Exam 8: Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Which of these statements represents the most valid criticism of current Sullivanian theory?

The Sullivanian stage of early adolescence is marked by

While doing therapy, Sullivan saw his role as that of a

The end of Sullivan's juvenile era is marked by the

The Sullivanian period beginning at birth and continuing until the development of articulate speech is the ______ stage.

Sullivan referred to ways of perceiving, imagining, and conceiving experience as

The term Sullivan used to describe those behavioral patterns that consistently characterize a person throughout life is

Sullivan's early therapeutic work was largely with

Sullivan's dynamism of intimacy grows out of which earlier need?

According to Sullivan, _______ is the most critical epoch because errors made earlier can be corrected at this time.

To Sullivan, the most basic interpersonal need is

Sullivan called the control of focal awareness that involves a refusal to see those things one does not wish to see:

When lust and intimacy are directed toward the same person, which of Sullivan's stages has been reached?

Sullivan believed that personality is most likely to change

In Sullivan's theory, tensions are of two kinds: needs and

Which Sullivanian needs must be satisfied for the general well-being of the organism?

The outstanding feature of Sullivan's theory of personality is its strong emphasis on

Sullivan called personalized language at the parataxic level

During childhood, a child may invent playmates.Sullivan called these imaginary playmates

Research suggests that children with imaginary playmates, compared with those who report not having imaginary playmates, were more likely to