Question 1

Adler hypothesized that early recollections

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A) are complex daydreams. 
B) cause or determine one's style of life. 
C) are usually unpleasant and traumatic. 
D) are shaped by one's present style of life. 
E) All the above are correct. 
A) are complex daydreams. 
B) cause or determine one's style of life. 
C) are usually unpleasant and traumatic. 
D) are shaped by one's present style of life. 
E) All the above are correct.

Question 2

Adler held that children who received love and affection from their parents typically develop

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A) strong social interest. 
B) a pampered style of life. 
C) a neglected style of life. 
D) a variety of safeguarding tendencies. 
E) a parasitic style of life. 
A) strong social interest. 
B) a pampered style of life. 
C) a neglected style of life. 
D) a variety of safeguarding tendencies. 
E) a parasitic style of life.

Question 3

Adler borrowed his ideas on fictionalism from

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A) Sigmund Freud. 
B) Karl Marx. 
C) John Calvin. 
D) Hans Vaihinger. 
A) Sigmund Freud. 
B) Karl Marx. 
C) John Calvin. 
D) Hans Vaihinger.

Question 4

The "sole criterion of human values",Adler said,is

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A) style of life. 
B) creative power. 
C) subjectivity of perception. 
D) social interest. 
A) style of life. 
B) creative power. 
C) subjectivity of perception. 
D) social interest.

Question 5

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

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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.

Question 6

According to Adler,which factor does NOT describe maladjusted people?

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A) a dogmatic style of life 
B) a high level of social interest 
C) exaggerated goals 
D) a private world of experience 
A) a dogmatic style of life 
B) a high level of social interest 
C) exaggerated goals 
D) a private world of experience

Question 7

According to Adler,the behavior of psychologically healthy individuals is

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A) unmotivated by any particular kinds of feelings. 
B) motivated mostly by conscious goals and drives. 
C) motivated mostly by unconscious goals and drives. 
D) motivated by exaggerated feelings of inferiority. 
A) unmotivated by any particular kinds of feelings. 
B) motivated mostly by conscious goals and drives. 
C) motivated mostly by unconscious goals and drives. 
D) motivated by exaggerated feelings of inferiority.

Question 8

Adler believed that people strive for superiority

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A) in order to compensate for feelings of inferiority. 
B) in order to survive in a competitive society. 
C) as a means of attaining sexual satisfaction. 
D) in imitation of parents and other authority figures. 
A) in order to compensate for feelings of inferiority. 
B) in order to survive in a competitive society. 
C) as a means of attaining sexual satisfaction. 
D) in imitation of parents and other authority figures.

Question 9

Teleology

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A) is the doctrine that motivation must be considered according to its final purpose or aim. 
B) considers behavior as springing from a specific cause. 
C) is more accurately associated with Freud than with Adler. 
D) is the study of telescopes. 
A) is the doctrine that motivation must be considered according to its final purpose or aim. 
B) considers behavior as springing from a specific cause. 
C) is more accurately associated with Freud than with Adler. 
D) is the study of telescopes.

Question 10

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 11

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 12

Adler believed that the dynamic force motivating all human activity is

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A) organ dialect. 
B) a feeling of superiority. 
C) the striving for success. 
D) inferior physical endowment. 
A) organ dialect. 
B) a feeling of superiority. 
C) the striving for success. 
D) inferior physical endowment.

Question 13

Envy,gossip,and intolerance are manifestations of which Adlerian safeguarding tendency?

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A) excuses 
B) depreciation 
C) accusation 
D) self-accusation 
E) withdrawal 
A) excuses 
B) depreciation 
C) accusation 
D) self-accusation 
E) withdrawal

Question 14

According to Adler,two commonly used safeguarding tendencies are excuses and aggression.A third is

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A) regression. 
B) fixation. 
C) social interest. 
D) withdrawal. 
E) early recollections. 
A) regression. 
B) fixation. 
C) social interest. 
D) withdrawal. 
E) early recollections.

Question 15

Adler referred to ideas that have no real existence yet influence people as if they really existed as

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A) delusions. 
B) hallucinations. 
C) fictions. 
D) hypothetical constructs. 
E) objective certainty. 
A) delusions. 
B) hallucinations. 
C) fictions. 
D) hypothetical constructs. 
E) objective certainty.

Question 16

According to Adler,social interest is strongest in people who strive for

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A) success. 
B) personal gain. 
C) superiority. 
D) inferiority. 
A) success. 
B) personal gain. 
C) superiority. 
D) inferiority.

Question 17

Adler's earliest memories concerned

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A) comparisons with his older and healthier brother. 
B) an active interest in helping others. 
C) neglect by his mother. 
D) his desire to become a famous psychologist. 
A) comparisons with his older and healthier brother. 
B) an active interest in helping others. 
C) neglect by his mother. 
D) his desire to become a famous psychologist.

Question 18

Describe the role of subjective perceptions in Adler's theory of personality.

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A.To Adler,objective reality (such as a

Question 19

Unlike other psychiatrists of his time,Adler treated

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A) large numbers of schizophrenics. 
B) mentally retarded children. 
C) patients without medical insurance. 
D) large numbers of middle- and lower-class patients. 
A) large numbers of schizophrenics. 
B) mentally retarded children. 
C) patients without medical insurance. 
D) large numbers of middle- and lower-class patients.

Question 20

According to Adler,

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A) the psychic lives of men and women are fundamentally different. 
B) only men overemphasize the importance of being manly. 
C) women's inferior place in society is biological. 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these is correct. 
A) the psychic lives of men and women are fundamentally different. 
B) only men overemphasize the importance of being manly. 
C) women's inferior place in society is biological. 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these is correct.

Adler hypothesized that early recollections

Adler held that children who received love and affection from their parents typically develop

Adler borrowed his ideas on fictionalism from

The "sole criterion of human values",Adler said,is

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

According to Adler,which factor does NOT describe maladjusted people?

According to Adler,the behavior of psychologically healthy individuals is

Adler believed that people strive for superiority

Teleology

Adler believed that maladjusted people

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

Adler believed that the dynamic force motivating all human activity is

Envy,gossip,and intolerance are manifestations of which Adlerian safeguarding tendency?

According to Adler,two commonly used safeguarding tendencies are excuses and aggression.A third is

Adler referred to ideas that have no real existence yet influence people as if they really existed as

According to Adler,social interest is strongest in people who strive for

Adler's earliest memories concerned

Describe the role of subjective perceptions in Adler's theory of personality.

Unlike other psychiatrists of his time,Adler treated

According to Adler,

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

Adler hypothesized that early recollections

Adler held that children who received love and affection from their parents typically develop

Adler borrowed his ideas on fictionalism from

The "sole criterion of human values",Adler said,is

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

According to Adler,which factor does NOT describe maladjusted people?

According to Adler,the behavior of psychologically healthy individuals is

Adler believed that people strive for superiority

Teleology

Adler believed that maladjusted people

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

Adler believed that the dynamic force motivating all human activity is

Envy,gossip,and intolerance are manifestations of which Adlerian safeguarding tendency?

According to Adler,two commonly used safeguarding tendencies are excuses and aggression.A third is

Adler referred to ideas that have no real existence yet influence people as if they really existed as

According to Adler,social interest is strongest in people who strive for

Adler's earliest memories concerned

Describe the role of subjective perceptions in Adler's theory of personality.

Unlike other psychiatrists of his time,Adler treated

According to Adler,

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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