Question 1

Horney proposed the concept of the idealized self-image that helps us to improve and control their personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Identify a true statement about the flight from womanhood as proposed by Horney.

Accepted Answer

A)  It leads to the denial of femininity. 
B)  It inhibits sexual desire. 
C)  It results in distrusting and resenting men. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  It leads to the denial of femininity. 
B)  It inhibits sexual desire. 
C)  It results in distrusting and resenting men. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 3

Unlike Freud,Horney:

Accepted Answer

A)  believed in a cooperative therapist-client working relationship. 
B)  was too passive and distant with her patients. 
C)  delved into presumed infantile sexual fantasies. 
D)  placed more emphasis on the ego than on the id. 
A)  believed in a cooperative therapist-client working relationship. 
B)  was too passive and distant with her patients. 
C)  delved into presumed infantile sexual fantasies. 
D)  placed more emphasis on the ego than on the id.

Question 4

To Horney,a person who is excessively dependent on others belongs to the _____ personality type.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

As noted by Horney,individuals who manipulate others to achieve their own ends represent the neurotic trend of moving _____ people.

Accepted Answer

A)  toward 
B)  against 
C)  with 
D)  away from 
A)  toward 
B)  against 
C)  with 
D)  away from

Question 6

According to Horney,a person exhibiting a neurotic trend of moving against other people is most likely to have a neurotic need for perfection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe the change in Horney's attitude and behavior toward her parents after the age of eight.Mention how this affected her adult personality.

Accepted Answer

As a way of retaining her mother's affec

Question 8

Define basic anxiety.Describe the different ways in which we try to protect ourselves against basic anxiety in our childhood.

Accepted Answer

Horney defined basic anxiety as an "insi

Question 9

In Horney' view,a person with a(n)_____ personality type would need to feel superior to others by automatic recognition of his or her uniqueness without struggle or involvement with others.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Identify a true statement about Horney's belief regarding the construction of an idealized self-image.

Accepted Answer

A)  It leads to a state of self-regret. 
B)  It is doomed to failure. 
C)  It is based on perfection. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  It leads to a state of self-regret. 
B)  It is doomed to failure. 
C)  It is based on perfection. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 11

Horney used _____ to assess the functioning of the human personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypnosis 
B)  neurological evaluation 
C)  projective tests and self-report inventories 
D)  free association and dream analysis 
A)  hypnosis 
B)  neurological evaluation 
C)  projective tests and self-report inventories 
D)  free association and dream analysis

Question 12

As a child,Horney was:

Accepted Answer

A)  excessively pampered. 
B)  interested in sports. 
C)  ambitious and rebellious. 
D)  severely punished. 
A)  excessively pampered. 
B)  interested in sports. 
C)  ambitious and rebellious. 
D)  severely punished.

Question 13

In Horney's view,_____ includes the neurotic needs for self-sufficiency,perfection,and narrow limits to life.

Accepted Answer

A)  gaining affection 
B)  withdrawing 
C)  attaining power 
D)  being submissive 
A)  gaining affection 
B)  withdrawing 
C)  attaining power 
D)  being submissive

Question 14

In Horney's view,the Oedipus complex in boys:

Accepted Answer

A)  develops when parents act to undermine a child's security. 
B)  does not exist. 
C)  is biologically based. 
D)  results from the envy of the female capacity for motherhood. 
A)  develops when parents act to undermine a child's security. 
B)  does not exist. 
C)  is biologically based. 
D)  results from the envy of the female capacity for motherhood.

Question 15

According to Horney,people with a compliant personality:

Accepted Answer

A)  are insensitive to the needs of others. 
B)  are incapable of manipulating others. 
C)  regard themselves as superior to others. 
D)  feel helpless and weak about themselves. 
A)  are insensitive to the needs of others. 
B)  are incapable of manipulating others. 
C)  regard themselves as superior to others. 
D)  feel helpless and weak about themselves.

Question 16

Horney selected the case study method that is similar to the method used by Freud,Jung,and Adler while working with their patients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Karen Horney was against the use of self-analysis,free association,and dream analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  realistic and true for all women. 
B)  a consequence of penis envy. 
C)  biologically based. 
D)  socially and culturally based. 
A)  realistic and true for all women. 
B)  a consequence of penis envy. 
C)  biologically based. 
D)  socially and culturally based.

Question 19

Which of the following is true of neurotic trends as described by Horney?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are elaborations of the self-protective mechanisms. 
B)  They are displayed indiscriminately in any and all situations. 
C)  They are compulsive attitudes and behaviors. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  They are elaborations of the self-protective mechanisms. 
B)  They are displayed indiscriminately in any and all situations. 
C)  They are compulsive attitudes and behaviors. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 20

In Horney's view,the self-image of a neurotic:

Accepted Answer

A)  does not develop until he or she reaches middle age. 
B)  is based on an unrealistic self-appraisal. 
C)  does not differ from that of the normal person. 
D)  is formed due to the predominance of the shadow archetype. 
A)  does not develop until he or she reaches middle age. 
B)  is based on an unrealistic self-appraisal. 
C)  does not differ from that of the normal person. 
D)  is formed due to the predominance of the shadow archetype.

Horney proposed the concept of the idealized self-image that helps us to improve and control their personality.

Identify a true statement about the flight from womanhood as proposed by Horney.

Unlike Freud,Horney:

To Horney,a person who is excessively dependent on others belongs to the _____ personality type.

As noted by Horney,individuals who manipulate others to achieve their own ends represent the neurotic trend of moving _____ people.

According to Horney,a person exhibiting a neurotic trend of moving against other people is most likely to have a neurotic need for perfection.

Describe the change in Horney's attitude and behavior toward her parents after the age of eight.Mention how this affected her adult personality.

Define basic anxiety.Describe the different ways in which we try to protect ourselves against basic anxiety in our childhood.

In Horney' view,a person with a(n)_____ personality type would need to feel superior to others by automatic recognition of his or her uniqueness without struggle or involvement with others.

Identify a true statement about Horney's belief regarding the construction of an idealized self-image.

Horney used _____ to assess the functioning of the human personality.

As a child,Horney was:

In Horney's view,_____ includes the neurotic needs for self-sufficiency,perfection,and narrow limits to life.

In Horney's view,the Oedipus complex in boys:

According to Horney,people with a compliant personality:

Horney selected the case study method that is similar to the method used by Freud,Jung,and Adler while working with their patients.

Karen Horney was against the use of self-analysis,free association,and dream analysis.

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

Which of the following is true of neurotic trends as described by Horney?

In Horney's view,the self-image of a neurotic:

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Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

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Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

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Abraham Maslow: Needs-Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

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Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

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Exam 5: Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends

Horney proposed the concept of the idealized self-image that helps us to improve and control their personality.

Identify a true statement about the flight from womanhood as proposed by Horney.

Unlike Freud,Horney:

To Horney,a person who is excessively dependent on others belongs to the _____ personality type.

As noted by Horney,individuals who manipulate others to achieve their own ends represent the neurotic trend of moving _____ people.

According to Horney,a person exhibiting a neurotic trend of moving against other people is most likely to have a neurotic need for perfection.

Describe the change in Horney's attitude and behavior toward her parents after the age of eight.Mention how this affected her adult personality.

Define basic anxiety.Describe the different ways in which we try to protect ourselves against basic anxiety in our childhood.

In Horney' view,a person with a(n)_____ personality type would need to feel superior to others by automatic recognition of his or her uniqueness without struggle or involvement with others.

Identify a true statement about Horney's belief regarding the construction of an idealized self-image.

Horney used _____ to assess the functioning of the human personality.

As a child,Horney was:

In Horney's view,_____ includes the neurotic needs for self-sufficiency,perfection,and narrow limits to life.

In Horney's view,the Oedipus complex in boys:

According to Horney,people with a compliant personality:

Horney selected the case study method that is similar to the method used by Freud,Jung,and Adler while working with their patients.

Karen Horney was against the use of self-analysis,free association,and dream analysis.

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

Which of the following is true of neurotic trends as described by Horney?

In Horney's view,the self-image of a neurotic:

Personality: What It Is and Why You Should Care

Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, The Five-Factor Theory, Hexaco, and the Dark Triad

Abraham Maslow: Needs-Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Bfskinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

Facets of Personality: Taking Control, Taking Chances, and Finding Happiness

Personality in Perspective

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