Question 1

Which is not a change associated with client-centered therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased use of the values of others to make decisions. 
B)  increased flexibility of experience. 
C)  greater acceptance of positive feelings from others. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  increased use of the values of others to make decisions. 
B)  increased flexibility of experience. 
C)  greater acceptance of positive feelings from others. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 2

According to Rogers, when a person distorts behavior so as to make it consistent with the self, it is called

Accepted Answer

A)  fantasy. 
B)  projection. 
C)  rationalization. 
D)  subception. 
A)  fantasy. 
B)  projection. 
C)  rationalization. 
D)  subception.

Question 3

The authentic self is seen most clearly in the consistency of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In a study by Tugade and Fredrickson (2004), it was found that people who experienced _____ emotions during a stressful event experienced ______ stress.

Accepted Answer

A)  Positive; less 
B)  Fewer; less 
C)  Positive; more 
D)  Fewer; more 
A)  Positive; less 
B)  Fewer; less 
C)  Positive; more 
D)  Fewer; more

Question 5

Rogers believed the task of the therapist was to help the clients clarify their feelings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is a strength of Rogers' theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  recognizes integrated aspects of personality. 
B)  integrates humanism with science. 
C)  focuses on important areas of personality. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  recognizes integrated aspects of personality. 
B)  integrates humanism with science. 
C)  focuses on important areas of personality. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 7

Discuss Rogers' view of psychotherapy, comparing it with the Freudian view.

Accepted Answer

Carl Rogers and Sigmund Freud had very d

Question 8

Which is not a distinguishing characteristic of client-centered therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasis on the therapeutic relationship. 
B)  belief in the capacity of the client. 
C)  importance of diagnoses. 
D)  belief in a predictable therapeutic process. 
A)  emphasis on the therapeutic relationship. 
B)  belief in the capacity of the client. 
C)  importance of diagnoses. 
D)  belief in a predictable therapeutic process.

Question 9

Rogers' theory of personality emphasized

Accepted Answer

A)  attitudes. 
B)  beliefs. 
C)  change. 
D)  stability. 
A)  attitudes. 
B)  beliefs. 
C)  change. 
D)  stability.

Question 10

Over 10,000 West Point Military Academy cadets participated in a study in which researchers assessed the strength of their internal/intrinsic goals and their external goals. They found that having strong motives of both kinds was related to _____ performance, relative to having only strong internal/intrinsic motives.

Accepted Answer

A)  better 
B)  no difference in 
C)  worse 
D)  exaggerated 
A)  better 
B)  no difference in 
C)  worse 
D)  exaggerated

Question 11

The approach known as existentialism

Accepted Answer

A)  is new to psychology. 
B)  has an established place in psychology. 
C)  influenced the thinking of Rogers and Freud. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  is new to psychology. 
B)  has an established place in psychology. 
C)  influenced the thinking of Rogers and Freud. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 12

Of the following arguments, which is least likely to have come from those who identify themselves as positive psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud placed too much emphasis on psychopathology and psychological distress. 
B)  Rogers's and Maslow's emphasis on human potentials provided good models for psychological theorizing. 
C)  The result of Freud having based his theory on his clinical work is that current psychological theories overemphasize human potentials. 
D)  To bring attention to the positive side of human nature would be to fill in an overly wide gap in our current understanding of individuals. 
A)  Freud placed too much emphasis on psychopathology and psychological distress. 
B)  Rogers's and Maslow's emphasis on human potentials provided good models for psychological theorizing. 
C)  The result of Freud having based his theory on his clinical work is that current psychological theories overemphasize human potentials. 
D)  To bring attention to the positive side of human nature would be to fill in an overly wide gap in our current understanding of individuals.

Question 13

During therapy Mrs. Oak moved toward

Accepted Answer

A)  greater self acceptance. 
B)  greater self awareness. 
C)  greater independence. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  greater self acceptance. 
B)  greater self awareness. 
C)  greater independence. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 14

In Rogers' concept of the self, there is an organized set of perceptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Research suggests that not being like one's feared self may be more important for psychological health than being like one's ideal self.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which is not a strength of Rogers' theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  focuses on important aspects of human experience. 
B)  recognizes holistic aspects of personality. 
C)  ties concepts to empirical measures. 
D)  systematically explores change processes. 
A)  focuses on important aspects of human experience. 
B)  recognizes holistic aspects of personality. 
C)  ties concepts to empirical measures. 
D)  systematically explores change processes.

Question 17

The conditions that Rogers emphasizes as necessary therapeutic conditions are

Accepted Answer

A)  empathic understanding and skill training. 
B)  skill training and positive regard. 
C)  relaxation training and congruence. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  empathic understanding and skill training. 
B)  skill training and positive regard. 
C)  relaxation training and congruence. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 18

The Human Potential Movement emphasizes all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  self-actualization. 
B)  fulfillment of potential. 
C)  human narcissism and altruism. 
D)  openness to experience. 
A)  self-actualization. 
B)  fulfillment of potential. 
C)  human narcissism and altruism. 
D)  openness to experience.

Question 19

Rogers believes that the phenomenological approach

Accepted Answer

A)  is the only one for psychology. 
B)  can be supplemented by other approaches. 
C)  ultimately has little to offer. 
D)  suffers from not being objective. 
A)  is the only one for psychology. 
B)  can be supplemented by other approaches. 
C)  ultimately has little to offer. 
D)  suffers from not being objective.

Question 20

Research suggests that relative to externally determined goals, the pursuit of autonomous goals results in

Accepted Answer

A)  greater effort and persistence. 
B)  better physical health. 
C)  better psychological health. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  greater effort and persistence. 
B)  better physical health. 
C)  better psychological health. 
D)  all of the above.

Which is not a change associated with client-centered therapy?

According to Rogers, when a person distorts behavior so as to make it consistent with the self, it is called

The authentic self is seen most clearly in the consistency of behavior.

In a study by Tugade and Fredrickson (2004), it was found that people who experienced _ emotions during a stressful event experienced __ stress.

Rogers believed the task of the therapist was to help the clients clarify their feelings.

Which of the following is a strength of Rogers' theory?

Discuss Rogers' view of psychotherapy, comparing it with the Freudian view.

Which is not a distinguishing characteristic of client-centered therapy?

Rogers' theory of personality emphasized

The approach known as existentialism

Of the following arguments, which is least likely to have come from those who identify themselves as positive psychologists?

During therapy Mrs. Oak moved toward

In Rogers' concept of the self, there is an organized set of perceptions.

Research suggests that not being like one's feared self may be more important for psychological health than being like one's ideal self.

Which is not a strength of Rogers' theory?

The conditions that Rogers emphasizes as necessary therapeutic conditions are

The Human Potential Movement emphasizes all of the following except

Rogers believes that the phenomenological approach

Research suggests that relative to externally determined goals, the pursuit of autonomous goals results in

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Which is not a change associated with client-centered therapy?

According to Rogers, when a person distorts behavior so as to make it consistent with the self, it is called

The authentic self is seen most clearly in the consistency of behavior.

In a study by Tugade and Fredrickson (2004), it was found that people who experienced _____ emotions during a stressful event experienced ______ stress.

Rogers believed the task of the therapist was to help the clients clarify their feelings.

Which of the following is a strength of Rogers' theory?

Discuss Rogers' view of psychotherapy, comparing it with the Freudian view.

Which is not a distinguishing characteristic of client-centered therapy?

Rogers' theory of personality emphasized

The approach known as existentialism

Of the following arguments, which is least likely to have come from those who identify themselves as positive psychologists?

During therapy Mrs. Oak moved toward

In Rogers' concept of the self, there is an organized set of perceptions.

Research suggests that not being like one's feared self may be more important for psychological health than being like one's ideal self.

Which is not a strength of Rogers' theory?

The conditions that Rogers emphasizes as necessary therapeutic conditions are

The Human Potential Movement emphasizes all of the following except

Rogers believes that the phenomenological approach

Research suggests that relative to externally determined goals, the pursuit of autonomous goals results in

Personality Theory: From Everyday Observations to Systematic Theories

The Scientific Study of People

A Psychodynamic Theory: Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality

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In a study by Tugade and Fredrickson (2004), it was found that people who experienced _ emotions during a stressful event experienced __ stress.