Question 1

Adler believed that early recollections

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A) have no objective validity. 
B) are inconsistent with present style of life. 
C) are psychologically meaningless. 
D) yield clues to understanding style of life. 
A) have no objective validity. 
B) are inconsistent with present style of life. 
C) are psychologically meaningless. 
D) yield clues to understanding style of life.

Question 2

The tendency toward completion, Adler believed,

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A) was a result of birth order. 
B) was innate but needed to be developed. 
C) was learned during preadolescence. 
D) resulted from the masculine protest. 
A) was a result of birth order. 
B) was innate but needed to be developed. 
C) was learned during preadolescence. 
D) resulted from the masculine protest.

Question 3

Adler held that exaggerated physical deficiencies

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A) directly cause abnormal psychological development. 
B) are the eventual results of abnormal psychological development. 
C) trigger inferiority feelings leading to abnormal development. 
D) are unrelated to abnormal psychological development. 
A) directly cause abnormal psychological development. 
B) are the eventual results of abnormal psychological development. 
C) trigger inferiority feelings leading to abnormal development. 
D) are unrelated to abnormal psychological development.

Question 4

According to Adler, organ inferiorities

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A) cause the development of inferior personalities. 
B) cause the development of superior personalities. 
C) are important as they stimulate feelings of inferiority. 
D) are important because they bestow purpose on all behavior. 
A) cause the development of inferior personalities. 
B) cause the development of superior personalities. 
C) are important as they stimulate feelings of inferiority. 
D) are important because they bestow purpose on all behavior.

Question 5

The most important factor for the child in Adler's family constellation is

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A) rank order of siblings. 
B) gender of siblings. 
C) spacing of siblings. 
D) number of siblings. 
E) subjective perception of self and environment. 
A) rank order of siblings. 
B) gender of siblings. 
C) spacing of siblings. 
D) number of siblings. 
E) subjective perception of self and environment.

Question 6

Adler's notion of moving backward is similar to Freud's notion of

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A) sublimation. 
B) fixation. 
C) progression. 
D) repression. 
E) regression. 
A) sublimation. 
B) fixation. 
C) progression. 
D) repression. 
E) regression.

Question 7

Although Adler's theory is optimistic, it can be criticized for its

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A) inability to be falsified. 
B) inconsistency. 
C) parsimony. 
D) inability to generate research. 
E) inability to organize knowledge. 
A) inability to be falsified. 
B) inconsistency. 
C) parsimony. 
D) inability to generate research. 
E) inability to organize knowledge.

Question 8

Adler's concern for the whole person led to his

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A) developing treatments for cancer. 
B) studying psychiatry. 
C) becoming a rabbi. 
D) advocating revolution. 
A) developing treatments for cancer. 
B) studying psychiatry. 
C) becoming a rabbi. 
D) advocating revolution.

Question 9

According to Adler, the goal toward which a psychologically healthy person strives is

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A) fictional, with no objective existence. 
B) the creation of one's conscious thought. 
C) largely conscious or known to that person. 
D) shaped mostly by the person's birth order. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) fictional, with no objective existence. 
B) the creation of one's conscious thought. 
C) largely conscious or known to that person. 
D) shaped mostly by the person's birth order. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 10

Adler believed that the typical secondborn child

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A) develops moderate competitiveness. 
B) becomes extremely competitive. 
C) becomes easily discouraged. 
D) is fearful of authority. 
A) develops moderate competitiveness. 
B) becomes extremely competitive. 
C) becomes easily discouraged. 
D) is fearful of authority.

Question 11

As a dynamic concept, Adler's notion of creative power implies

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A) movement. 
B) adjustment. 
C) social interest. 
D) conflict. 
E) cooperation. 
A) movement. 
B) adjustment. 
C) social interest. 
D) conflict. 
E) cooperation.

Question 12

The night before Adler made his first trip to the United States, he dreamed that

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A) his ship capsized and that he had to swim courageously to safety. 
B) he saw Freud on board the ship and that Freud asked him to hold his coat. 
C) he saw a smiling Freud on board the ship, admitting that individual psychology was superior to psychoanalysis. 
D) a huge American audience was applauding loudly after one of his speeches. 
A) his ship capsized and that he had to swim courageously to safety. 
B) he saw Freud on board the ship and that Freud asked him to hold his coat. 
C) he saw a smiling Freud on board the ship, admitting that individual psychology was superior to psychoanalysis. 
D) a huge American audience was applauding loudly after one of his speeches.

Question 13

Adler believed that maladjusted people

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A) set their goals too low. 
B) set their goals too high. 
C) set too many goals. 
D) set too few goals. 
A) set their goals too low. 
B) set their goals too high. 
C) set too many goals. 
D) set too few goals.

Question 14

During the time that Freud and Adler were members of the Wednesday Psychological Society, ____________________.

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A) Adler considered Freud to be his mentor. 
B) Freud prevented Adler from holding office in the organization. 
C) they shared a warm personal relationship. 
D) they conspired to prevent Carl Jung from joining the organization. 
E) None of these is correct. 
A) Adler considered Freud to be his mentor. 
B) Freud prevented Adler from holding office in the organization. 
C) they shared a warm personal relationship. 
D) they conspired to prevent Carl Jung from joining the organization. 
E) None of these is correct.

Question 15

Adler maintained that social interest is

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A) inborn. 
B) acquired through experience. 
C) inborn, but brought to expression through experience. 
D) inborn in some people but acquired by others. 
A) inborn. 
B) acquired through experience. 
C) inborn, but brought to expression through experience. 
D) inborn in some people but acquired by others.

Question 16

Adler believed that behavior and personality are shaped by

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A) early childhood experiences. 
B) organ inferiorities. 
C) subjective perceptions. 
D) sexual and aggressive impulses. 
E) birth order. 
A) early childhood experiences. 
B) organ inferiorities. 
C) subjective perceptions. 
D) sexual and aggressive impulses. 
E) birth order.

Question 17

Social interest

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A) exists in every individual to some degree. 
B) exists only in psychologically healthy people. 
C) requires personal gain by the individual. 
D) is much stronger in pampered children than in neglected ones. 
A) exists in every individual to some degree. 
B) exists only in psychologically healthy people. 
C) requires personal gain by the individual. 
D) is much stronger in pampered children than in neglected ones.

Question 18

Jared develops tension headaches while trying to meet a deadline at work.This tactic allows him to escape responsibility for meeting the deadline and to receive sympathy from his boss and coworkers.According to Adler, Jared's headaches are examples of

Accepted Answer

A) an organ dialect. 
B) an organ inferiority. 
C) an as-if illness. 
D) a fiction. 
A) an organ dialect. 
B) an organ inferiority. 
C) an as-if illness. 
D) a fiction.

Question 19

Adler's break with Freud was due to the fact that

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A) Freud believed that psychoanalysis should change to keep up with society. 
B) Adler was extremely deferent to Freud. 
C) Adler could not accept Freud's strong emphasis on sexual factors as motivators of behavior. 
D) Freud lacked organizational skills, leaving Adler with the responsibility of directing the Wednesday Psychological Society. 
A) Freud believed that psychoanalysis should change to keep up with society. 
B) Adler was extremely deferent to Freud. 
C) Adler could not accept Freud's strong emphasis on sexual factors as motivators of behavior. 
D) Freud lacked organizational skills, leaving Adler with the responsibility of directing the Wednesday Psychological Society.

Question 20

Adler said that all humans are "blessed" at birth with

Accepted Answer

A) a well-developed sense of social interest. 
B) small, weak, incomplete, inferior bodies. 
C) superior intellects. 
D) the need to become superior to other people. 
A) a well-developed sense of social interest. 
B) small, weak, incomplete, inferior bodies. 
C) superior intellects. 
D) the need to become superior to other people.

Adler believed that early recollections

The tendency toward completion, Adler believed,

Adler held that exaggerated physical deficiencies

According to Adler, organ inferiorities

The most important factor for the child in Adler's family constellation is

Adler's notion of moving backward is similar to Freud's notion of

Although Adler's theory is optimistic, it can be criticized for its

Adler's concern for the whole person led to his

According to Adler, the goal toward which a psychologically healthy person strives is

Adler believed that the typical secondborn child

As a dynamic concept, Adler's notion of creative power implies

The night before Adler made his first trip to the United States, he dreamed that

Adler believed that maladjusted people

During the time that Freud and Adler were members of the Wednesday Psychological Society, ____________________.

Adler maintained that social interest is

Adler believed that behavior and personality are shaped by

Social interest

Jared develops tension headaches while trying to meet a deadline at work.This tactic allows him to escape responsibility for meeting the deadline and to receive sympathy from his boss and coworkers.According to Adler, Jared's headaches are examples of

Adler's break with Freud was due to the fact that

Adler said that all humans are "blessed" at birth with

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Psychoanalysis

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Horney: Psychoanalytic Social 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 3: Adler: Individual Psychology

Adler believed that early recollections

The tendency toward completion, Adler believed,

Adler held that exaggerated physical deficiencies

According to Adler, organ inferiorities

The most important factor for the child in Adler's family constellation is

Adler's notion of moving backward is similar to Freud's notion of

Although Adler's theory is optimistic, it can be criticized for its

Adler's concern for the whole person led to his

According to Adler, the goal toward which a psychologically healthy person strives is

Adler believed that the typical secondborn child

As a dynamic concept, Adler's notion of creative power implies

The night before Adler made his first trip to the United States, he dreamed that

Adler believed that maladjusted people

During the time that Freud and Adler were members of the Wednesday Psychological Society, ____________________.

Adler maintained that social interest is

Adler believed that behavior and personality are shaped by

Social interest

Jared develops tension headaches while trying to meet a deadline at work.This tactic allows him to escape responsibility for meeting the deadline and to receive sympathy from his boss and coworkers.According to Adler, Jared's headaches are examples of

Adler's break with Freud was due to the fact that

Adler said that all humans are "blessed" at birth with

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Psychoanalysis

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Horney: Psychoanalytic Social 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

Filters