on their childhood experiences.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) A, C, E only (b) A, B, C only (c) B, D, E only (d) B, C, D only

19. Choose the statements which are not true for Friedman and Rosenmen’s typology of personality

A. Type D personalities are more susceptible to problems like hypertension and coronary heart
disease.
B. Type A personality seems to possess high motivation, lacks patience, feels short of tune, and
always feels burdened with work.
C. Type B personalities can be best understood as the absence of Type A traits.
D. The risk of developing CHD with Type A personality is sometimes even greater than the risks
caused by high blood pressure.
E. Type – C personality is prone to Covid and Colic pain.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) A and E only (b) B and A only (c) C and E only (d) D and C only
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20. Oedipus Complex is a phenomenon that usually takes place in which stage of Freud’s psychosexual
stages of development?

(a) Oral Stage (b) Phallic Stage (c) Latency Stage (d) Genital Stage

21. The humanistic existential therapies postulate that psychological distress arises from__________.

(a) Faulty parental expectations

(b) Feelings of loneliness and alienation and inability to find meaning in life
(c) Intrapsychic conflicts
(d) Faulty learning

22. Erik Erikson’s theory lays stress on conscious ego processes and his concept of __________ has
drawn considerable attention.

(a) Archetypes (b) Identity Crisis (c) Basic Anxiety (d) Desire for Freedom

23. Who among the following is known for his theory of personality under the trait approach?

(a) Hippocrates (b) Jung (c) Cattell (d) Sheldon

24. A person with strong sexual urges, who channels his energy into religious fervour, presents a classical
example of:–

(a) Rationalisation (b) Projection (c) Reaction formation (d) Denial

25. Steps involved in the treatment of a psychological disorder in psychoanalytical therapy session
follow:

(A) Working through (B) Rapport formation

(C) Termination (D) Transference, confrontation
(E) Insight

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (B), (D), (A) (C), (E) (b) (C), (D), (B), (A), (E)
(c) (B), (D), (A), (B), (C) (d) (E) (D), (B), (C), (A)

26. When a person defends against anxiety by adopting behaviour opposite to one’s true feelings it is
known as:

(a) Repression (b) Denial (c) Projection (d) Reaction formation

27. Arrange the following stages of psychosexual stages of development by Freud in the increasing order
with regard to age of the child.

(A) Anal stage (B) Oral stage (C) Phallic stage

(D) Genital stage (E) Latency stage

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (E), (D), (C), (B), (A) (b) (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)
(c) (B), (A), (C), (E), (D) (d) (B), (A), (C), (D), (E)
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28. According to Allport, a single trait that dominates an individual’s entire personality is known as
______.

(a) Source trait (b) Cardinal trait (c) Central trait (d) Surface trait

29. Amongst the following, which is not indicative of a healthy personality according to humanistic
theorists?

(A) Healthy person has a quest to know oneself deeply.

(B) Healthy persons accept their true feelings, thoughts and behaviour without disguise.
(C) Healthy personality usually is rooted in childhood experiences and are not trapped in “here and
now”.
(D) Healthy personality usually dwell in the future through anxious expectations and distorted
defences.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (B) and (D) Only (b) (D) and (A) Only (c) (A) and (B) Only (d) (C) and (D) Only

30. Match List – I with List – II.

List – I (Types of Personality) List – II (Characteristics)

(A) Type A (I) Relaxed
(B) Type D (II) Proneness to cancer
(C) Type B (III) Proneness to Depression
(D) Type C (IV) Hypertension

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (A) – (I), (B) – (II), (C) – (IV), (D) – (II) (b) (A) – (IV), (B) – (III), (C) – (I), (D) – (II)
(c) (A) – (IV), (B) – (II), (C) – (III), (D) – (I) (d) (A) – (III), (B) – (I), (C) – (II), (D) – (IV)

31. According to Freud, which element of personality does not care for moral values, society or other
individuals?

(a) Super ego (b) Ego (c) Id (d) Libido

32. The important ideas proposed by Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow are:

(A) People have a tendency to maximise self-concept through self-actualisation.

(B) There is a collective unconscious consisting of archetypes
(C) Behaviour is goal directed and worthwhile people try to express capabilities, potentials and talents
to the fullest possible extent.
(D) An atmosphere of unconditional positive regard must be created in order to ensure enhancement
of one's self concept.
(E) Human beings display a wide range of variations in psychological attributes (and it is possible)

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(a) (A), (B), (D) only (b) (B), (C), (E) only (c) (A), (D), (E) only (d) (A), (C), (D) only
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33. The five factor model by Paul Costa and Robert McCrae is a promising empirical approach to
understand trait of personality. Identify the Big 5 factors.

(a) Impulsivity, openness to experience, extraversion emotional stability, flexibility

(b) Openness to experience, conscientiousness, control, extraversion, psychoticism
(c) Openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, control, emotional stability
(d) Openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism

34. Identify the defence mechanism: your senior at work insists you are lying about the large number of
hours you put into a project when he, himself, is the one who's is leaving early and not meeting
deadlines. Your senior is using :

(a) Projection (b) Reaction Formation

(c) Denial (d) Rationalization

35. According to the cultural approach to personality, the following constitutes a child's overall learning
environment.

(A) The nature of terrain and habitat

(B) Social structures and division of labour
(C) Problems encountered in any of the psychosexual stages
(D) Climate conditions and settlement pattern

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (A), (C), (D) only (b) (C), (B), (D) only (c) (A), (B), (C) only (d) (A), (B), (D) only

36. The full form of TAT is:

(a) Teacher’s Aptitude Test (b) Thematic Appraisal Test

(c) Thematic Apperception Test (d) Thematic Ability Test

37. ________ is a self–report measure which can be used to diagnose hypochondriasis, depression, mania,
psychasthenia, hysteria and social introversion.

(a) Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ)

(b) Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF)
(c) Sentence Completion Test
(d) The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory – 2 (MMPI – 2)

38. Identify the test which uses Projective Techniques for Personality Assessment.

(a) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (b) Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire
(c) Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (d) The Thematic Apperception Test

39. Arrange in sequence the steps in administrating the Thematic Apperception Test.

A. The Subject is asked to tell a story describing the situation presented in a picture.
B. A standard procedure is available for scoring TAT response.
C. The Test consists of 30 black and white picture cards and one blank card.
D. The cards are presented one at a time to the subject.
E. Each picture card depicts one or more people in a variety of situations.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) E, D, A, B, C (b) C, E, D, A, B (c) B, A, C, E, D (d) A, B, C, D, E

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40. Arrange in correct order the steps undertaken by an interviewer to prepare an interview format

A. Summarising what has been said

B. Establishing the objective of the interview
C. Body of the interview
D. Establishing rapport between the two communicators
E. Interviewee to ask question or offer comments to the interviewer

(a) A, E, D, B, C (b) B, C, A, D, E (c) B, D, C, A, E (d) D, B, C, A, E

41. With reference to the Rorschach Inkblot Test identify the correct sequence in which test is
administered.

A. In performance proper phase subjects are shown the cards.

B. Fine judgement is made to place the subject’s response in meaningful context.
C. The cards bearing Inkblot are administered individually in two phases.
D. Subjects are asked to tell what they see in each card.
E. Response is prepared by asking the subject to share on what bases particular response is made.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) A, D, B, C, E (b) C, A, D, E, B (c) B, E, A, D, C (d) C, D, A, B, E

42. Which of the given self-report inventories can be used as a tool for psychiatric diagnoses as well as in
identifying varieties of psychopathology?

(a) EPQ: Eysenck Personality Questionnaire

(b) MMPT: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
(c) 16PF: 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire
(d) Nominations

43. The clinical psychologist assessed person B’s personality using a test based on less structured stimuli.
The test helped to assess his unconscious motives and feelings. Identify the test used by the
psychologist.

(a) Self-report measure (b) Projective Technique

(c) Behavioural Analysis (d) Psychometric test

44. _________ has been found extremely useful in career guidance, vocational exploration and
occupational testing.

(a) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (b) Eysenck Personality Questionnaire

(c) Sixteen Personality factor Questionnaire (d) Sentence Completion Test

45. ________ involves employing systematic, organized and objective procedures to record behavioural
phenomena occurring naturally in real time.

(a) Psychological test (b) Self-Report (c) Observation (d) Case study