23 + Mcqs in Personality and Personal Growth Page 1 McqOptions

1.	................ refers to the individual differences as well as an individual s pattern of responding to the environment.
A.	trait
B.	temperament
C.	heritability
D.	personality
Answer» C. heritability

Discussion

2.	When faced with a decision in an uncertain situation, ................ person tries to look at the problem from all angles and never jump to conclusions.
A.	courageous
B.	prosocial
C.	kind
D.	open-minded
Answer» E.

Discussion

3.	.......... directs organisms toward situations and experiences that potentially may yield pleasure and reward
A.	withdrawal oriented bis
B.	withdrawal oriented bfs
C.	approach oriented bis
D.	approach oriented bfs
Answer» E.

Discussion

4.	Which one of the following belongs to the 24 character strengths of VIA classification system
A.	optimism
B.	positive illusion
C.	hope
D.	flow
Answer» D. flow

Discussion

5.	When two partners take a positive view of their relationship that their partners are better than others, their love is stronger than other s love, and that they have more control over the outcome of their relationship than others and so are less likely to separate; they are said to show ..........
A.	positive illusion
B.	illusion collusion
C.	optimism
D.	marital satisfaction
Answer» C. optimism

Discussion

6.	.......... involves accurate self-perception and acceptance of one s strengths and accomplishments and imperfections and failures, coupled with a greater focus on the value of all people and things than on the self.
A.	humanity
B.	humility
C.	optimism
D.	pessimism
Answer» C. optimism

Discussion

7.	Select among the following the one that has not a proponent of trait theory of personality.
A.	raymond cattell
B.	alfred adler
C.	hans eysenck
D.	gordon allport
Answer» C. hans eysenck

Discussion

8.	One s tendency to think that he is more competent and better liked than others and describe himself primarily in positive terms is an example for ..........
A.	optimism
B.	hope
C.	positive illusion
D.	positive affectivity
Answer» D. positive affectivity

Discussion

9.	A person with a strong love of learning is ........... motivated to master new skills, topics, and bodies of knowledge.
A.	extrinsically
B.	intrinsically
C.	directly
D.	indirectly
Answer» C. directly

Discussion

10.	The ability to understand feelings in the self and others, and to use these feelings as informational guides for thinking and action
A.	empathy
B.	sympathy
C.	emotional intelligence
D.	self-awareness
Answer» D. self-awareness

Discussion

11.	The virtue which represents our capacity for sympathy, empathy, compassion and love in our relationship with others.
A.	temperance
B.	transcendence
C.	humanity
D.	justice
Answer» D. justice

Discussion

12.	............ involves not acknowledging the existence or meaning of threatening or stressful events in the external world.
A.	repression
B.	projection
C.	displacement
D.	denial
Answer» E.

Discussion

13.	A global expectation that the future will bring a bounty of good things and scarcity of bad things is ..........
A.	hope
B.	dispositional optimism
C.	learned optimism
D.	positive illusion
Answer» C. learned optimism

Discussion

14.	.......... is thankfulness to a deity or to the universe for specific things or for the experience of existence.
A.	personal gratitude
B.	transpersonal gratitude
C.	dispositional gratitude
D.	spirituality
Answer» C. dispositional gratitude

Discussion

15.	.............. involves registering, attending to, and deciphering emotional messages as they are expressed in facial expressions, voice tone, or cultural artefacts.
A.	emotional competence
B.	emotional perception
C.	emotional understanding
D.	emotional facilitation
Answer» C. emotional understanding

Discussion

16.	An organized set of beliefs that allows to anticipate situations in which negative information is likely to be received about the self and then to develop strategies for dealing with these is ....................
A.	positive illusion
B.	negative illusion
C.	positive self-schema
D.	negative self-schema
Answer» E.

Discussion

17.	People who experience flow in daily life tend to very happy . This proposal constitute which type of happiness theory?
A.	process/activity theories
B.	need/goal satisfaction theories
C.	genetic theories of happiness
D.	personality predisposition theories
Answer» B. need/goal satisfaction theories

Discussion

18.	Each virtue is defined by a set of .......... strengths that represent the ingredients, expressions and potential means of developing the virtue.
A.	behavioural
B.	character
C.	personality
D.	emotional
Answer» C. personality

Discussion

19.	The dimensions of individual differences in tendencies to show consistent patterns of thoughts, feelings, and actions are called as ...........
A.	personality
B.	emotional stability
C.	behaviour
D.	trait
Answer» E.

Discussion

20.	............. is the capacity to accurately recognize the psychological states of self and others, and manage our own psychological states and social situations effectively.
A.	wisdom
B.	iq
C.	social intelligence
D.	self-awareness
Answer» D. self-awareness

Discussion

21.	The virtue that provide the strength to control excesses and restrain impulses which may harm the self and others.
A.	temperance
B.	transcendence
C.	justice
D.	wisdom
Answer» B. transcendence

Discussion

22.	.......... has been conceptualized as an expert knowledge system associated with an advanced stage of cognitive and personality development.
A.	wisdom
B.	transcendence
C.	curiosity
D.	intelligence
Answer» B. transcendence

Discussion

23.	............. is referred as the goal directed thinking in which a person has the perceived capacity to find routes to directed goals.
A.	motivation
B.	hope
C.	need
D.	optimism
Answer» C. need

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Bachelor of Science in Counselling Psychology (BSc Counselling Psychology).

................ refers to the individual differences as well as an individual s pattern of responding to the environment.

When faced with a decision in an uncertain situation, ................ person tries to look at the problem from all angles and never jump to conclusions.

.......... directs organisms toward situations and experiences that potentially may yield pleasure and reward

Which one of the following belongs to the 24 character strengths of VIA classification system

When two partners take a positive view of their relationship that their partners are better than others, their love is stronger than other s love, and that they have more control over the outcome of their relationship than others and so are less likely to separate; they are said to show ..........

.......... involves accurate self-perception and acceptance of one s strengths and accomplishments and imperfections and failures, coupled with a greater focus on the value of all people and things than on the self.

Select among the following the one that has not a proponent of trait theory of personality.

One s tendency to think that he is more competent and better liked than others and describe himself primarily in positive terms is an example for ..........

A person with a strong love of learning is ........... motivated to master new skills, topics, and bodies of knowledge.

The ability to understand feelings in the self and others, and to use these feelings as informational guides for thinking and action

The virtue which represents our capacity for sympathy, empathy, compassion and love in our relationship with others.

............ involves not acknowledging the existence or meaning of threatening or stressful events in the external world.

A global expectation that the future will bring a bounty of good things and scarcity of bad things is ..........

.......... is thankfulness to a deity or to the universe for specific things or for the experience of existence.

.............. involves registering, attending to, and deciphering emotional messages as they are expressed in facial expressions, voice tone, or cultural artefacts.

An organized set of beliefs that allows to anticipate situations in which negative information is likely to be received about the self and then to develop strategies for dealing with these is ....................

People who experience flow in daily life tend to very happy . This proposal constitute which type of happiness theory?

Each virtue is defined by a set of .......... strengths that represent the ingredients, expressions and potential means of developing the virtue.

The dimensions of individual differences in tendencies to show consistent patterns of thoughts, feelings, and actions are called as ...........

............. is the capacity to accurately recognize the psychological states of self and others, and manage our own psychological states and social situations effectively.

The virtue that provide the strength to control excesses and restrain impulses which may harm the self and others.

.......... has been conceptualized as an expert knowledge system associated with an advanced stage of cognitive and personality development.

............. is referred as the goal directed thinking in which a person has the perceived capacity to find routes to directed goals.