Question 1

Neuroses, Horney said, grow out of the "nutritive soil" of

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A) an experience or perception of failure. 
B) constant, unrelenting basic anxiety. 
C) exaggerated feelings of superiority. 
D) an unresolved Oedipus complex. 
E) an agrarian culture. 
A) an experience or perception of failure. 
B) constant, unrelenting basic anxiety. 
C) exaggerated feelings of superiority. 
D) an unresolved Oedipus complex. 
E) an agrarian culture.

Question 2

Horney was most critical of Freud's

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A) research methods. 
B) observations. 
C) interpretations. 
D) lack of scientific data. 
E) honesty of interpretation. 
A) research methods. 
B) observations. 
C) interpretations. 
D) lack of scientific data. 
E) honesty of interpretation.

Question 3

Horney believed that the cultural contradictions of society

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A) lead to intrapsychic conflict. 
B) result in achievement and success. 
C) are a result of anatomical differences between the sexes. 
D) can never be successfully resolved. 
A) lead to intrapsychic conflict. 
B) result in achievement and success. 
C) are a result of anatomical differences between the sexes. 
D) can never be successfully resolved.

Question 4

Each of Horney's neurotic trends has a normal analog.The ability to survive in a competitive society is a healthy extension of which neurotic trend?

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

Question 5

Those individuals who adopt Horney's neurotic trend of moving away from people typically fear

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A) needing others. 
B) dependence upon others. 
C) competition. 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these is correct. 
A) needing others. 
B) dependence upon others. 
C) competition. 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these is correct.

Question 6

In Horney's view, ___________ is (are) largely responsible for the development of basic anxiety and subsequent unhealthy interpersonal relations.

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A) cultural conditions 
B) the existential dilemma 
C) the idealized self-image 
D) neurotic pride 
A) cultural conditions 
B) the existential dilemma 
C) the idealized self-image 
D) neurotic pride

Question 7

In their need for perfection, neurotics often set up complex rules and outrageous standards that they feel they must follow.Horney refers to this as

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A) the process of self-realization. 
B) neurotic claims. 
C) the tyranny of the should. 
D) neurotic ambition. 
E) vindictive triumph. 
A) the process of self-realization. 
B) neurotic claims. 
C) the tyranny of the should. 
D) neurotic ambition. 
E) vindictive triumph.

Question 8

Which of these is NOT one of Horney's 10 neurotic needs?

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A) affection and approval 
B) order and direction 
C) power 
D) perfection 
A) affection and approval 
B) order and direction 
C) power 
D) perfection

Question 9

Horney contended that needs for affection result in

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A) an undervaluation of love. 
B) an overvaluation of love. 
C) isolation. 
D) self-esteem. 
A) an undervaluation of love. 
B) an overvaluation of love. 
C) isolation. 
D) self-esteem.

Question 10

According to Horney, the principal difference between a psychologically healthy person and a neurotic person is the degree of _______ with which each moves toward, against, or away from people.

Accepted Answer

A) force 
B) basic hostility 
C) compulsivity 
D) aggression 
A) force 
B) basic hostility 
C) compulsivity 
D) aggression

Question 11

In Horney's view, neurotics

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A) use the real self as the standard for self-evaluation. 
B) use the idealized self as the standard for self-evaluation. 
C) move toward the goal of actualizing the real self. 
D) are unable even to form the concept of the idealized self. 
A) use the real self as the standard for self-evaluation. 
B) use the idealized self as the standard for self-evaluation. 
C) move toward the goal of actualizing the real self. 
D) are unable even to form the concept of the idealized self.

Question 12

The major strength of Horney's theory is her

Accepted Answer

A) comprehensive description of the neurotic personality. 
B) concern with the biological determinants of behavior. 
C) description of psychic conflict. 
D) innovative psychotherapy techniques. 
E) support for Freud's ideas on the importance of the Oedipus complex. 
A) comprehensive description of the neurotic personality. 
B) concern with the biological determinants of behavior. 
C) description of psychic conflict. 
D) innovative psychotherapy techniques. 
E) support for Freud's ideas on the importance of the Oedipus complex.

Question 13

Some people move toward other people by seeking a powerful partner.Horney referred to this search for a powerful partner as

Accepted Answer

A) neurotic symbiotic need. 
B) need for food and shelter. 
C) morbid dependency. 
D) moving against people. 
A) neurotic symbiotic need. 
B) need for food and shelter. 
C) morbid dependency. 
D) moving against people.

Question 14

Horney saw neurotic behavior as a protection against

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A) low self-esteem. 
B) self-hated. 
C) psychoses. 
D) basic anxiety. 
A) low self-esteem. 
B) self-hated. 
C) psychoses. 
D) basic anxiety.

Question 15

According to Horney, the most destructive element of the neurotic search for glory is

Accepted Answer

A) neurotic ambition. 
B) neurotic claims of accomplishments. 
C) neurotic pride. 
D) the drive toward a vindictive triumph. 
E) the tyranny of the should. 
A) neurotic ambition. 
B) neurotic claims of accomplishments. 
C) neurotic pride. 
D) the drive toward a vindictive triumph. 
E) the tyranny of the should.

Question 16

The general goal of Horneyian therapy is to help the patient

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A) enhance the trend of moving toward people. 
B) reject the trend of moving against people. 
C) actualize the idealized self. 
D) increase the needs for safety and security. 
E) grow in the direction of self-realization. 
A) enhance the trend of moving toward people. 
B) reject the trend of moving against people. 
C) actualize the idealized self. 
D) increase the needs for safety and security. 
E) grow in the direction of self-realization.

Question 17

Horney believed that people are

Accepted Answer

A) innately healthy. 
B) innately neurotic. 
C) born with a potential for psychological health, but that this potential must be developed in a warm and loving atmosphere. 
D) born with the potential for psychological health, but that this potential must be developed in an atmosphere of competition. 
A) innately healthy. 
B) innately neurotic. 
C) born with a potential for psychological health, but that this potential must be developed in a warm and loving atmosphere. 
D) born with the potential for psychological health, but that this potential must be developed in an atmosphere of competition.

Question 18

"A feeling of being isolated and helpless in a potentially hostile world" is Horney's definition of

Accepted Answer

A) basic dread. 
B) basic threat. 
C) basic fear. 
D) basic anxiety. 
E) innate inferiority. 
A) basic dread. 
B) basic threat. 
C) basic fear. 
D) basic anxiety. 
E) innate inferiority.

Question 19

According to Horney, the attempts of neurotics to find love typically result in

Accepted Answer

A) increased self-esteem. 
B) decreased hostility. 
C) basic anxiety. 
D) success. 
A) increased self-esteem. 
B) decreased hostility. 
C) basic anxiety. 
D) success.

Question 20

Horney referred to the neurotic's compulsive drive toward actualizing the ideal self as

Accepted Answer

A) the process of self-realization. 
B) the neurotic trend. 
C) the neurotic search for glory. 
D) the tyranny of the should. 
E) neurotic ambition. 
A) the process of self-realization. 
B) the neurotic trend. 
C) the neurotic search for glory. 
D) the tyranny of the should. 
E) neurotic ambition.

Neuroses, Horney said, grow out of the "nutritive soil" of

Horney was most critical of Freud's

Horney believed that the cultural contradictions of society

Each of Horney's neurotic trends has a normal analog.The ability to survive in a competitive society is a healthy extension of which neurotic trend?

Those individuals who adopt Horney's neurotic trend of moving away from people typically fear

In Horney's view, ___________ is (are) largely responsible for the development of basic anxiety and subsequent unhealthy interpersonal relations.

In their need for perfection, neurotics often set up complex rules and outrageous standards that they feel they must follow.Horney refers to this as

Which of these is NOT one of Horney's 10 neurotic needs?

Horney contended that needs for affection result in

According to Horney, the principal difference between a psychologically healthy person and a neurotic person is the degree of _______ with which each moves toward, against, or away from people.

In Horney's view, neurotics

The major strength of Horney's theory is her

Some people move toward other people by seeking a powerful partner.Horney referred to this search for a powerful partner as

Horney saw neurotic behavior as a protection against

According to Horney, the most destructive element of the neurotic search for glory is

The general goal of Horneyian therapy is to help the patient

Horney believed that people are

"A feeling of being isolated and helpless in a potentially hostile world" is Horney's definition of

According to Horney, the attempts of neurotics to find love typically result in

Horney referred to the neurotic's compulsive drive toward actualizing the ideal self as

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Psychoanalysis

Adler: Individual Psychology

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

May: Existential Psychology

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory

Eysencks Biologically Based Factor Theory

Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

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Exam 6: Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory

Neuroses, Horney said, grow out of the "nutritive soil" of

Horney was most critical of Freud's

Horney believed that the cultural contradictions of society

Each of Horney's neurotic trends has a normal analog.The ability to survive in a competitive society is a healthy extension of which neurotic trend?

Those individuals who adopt Horney's neurotic trend of moving away from people typically fear

In Horney's view, ___________ is (are) largely responsible for the development of basic anxiety and subsequent unhealthy interpersonal relations.

In their need for perfection, neurotics often set up complex rules and outrageous standards that they feel they must follow.Horney refers to this as

Which of these is NOT one of Horney's 10 neurotic needs?

Horney contended that needs for affection result in

According to Horney, the principal difference between a psychologically healthy person and a neurotic person is the degree of _______ with which each moves toward, against, or away from people.

In Horney's view, neurotics

The major strength of Horney's theory is her

Some people move toward other people by seeking a powerful partner.Horney referred to this search for a powerful partner as

Horney saw neurotic behavior as a protection against

According to Horney, the most destructive element of the neurotic search for glory is

The general goal of Horneyian therapy is to help the patient

Horney believed that people are

"A feeling of being isolated and helpless in a potentially hostile world" is Horney's definition of

According to Horney, the attempts of neurotics to find love typically result in

Horney referred to the neurotic's compulsive drive toward actualizing the ideal self as

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Psychoanalysis

Adler: Individual Psychology

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

May: Existential Psychology

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory

Eysencks Biologically Based Factor Theory

Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

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