Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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 2

According to Adler,unconscious thoughts and behaviors are

Accepted Answer

A) essential to healthy psychological functioning. 
B) understood only by the individual who has them. 
C) regarded as helpful but not essential to healthy psychological functioning. 
D) not clearly understood by the individual. 
A) essential to healthy psychological functioning. 
B) understood only by the individual who has them. 
C) regarded as helpful but not essential to healthy psychological functioning. 
D) not clearly understood by the individual.

Question 3

Adler's concept of humanity is most accurately summarized in which phrase?

Accepted Answer

A) Childhood experiences determine adult personality. 
B) People are motivated by their goals for the future. 
C) People's experiences are more important than their interpretations of experience. 
D) Genetic factors are more influential than social factors in shaping personality. 
A) Childhood experiences determine adult personality. 
B) People are motivated by their goals for the future. 
C) People's experiences are more important than their interpretations of experience. 
D) Genetic factors are more influential than social factors in shaping personality.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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 5

Adlerian safeguarding tendencies protect _______ against public disgrace and loss of self-esteem.

Accepted Answer

A) the individual's ego 
B) superiority feelings 
C) creative power 
D) fictional finalism 
A) the individual's ego 
B) superiority feelings 
C) creative power 
D) fictional finalism

Question 6

Social interest

Accepted Answer

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 7

Adler used the therapeutic relationship to

Accepted Answer

A) increase sense of social interest. 
B) increase private intelligence. 
C) increase personal superiority. 
D) increase safeguarding tendencies. 
E) decrease safeguarding tendencies. 
A) increase sense of social interest. 
B) increase private intelligence. 
C) increase personal superiority. 
D) increase safeguarding tendencies. 
E) decrease safeguarding tendencies.

Question 8

Firstborn children,according to Adler,are likely to

Accepted Answer

A) suffer from organ inferiorities. 
B) communicate in organ dialect more than secondborn children do. 
C) have intensified feelings of power and superiority. 
D) have very little anxiety. 
A) suffer from organ inferiorities. 
B) communicate in organ dialect more than secondborn children do. 
C) have intensified feelings of power and superiority. 
D) have very little anxiety.

Question 9

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 10

Which of the following assumptions is NOT part of Adler's theory?

Accepted Answer

A) All human motivations for behavior are unconscious in origin. 
B) The dynamic force behind a person's activity is the striving for superiority or success. 
C) All psychological phenomena are unified within the individual in a self-consistent manner. 
D) The opinions of people shape their behavior and personality. 
A) All human motivations for behavior are unconscious in origin. 
B) The dynamic force behind a person's activity is the striving for superiority or success. 
C) All psychological phenomena are unified within the individual in a self-consistent manner. 
D) The opinions of people shape their behavior and personality.

Question 11

Adler first postulated the aggressive drive and the will to power as the fundamental motivations that shape human personality.He later extended his view to include the

Accepted Answer

A) striving for success. 
B) will to knowledge. 
C) search for meaning. 
D) striving for self-actualization. 
A) striving for success. 
B) will to knowledge. 
C) search for meaning. 
D) striving for self-actualization.

Question 12

Differentiate the striving for superiority and the striving for success in Adler's theory of personality.

Accepted Answer

A.Originally,Adler spoke of the striving

Question 13

According to Adler,_______ is the bond that holds society together.

Accepted Answer

A) fiction 
B) the sex drive 
C) a feeling of incompleteness 
D) social interest 
A) fiction 
B) the sex drive 
C) a feeling of incompleteness 
D) social interest

Question 14

List and describe three Adlerian safeguarding tendencies.

Accepted Answer

A.Safeguarding tendencies take the form

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Adler held that exaggerated physical deficiencies

Accepted Answer

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 17

According to Adler,_____ is the most reliable means of revealing style of life.

Accepted Answer

A) the word association test 
B) early recollections 
C) free association 
D) hypnosis 
A) the word association test 
B) early recollections 
C) free association 
D) hypnosis

Question 18

Vacillating,procrastinating,or behaving compulsively are examples of which Adlerian safeguarding tendency?

Accepted Answer

A) moving backward 
B) standing still 
C) hesitating 
D) constructing obstacles 
E) excuses 
A) moving backward 
B) standing still 
C) hesitating 
D) constructing obstacles 
E) excuses

Question 19

Adler's concept of standing still is similar to Freud's concept of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Adler believed that behavior and personality are shaped by

Accepted Answer

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.

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

According to Adler,unconscious thoughts and behaviors are

Adler's concept of humanity is most accurately summarized in which phrase?

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

Adlerian safeguarding tendencies protect _______ against public disgrace and loss of self-esteem.

Social interest

Adler used the therapeutic relationship to

Firstborn children,according to Adler,are likely to

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

Which of the following assumptions is NOT part of Adler's theory?

Adler first postulated the aggressive drive and the will to power as the fundamental motivations that shape human personality.He later extended his view to include the

Differentiate the striving for superiority and the striving for success in Adler's theory of personality.

According to Adler,_______ is the bond that holds society together.

List and describe three Adlerian safeguarding tendencies.

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

Adler held that exaggerated physical deficiencies

According to Adler,_____ is the most reliable means of revealing style of life.

Vacillating,procrastinating,or behaving compulsively are examples of which Adlerian safeguarding tendency?

Adler's concept of standing still is similar to Freud's concept of

Adler believed that behavior and personality are shaped by

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

Kelly: Psychology of Personal Constructs

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Exam 3: Adler: Individual Psychology

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

According to Adler,unconscious thoughts and behaviors are

Adler's concept of humanity is most accurately summarized in which phrase?

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

Adlerian safeguarding tendencies protect _______ against public disgrace and loss of self-esteem.

Social interest

Adler used the therapeutic relationship to

Firstborn children,according to Adler,are likely to

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

Which of the following assumptions is NOT part of Adler's theory?

Adler first postulated the aggressive drive and the will to power as the fundamental motivations that shape human personality.He later extended his view to include the

Differentiate the striving for superiority and the striving for success in Adler's theory of personality.

According to Adler,_______ is the bond that holds society together.

List and describe three Adlerian safeguarding tendencies.

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

Adler held that exaggerated physical deficiencies

According to Adler,_____ is the most reliable means of revealing style of life.

Vacillating,procrastinating,or behaving compulsively are examples of which Adlerian safeguarding tendency?

Adler's concept of standing still is similar to Freud's concept of

Adler believed that behavior and personality are shaped by

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

Kelly: Psychology of Personal Constructs

Filters