Chapter 12 Practice Test

Social psychology and personality psychology both came into fruition around the same time – the 1920’s and 1930’s. Needless

Explain the reasons for the development of psychology as an academic discipline in the 19th and 20th centuries, making explicit the important turning points and breakthroughs.

Chapter 31 32. The red scare of 1919–1920 was provoked by a. the wartime migration of rural blacks to northern cities. b. the strict enforcement of prohibition laws. c. evolutionary science’s challenge to the biblical story of the Creation. d. the public’s association of labor violence with its fear of revolution.

When discussing the accuracy of personality tests, there is no test, which will provide perfect precision. According to Dr. O'Neil, “an individual's personality is the complex of mental characteristics that makes them unique from other people” (2006, Para 1). O’Neil believes that the potential factors involved in shaping personality include values, beliefs, and expectations that are genetic and environmental (O’Neil, 2006).

4. Sigmund Freud developed the psychodynamic approach that included the theories of personality Jung, Adler, and Erickson.

Assessment Complete • Pattern of Coping and Stress Tolerance – He follows a strict regimen to cope such as: watching Jeopardy, Monday’s pizza dinner, Tuesdays pancakes with maple syrup. – He gets nervous and states “Who’s on First?” when he is around new people • Pattern of Values and Beliefs – Because he had been a resident for over 20 years, he trusted those at the mental institute. Analysis of Health Assessment • Normal assessment findings – Alert and Oriented to person, place, time.

If there were one word to describe Ralph, it would be leadership. He is an attractive and intelligent young man who demonstrates obvious common sense. Ralph is the person who conceives the meeting place, the fire, and also the huts. In the beginning of the story, Ralph is very optimistic, calm, and confidant. He knows what needs to be done and has accepted his role of leadership. However, he lacks the ability to lead. An example of this can be when he stops commanding respect from the boys. He’s also always complaining to the boys that they aren’t doing things right. Towards chapter 9, Ralph is leaning towards “savagery” just like the boys. He is an active participant

Lewis is over exaggerating her symptoms or possesses multiple mental health problems. Her symptoms reported in the clinical interview are consistent with the various elevations within the scales and subscales of the MMPI-2. Elevations in the Hs scale suggest Ms. Lewis is suffering somatic symptoms. This is consistent with the elevations in the Hy scale, which indicates that Ms. Lewis denies conflict, has little insight when acting out, has little anxiety, tension, or depression unless she’s reacting to stress, and indirectly expresses anger or resentment; these issues may manifest as somatic symptoms. Specific elevations in the Harris-Lingoes subscales Hy3 and Hy4, indicate that Ms. Lewis is experiencing problems sleeping, is uncomfortable, and expresses little to no hostility. The Pd scale indicates that Ms. Lewis has rebellious tendencies, does not take responsibility for her problems, and has poor family relationships. Further elevations in the Harris-Lingoes scales Pd2, Pd4, and Pd5 suggest that Ms. Lewis has gotten in trouble with the law or at school, feels misunderstood, alienated, unhappy, and may indulge in excessive alcohol use. The Pa scale elevation suggests a mistrust in others, the need to be guarded, hostility, and resentfulness. Additional Harris-Lingoes elevations indicate that Ms. Lewis is hypersensitive, lonely and searches for risk or excitement. The Pt scale suggests that Ms.

14. Caitlin is starting a new job search. What is the best advice you can give her about preparing her résumé?

The use of personality and IQ test are not going to be beneficial to help diagnose Phil. The mental status exam is not necessary as well because Phil is aware and able to talk and understand what is going on. A neuropsychological, neuroimaging, psychophysiological assessments would be no use to diagnose Phil. The projective test would not contribute in a diagnosis in Phil’s case either.

The story begins on the day of the Aptitude test, a specific test that helps members of a futuristic society, choose a faction out of the five faction Abnegation (the selfless), Amity (the kind and peaceful), Dauntless (the brave and fearless), Erudite (the intelligent), and Candor (the honest). Sixteen year old Beatrice Prior is warned not to inform anyone about her test result not even her family, because she is divergent. On the day of the choosing ceremony, the day all sixteen year olds decide their future, Beatrice’s thought are drowned in confusion. She can’t decide which faction to choose, since the Aptitude test didn’t help her, but she finally chooses the Dauntless. To get to the Dauntless compound the initiates have to have to jump off a roof and into an underground tunnel.

Mr. Hunt Fellow is a 54-year-old married male who completed a measure of emotional functioning (MMPI-2). The client worked diligently, completing all administered questions (Cannot Say=0). He was mildly truthful in his response pattern (L=T70). Mr. Fellow endorsed severe experiences of stress and limited coping (F=T95). In addition, he seemed prone to low self-regard (K=T33). In general, the client provided a mostly credible assessment of himself (F-K=11). It is noteworthy client may be prone to overreport problems and a score over ten should be discussed with the client. Although, Mr. Fellow’s mildly truthful response pattern would render this report invalid, I will still interpret the clinical status.

Astrology should be taken more seriously. There are five key reasons that outline the truth of astrology. First, astrology has been used for over six thousand years and was historically considered to be more accurate than medical professionals. Several scientific studies have been conducted to support astrological findings. Several yearly predictions that were made astrologically have been known to come true with a high success rate. Additionally, astrologers use a twelve-sign system to analyze individual personality traits, one study on these predictions held a 96% accuracy rate. Lastly, some psychologists today have taken to using astrology as a diagnosis tool and to treat their clients. These clients responded positively to their treatment.

Companies have started to use personality tests in the past five years so that they can find a potential employee’s strengths and weaknesses. If questions and answers are quite accurate and test is done properly it can help an employer to find more about person’s advantages and disadvantages. It is very important to know because one of the most important points is that most of personality tests help to recognize unqualified candidates. “Although experts warn that many personality assessments don't deliver what they promise, legitimate scientifically validated tests are helping employers evaluate job candidates to select those best suited for particular positions. Other tests are designed to measure intelligence, honesty, management aptitude and other qualities.”