Psychology 2 Marks Question

Defence mechanism is a way of reducing anxiety by distorting reality.

Type-B Personality:

• absence of Type-A traits/ opposite of Type A traits.
• which are high motivation, impatient, in a hurry, feels burdened with work,

Alternate Answer
Low motivation, has patience, not in a hurry, does not feel burdened with work, does not feel short of time, feel relaxed.

Defence mechanism is a way of reducing anxiety by distorting reality.

The term self-concept is a general term used to refer to how someone thinks about, evaluates or perceives themselves. To be aware of oneself is to have a concept of oneself.
Baumeister (1999) provides the following self-concept definition:
"The individual's belief about himself or herself, including the person's attributes and who and what the self is".

Self Esteem.

Self-regulation.

Type D.

Type D.

Self-actualisation is a state of realising one’s true potential to a maximum. Self-actualisation becomes possible by analysing the motivations that guide our lives. Self-actualisation and a pursuit of self-esteam set us apart from animalistic behaviour which is concerned only with the satisfaction of one’s needs.

Extreme response bias.

Rationalisation.

Type A.

1. Personal Identity - Refers to those attributes of a person that make her/Him different from others.

e.g. when a person describes himself by telling his name or his characteristics.

Rationalisation.

Depression.

False.

Personal Identity refers to awareness of oneself as a separate, distinct being or entity.Personal identity refers to those attributes of a person that make him/her different from others.
It is a description of a person(say name) or characteristics (say honesty) or potentialities or capabilities (say singer or dancer).

Definition (pattern of responses an organism makes to stimulus event that disturbs the equilibrium and exceeds the person’s ability to cope).

• Explanation of eustress, distress.

Alternate Answer

• Origin of the word and strain.
• Reference to appraisal.

Self Esteem.

Type D.

Self-regulation.

3. Social desirability.

Reaction formation is an ego defence mechanism in which a person wards off anxiety by adopting behaviours opposite to her/his true feelings. For example; a person with strong sexual desire who directs her/his energy into religious pursuits.

Extreme response bias.

True.

Type A

3. Repression.

1. Social l Identity - Refers to those aspects of a person that link her/him to a social or cultural group or are derived from it.
2. An example - He is a Hindu or a Muslim.
3. Descriptions characterise the way people mentally represent themselves as persons.

Projection.

Bandura’s social learning theory.

True.

Definition-Social Identity refers to those aspects of a person that link her/him to a social or cultural group or are derived from it.
e.g. I am an Indian.

Personal.

Definition (pattern of responses an organism makes to stimulus event that disturbs the equilibrium and exceeds the person’s ability to cope.

• Explanation of eustress, distress.

Alternate Answer

• Origin of the word and strain.
• Reference to appraisal.

You need to understand their motivation, realise they will have a script, not allow them to complicate matters, refuse to be sidetracked, retain an open mind, know your subject, and avoid a slanging match. You are there only to uncover information in order to inform the public debate. A political interview does not have to become confrontational and heated. A good interviewer will draw out the information she or he is seeking without the need for raised voices.

Type - D personality is characterised by proneness to depression.

Shobhita did not get admission in the college of her choice. She told her friends that she never really wanted to go there. She is using a defence mechanism called Rationalisation, Reaction formation.

Karen Horney: Women are more likely to be affected by social and cultural factors than by biological factors.
Freud: Has used males as the prototype of all human personality development. He overlooked female experiences and perspectives. Freud treated women as inferior.

Trait approach psychologists explain personality on the basis of specific psychological characteristics.
Type approach psychologists believe that personality can be classified into broad categories.
Traits are relatively stable, persistent and characteristic patterns of behaviour which makes the individual different from others.

1. These are overlapping, i.e., inclusive in nature.
2. Traits are specific psychological characteristics, e.g., shy or timid.

Types are cluster of similar traits:

1. These are broad categories.
2. These do not overlap, i.e., exclusive in nature, e.g., extrovert or introvert.