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1. Mark is angry when the teacher blames him for an incident that was not his fa

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1. Mark is angry when the teacher blames him for an incident that was not his fault As he leaves school, Mark shoves another boy who gets in his way. Freud would suggest that Mark is using the unconscious defense mechanism of a. denial b. repression c. sublimation d. displacement is defined as a distinctive and relatively stable pattern of behavior, thoughts, motives and emotions that characterizes an individual throughout life. a. ego b. personality e. libido d a trait . Which of the following theories of personality would be most likely to emphasize the freedom of each individual to choose to act in particular ways? a Psychodynamic b. Behaviorist c. Humanist d. None of the above 4. Which of the following is not among the Big Five personality factors? a. empathy b. neuroticism c. conscientiousness introversion s. According to Freud, which component of personality is a conscience? a. the id b. the superego c. the ego d. the ego ideal

Explanation / Answer

1. Answer: d

In this scenario, Mark is using the unconscious defense mechanism of displacement. Mark is angry for being blamed for something tha wasn't his fault. Since he is unable to express his anger towards his teacher, he shoves another boy in his way as a means of acting on the aggressive impulse that the incident with his teacher triggered.

2. Answer: b

Personality is defined as a distinctive and relatively stable pattern of behavior, thoughts, motives and emotions that charcterizes an individual throughout life.

3. Answer: c  

The Humanist theory emphasizes the freedom of each individual to choose and act in particular ways. The theory rejected the assumptions of the behaviourist and psychodynamic perspective, but instead is based on the assumtion of free will and a human's key motive to seek personal growth and fulfilment  

4. Answer: a

The Big Five personality traits are: extraversion, neuroticism openness to experience, conscientiousness, and agreeableness.

5. b

According to Freud, the id is the most primal part of human consciousness that drives all humans; the superego is the functions as a moral compass to the instinctual urges of the id and the ego mediates between the urges of the id and the superego.