PSY 100 FINAL EXAM WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Personality correct answers >> A pattern of enduring,
distinctive thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that characterize
the way an individual adapts to the world
Psychodynamic Perspectives correct answers >> Theoretical
views emphasizing that personality is primarily unconscious
(beyond awareness)
ID correct answers >> The part of the person that Freud
called the "it," consisting of unconscious drives; the individual's
reservoir of sexual energy
Ego correct answers >> The Freudian structure of personality
that deals with the demands of reality
Superego correct answers >> The Freudian structure of
personality that serves as the harsh internal judge of our
behavior; what we often call conscience
Defense Mechanisms correct answers >> Tactics the ego
uses to reduce anxiety by consciously distorting reality
Oedipus Complex correct answers >> According to Freud, a
boy's intense desire to replace his father and enjoy the affections
of his mother
, Collective Unconscious correct answers >> Jung's term for
the impersonal, deepest layer of the unconscious mind, shared by
all human beings because of their common ancestral past
Archetypes correct answers >> Jung's term for emotionally
laden ideas and images in the collective unconscious that have
rich and symbolic meaning for all people
Individual Psychology correct answers >> Alder's view that
people are motivated by purposes and goals and that perfection,
not pleasure, is thus the key motivator in human life
Humanistic Perspectives correct answers >> Theoretical
views stressing a person's capacity for personal growth and
positive human qualities
Unconditional Positive Regard correct answers >> Roger's
construct referring to the individual's need to be accepted,
valued, and treated positively regardless of his or her behavior
Conditions of Worth correct answers >> The standards that
the individual must live up to in order to receive positive regard
from others
Trait Theories correct answers >> Theoretical views stressing
that personality consists of broad, enduring dispositions (traits)
that tend to lead to characteristic responses
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Personality correct answers >> A pattern of enduring,
distinctive thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that characterize
the way an individual adapts to the world
Psychodynamic Perspectives correct answers >> Theoretical
views emphasizing that personality is primarily unconscious
(beyond awareness)
ID correct answers >> The part of the person that Freud
called the "it," consisting of unconscious drives; the individual's
reservoir of sexual energy
Ego correct answers >> The Freudian structure of personality
that deals with the demands of reality
Superego correct answers >> The Freudian structure of
personality that serves as the harsh internal judge of our
behavior; what we often call conscience
Defense Mechanisms correct answers >> Tactics the ego
uses to reduce anxiety by consciously distorting reality
Oedipus Complex correct answers >> According to Freud, a
boy's intense desire to replace his father and enjoy the affections
of his mother
, Collective Unconscious correct answers >> Jung's term for
the impersonal, deepest layer of the unconscious mind, shared by
all human beings because of their common ancestral past
Archetypes correct answers >> Jung's term for emotionally
laden ideas and images in the collective unconscious that have
rich and symbolic meaning for all people
Individual Psychology correct answers >> Alder's view that
people are motivated by purposes and goals and that perfection,
not pleasure, is thus the key motivator in human life
Humanistic Perspectives correct answers >> Theoretical
views stressing a person's capacity for personal growth and
positive human qualities
Unconditional Positive Regard correct answers >> Roger's
construct referring to the individual's need to be accepted,
valued, and treated positively regardless of his or her behavior
Conditions of Worth correct answers >> The standards that
the individual must live up to in order to receive positive regard
from others
Trait Theories correct answers >> Theoretical views stressing
that personality consists of broad, enduring dispositions (traits)
that tend to lead to characteristic responses
