A Mechanism Is

question 51

Multiple Choice

A mechanism is

• A) Something that regulates a physical system.
• B) the means by which unconscious conflict produces psychological disturbances.
• C) a process, activity of a living system that mediates the influence of an antecedent factor on disease.
• D) the effect neurotic behaviour has on the family or social environment.
• E) an axis of internal regulation that involves pulmonary and immunological functioning.

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Definitions:

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Personality Components

The elements that make up an individual's personality, often described in models such as the Big Five traits of openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Barnum Effect

A psychological phenomenon where individuals believe vague, general statements to be highly accurate for them personally, often exploited in horoscopes and fortune telling.

Personality Analysis

The assessment and evaluation of individual personality traits, often to understand behavior, predict outcomes, or guide therapeutic interventions.