Chapter 1.

Knowing
Oneself
QUIZ
1. These are techniques
that ego uses to defend
itself against the pain of
anxiety.
2. This refers to the unique
and relatively enduring set of
behaviors, feelings, thoughts,
and motives that characterize
an individual.
3. This serves as the
pleasure seeking
principle.
4. The only region of
the mind in contact
with reality.
5. It is the world outside of
ourselves and the experiences that
result from our contact and
interaction with the external world.
 
6. This covers our capacity
to learn, speak,
understand, to reason, and
create.
7. In the Big five factor
model (OCEAN), what does
“N” stands for?
8. In the Big five factor
model (OCEAN), what does
“C” stands for?
9. In the Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator, people who prefer
______ tend to focus their attention
on the inner world of ideas and
impressions.
10.In the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator,
people who prefer _______ tend to
take in information through the five
senses and focus on the here and
now.
 Complete the Table
Defense mechanism 2pts Definition 2pts Example 2pts

11. an attempt to manage anxiety by 12.

imitating the behavior of someone
feared or respected.

Denial 13. 14.

15. an unconscious mechanism by which 16.

threatening thoughts, feelings, and
desires are kept from becoming
conscious; the repressed material is
denied entry into consciousness.
17. the replacement of a highly valued, 18.
unacceptable, or unavailable object
by a less valuable, acceptable, or
available object.
19. 20. Pretending that you are happy 
even if you are hurting inside 
Defense Mechanism 2pts Definition 2pts Example 2pts
21. covering up weaknesses by 22.
emphasizing a more desirable trait or
by overachievement in a more
comfortable area.
23. 24. You are accusing your classmate of
talking too much and spreading
rumors. It is rather obvious to those
who know you that it is the other
way around.
25. an action or words designed to 26.
cancel some disapproved thoughts,
impulses, or acts in which the person
relieves guilt by making reparation.
Displacement 27. 28.

29. displacement of energy associated 30.

with more primitive sexual or
aggressive drives into socially
acceptable activities.