Question 1

The need for safety is

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A)  brought on by childhood trauma. 
B)  mostly genetically based and not caused by the environment. 
C)  important only in childhood. 
D)  experienced by all children. 
A)  brought on by childhood trauma. 
B)  mostly genetically based and not caused by the environment. 
C)  important only in childhood. 
D)  experienced by all children.

Question 2

According to Horney, one self- protective device used to cope with basic anxiety is

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A)  to create feelings of loss and regret. 
B)  to manifest physical symptoms of pain. 
C)  to withdraw from people, psychologically. 
D)  to act out sexually. 
A)  to create feelings of loss and regret. 
B)  to manifest physical symptoms of pain. 
C)  to withdraw from people, psychologically. 
D)  to act out sexually.

Question 3

Horney's actual research approach relied mainly on

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A)  studies exclusively using twins reared apart. 
B)  correlational research involving self-report inventories. 
C)  case studies. 
D)  observations of students within a classroom setting. 
A)  studies exclusively using twins reared apart. 
B)  correlational research involving self-report inventories. 
C)  case studies. 
D)  observations of students within a classroom setting.

Question 4

Horney believed that men often express womb envy

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A)  by abusing their daughters. 
B)  in feelings of depression and inferiority. 
C)  by seeking achievement in their work. 
D)  through the mechanism of reaction formation. 
A)  by abusing their daughters. 
B)  in feelings of depression and inferiority. 
C)  by seeking achievement in their work. 
D)  through the mechanism of reaction formation.

Question 5

Horney strongly disagreed with Freud about

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A)  free association. 
B)  the importance of the superego. 
C)  penis envy. 
D)  the nature of the unconscious. 
A)  free association. 
B)  the importance of the superego. 
C)  penis envy. 
D)  the nature of the unconscious.

Question 6

The four self-protective mechanisms Horney proposed have a single goal: to defend against

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A)  basic anxiety. 
B)  archetypes. 
C)  psychosis. 
D)  emotions. 
A)  basic anxiety. 
B)  archetypes. 
C)  psychosis. 
D)  emotions.

Question 7

A child who becomes lonely and refuses to play with others may be experiencing

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A)  protectionism. 
B)  introversion. 
C)  withdrawal. 
D)  psychosis. 
A)  protectionism. 
B)  introversion. 
C)  withdrawal. 
D)  psychosis.

Question 8

Neurotics blame only themselves for their problems.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Karen Horney incorporated her own childhood experience of ____ into her theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual abuse 
B)  physical abuse 
C)  happily married parents 
D)  lack of love and rejection by her parents 
A)  sexual abuse 
B)  physical abuse 
C)  happily married parents 
D)  lack of love and rejection by her parents

Question 10

According to Horney, neurotic needs are

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A)  irrational solutions to problems. 
B)  absent in normal people. 
C)  found only in neurotics. 
D)  grouped in four clusters. 
A)  irrational solutions to problems. 
B)  absent in normal people. 
C)  found only in neurotics. 
D)  grouped in four clusters.

Question 11

Neurotic needs will become less severe and will likely be overcome in late childhood with no intervention on the part of the parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

An idealized self-image is

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A)  not based on reality. 
B)  doomed to failure. 
C)  based on perfection. 
D)  all of the answers 
A)  not based on reality. 
B)  doomed to failure. 
C)  based on perfection. 
D)  all of the answers

Question 13

The person who is excessively dependent on others represents the ____ personality type.

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A)  aggressive 
B)  compliant 
C)  detached 
D)  withdrawing 
A)  aggressive 
B)  compliant 
C)  detached 
D)  withdrawing

Question 14

All of the following are neurotic needs except

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A)  basic anxiety. 
B)  power. 
C)  admiration. 
D)  exploitation. 
A)  basic anxiety. 
B)  power. 
C)  admiration. 
D)  exploitation.

Question 15

According to Horney, achievement is

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A)  a neurotic trend. 
B)  a neurotic need. 
C)  a cause of basic anxiety. 
D)  genetically determined. 
A)  a neurotic trend. 
B)  a neurotic need. 
C)  a cause of basic anxiety. 
D)  genetically determined.

Question 16

According to Horney, there are three categories of behaviors and attitudes towards oneself and others that express a person's needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Horney, a woman's sense of inferiority is

Accepted Answer

A)  realistic and true for all women. 
B)  rare and not accepted as a theory of personality today. 
C)  biologically based. 
D)  socially and culturally based. 
A)  realistic and true for all women. 
B)  rare and not accepted as a theory of personality today. 
C)  biologically based. 
D)  socially and culturally based.

Question 18

Although childhood influences are important, according to Horney,

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A)  the tyranny of the shoulds is the greatest influence in later life. 
B)  later experiences also shape personality. 
C)  adolescent experiences are more important than the earliest childhood experiences. 
D)  the idealized self-image of a person will be the greatest influence throughout life. 
A)  the tyranny of the shoulds is the greatest influence in later life. 
B)  later experiences also shape personality. 
C)  adolescent experiences are more important than the earliest childhood experiences. 
D)  the idealized self-image of a person will be the greatest influence throughout life.

Question 19

Horney believed that neuroses and conflicts are avoided when children are raised with

Accepted Answer

A)  love, acceptance, and trust. 
B)  security, independence and discipline. 
C)  two parents, rather than with just one parent. 
D)  the driving forces of each parent's personalities reinforcing the idealized self-image of the child. 
A)  love, acceptance, and trust. 
B)  security, independence and discipline. 
C)  two parents, rather than with just one parent. 
D)  the driving forces of each parent's personalities reinforcing the idealized self-image of the child.

Question 20

Horney agreed with Freud about the

Accepted Answer

A)  importance of the early childhood years in shaping the adult personality. 
B)  primacy of instincts. 
C)  dominant role of the unconscious. 
D)  importance of biological forces in personality development. 
A)  importance of the early childhood years in shaping the adult personality. 
B)  primacy of instincts. 
C)  dominant role of the unconscious. 
D)  importance of biological forces in personality development.

The need for safety is

According to Horney, one self- protective device used to cope with basic anxiety is

Horney's actual research approach relied mainly on

Horney believed that men often express womb envy

Horney strongly disagreed with Freud about

The four self-protective mechanisms Horney proposed have a single goal: to defend against

A child who becomes lonely and refuses to play with others may be experiencing

Neurotics blame only themselves for their problems.

Karen Horney incorporated her own childhood experience of ____ into her theory.

According to Horney, neurotic needs are

Neurotic needs will become less severe and will likely be overcome in late childhood with no intervention on the part of the parents.

An idealized self-image is

The person who is excessively dependent on others represents the ____ personality type.

All of the following are neurotic needs except

According to Horney, achievement is

According to Horney, there are three categories of behaviors and attitudes towards oneself and others that express a person's needs.

According to Horney, a woman's sense of inferiority is

Although childhood influences are important, according to Horney,

Horney believed that neuroses and conflicts are avoided when children are raised with

Horney agreed with Freud about the

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Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

B F Skinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

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Exam 5: Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends

The need for safety is

According to Horney, one self- protective device used to cope with basic anxiety is

Horney's actual research approach relied mainly on

Horney believed that men often express womb envy

Horney strongly disagreed with Freud about

The four self-protective mechanisms Horney proposed have a single goal: to defend against

A child who becomes lonely and refuses to play with others may be experiencing

Neurotics blame only themselves for their problems.

Karen Horney incorporated her own childhood experience of ____ into her theory.

According to Horney, neurotic needs are

Neurotic needs will become less severe and will likely be overcome in late childhood with no intervention on the part of the parents.

An idealized self-image is

The person who is excessively dependent on others represents the ____ personality type.

All of the following are neurotic needs except

According to Horney, achievement is

According to Horney, there are three categories of behaviors and attitudes towards oneself and others that express a person's needs.

According to Horney, a woman's sense of inferiority is

Although childhood influences are important, according to Horney,

Horney believed that neuroses and conflicts are avoided when children are raised with

Horney agreed with Freud about the

Studying Personality: Assessment, Research, and Theory

Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

B F Skinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

Mini- Theories: Locus of Control, Sensation Seeking, Learned Helplessness, Optimismpessimism, Positive Psychology, and Happiness and Success

Personality in Perspective

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