Psychology, 5/e   Wortman, Loftus & Weaver
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Learning Objectives

1. Discuss Freud’s theory of the structure of the human psyche.
2. Distinguish among the defense mechanisms that reduce anxiety.
3. Describe Freud’s stages of psychosexual development.
4. Discuss the various revisions post-Freudian theorists have made to Freudian theory.
5. Explain the primary criticism of the psychoanalytic approach to personality.
6. Compare and contrast the Big Five factors with the trait theories of Allport, Cattell, Eysenck.
7. Explain the primary criticism of the trait approach to personality.
8. Explain the role of observational learning, self-efficacy, and self-schemas in personality development.
9. Explain the primary criticism of the social cognitive approach to personality.
10. Discuss the humanistic theories of Rogers, Maslow, and McAdams.
11. Explain the primary criticism of the humanistic approach to personality.
12. Discuss the biological approach to personality, specifically the evolutionary and behavioral genetic approaches.
13. Explain the primary criticism of the biological approach to personality.
14. Identify and discuss the shared concepts of the various theories of personality.
15. Explain how personality is related to coronary heart disease, focusing on research concerning the type A personality.

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