Maslow's hierarchy proposes that

Answer: Higher needs (self-actualization) emerge only after lower needs (food, safety) are met Pyramid: physiological → safety → love/belonging → esteem → self-actualization.

Carl Rogers emphasized

Answer: Unconditional positive regard for healthy self-concept Acceptance, genuineness, and empathy foster self-concept.

Freud's three-part personality structure consists of

Answer: Id, ego, superego Different from his levels of consciousness, though related.

AP Psychology · Topic 4.4

Psychodynamic and Humanistic Theories of Personality Practice

Part of Social Psychology and Personality.

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Sample 1difficulty 3/5
$Maslow's hierarchy proposes that$
- A
  $Higher needs (self-actualization) emerge only after lower needs (food, safety) are met$
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- B
  $All needs operate at equal priority simultaneously$
- C
  $Higher-order needs must be satisfied before basic ones$
- D
  $Needs emerge in random order across the lifespan$
Why
$Pyramid: physiological \to safety \to love/belonging \to esteem \to self-actualization.$
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$Carl Rogers emphasized$
- A
  $Stable trait dimensions across the lifespan$
- B
  $Unconditional positive regard for healthy self-concept$
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- C
  $Unconscious sexual and aggressive drives$
- D
  $Operant conditioning principles for behavior change$
Why
$Acceptance, genuineness, and empathy foster self-concept.$
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Sample 3difficulty 3/5
$Freud's three-part personality structure consists of$
- A
  $Trust, love, work$
- B
  $Id, ego, superego$
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- C
  $Pleasure, reality, morality$
- D
  $Conscious, preconscious, unconscious$
Why
$Different from his levels of consciousness, though related.$
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Sample 4difficulty 3/5
$Freud's ego operates on$
- A
  $Internalized morality, enforcing ethical conduct$
- B
  $The reality principle, mediating id and superego$
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- C
  $The pleasure principle, seeking immediate gratification$
- D
  $Random impulses with no guiding structure$
Why
$Conscious decision-maker; balances drives with reality and ethics.$
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Sample 5difficulty 3/5
$A man furious at his boss yells at his dog instead. Which mechanism in the table fits best?$
- A
  $Reaction formation$
- B
  $Projection$
- C
  $Repression$
- D
  $Displacement$
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Why
$Displacement involves redirecting an impulse from a threatening target (the boss) onto a less threatening one (the dog), exactly as the table defines.$
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