Question 1

Adler's assessment of middle children was positive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Ben is one of the hardest working people in his office.He has climbed the corporate ladder in a surprisingly short time.However,he always seems to find someone in the company who is doing a little bit better than he is and sets his mind to surpassing this person.According to Adler,Ben is probably a

Accepted Answer

A)  first-born child.
B)  middle-born child.
C)  last-born child.
D)  only child. B

Question 3

According to Erikson's theory,a person in middle adulthood is most likely to be dealing with which of the following issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whether or not to commit to a romantic relationship
B)  Whether or not to take an active role in the lives of young people
C)  Whether or not to feel guilty about facing challenges
D)  Whether or not to feel satisfaction with choices made in life B

Question 4

The neo-Freudian theorist who named his approach analytic psychology was Erik Erikson.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to Jung,people in all cultures throughout history have believed in powerful God-like entities because of

Accepted Answer

A)  inherent feelings of helplessness and powerlessness.
B)  the God archetype.
C)  the power of organized religion to promote its views.
D)  fear and anxiety about death.

Question 6

According to Adler,all but one of the following parental behaviors is likely to lead to personality problems in the children.Which one?

Accepted Answer

A)  Giving the child too much attention
B)  Being overprotective
C)  Giving too little attention
D)  Allowing the child to be independent

Question 7

Describe the method of personality assessment known as personal narrative. What are the steps involved in their analysis? Give one neo-Freudian theory for which personal narratives have provided support. List and explain the problems associated with this assessment technique.

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Question 8

Briefly sketch the life of Karen Horney and describe her relationship to Freud. Discuss Horney's contribution to psychoanalytic theory and identify the specific objections she had to Freud's original theory. Explain Horney's conception of neurosis and discuss three general social interaction styles that neurotic people adopt.

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Question 9

"Parents should allow children to be independent,to make their own choices and mistakes,but without depriving the children of the parental attention they need." Which theorist is most likely to have said this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adler
B)  Erikson
C)  Horney
D)  Fromm

Question 10

Who was the first neo-Freudian theorist to break with Freud?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carl Jung
B)  Karen Horney
C)  Erik Erikson
D)  Alfred Adler

Question 11

According to Karen Horney,a person who becomes extremely dependent on other people

Accepted Answer

A)  is psychotic.
B)  is using this interpersonal style to avoid feelings of anxiety.
C)  learned this style of interacting as an adult.
D)  could be classified as "moving against people."

Question 12

According to Erikson,the principal function of the ego is to

Accepted Answer

A)  keep unacceptable material out of awareness.
B)  establish and maintain a sense of identity.
C)  guide the development of personality through the stages of development.
D)  balance the needs of the individual against the needs of society.

Question 13

Briefly sketch the life of Carl Jung including his relationship to Freud. Discuss Jung's contribution to psychoanalytic theory and identify the main points of his approach,including what he meant by the collective unconscious. Give examples of the content of the collective unconscious and briefly sketch his theory of psychological types.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Compared to Freudian theory,neo-Freudian theories are more likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  identify fewer differences between men and women.
B)  attribute differences in the personalities of men and women to instincts.
C)  identify more differences between men and women.
D)  attribute differences between the personalities of men and women to cultural forces.

Question 15

A teenage boy drifts from one religion or social cause to another,in an effort to "find himself." According to Erikson,he is probably struggling with which developmental crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Initiative versus guilt
B)   Industry versus inferiority
C)   Identity versus role confusion
D)   Generativity versus stagnation

Question 16

Researchers turn life stories into data by which of the following methods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Judging transcripts of interview recordings
B)  Computing scores on an inventory
C)  Judging pictures of significant life events
D)  None of these

Question 17

Erik Erikson observed that overly protective parents hinder the development of a sense of what he called autonomy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Erikson proposed eight stages of personality development through the life span,many more than Freud proposed. In terms of stages,Freud's anal stage of development takes place roughly the same time of life as which of Erikson's stages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trust versus mistrust
B)  Autonomy versus shame and doubt
C)  Initiative versus guilt
D)  Industry versus inferiority

Question 19

According to Jung,the objectionable characteristics we see in other people are often projections of our own

Accepted Answer

A)  anima or animus.
B)  personal unconscious.
C)  shadow.
D)  id impulses.

Question 20

Which of the following statements can be attributed to Jung's view of religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Authoritarian religions emphasize that we are controlled by a powerful God."
B)  "Modern psychotherapy has taken on the role once reserved for the clergy."
C)  "Humanistic religions emphasize that there is no God."
D)  "The religions of mankind must be classified as a mass-delusion."

Exam 5: The Psychoanalytic Approach: Neo-Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

Adler's assessment of middle children was positive.

Ben is one of the hardest working people in his office.He has climbed the corporate ladder in a surprisingly short time.However,he always seems to find someone in the company who is doing a little bit better than he is and sets his mind to surpassing this person.According to Adler,Ben is probably a

According to Erikson's theory,a person in middle adulthood is most likely to be dealing with which of the following issues?

The neo-Freudian theorist who named his approach analytic psychology was Erik Erikson.

According to Jung,people in all cultures throughout history have believed in powerful God-like entities because of

According to Adler,all but one of the following parental behaviors is likely to lead to personality problems in the children.Which one?

Describe the method of personality assessment known as personal narrative. What are the steps involved in their analysis? Give one neo-Freudian theory for which personal narratives have provided support. List and explain the problems associated with this assessment technique.

"Parents should allow children to be independent,to make their own choices and mistakes,but without depriving the children of the parental attention they need." Which theorist is most likely to have said this?

Who was the first neo-Freudian theorist to break with Freud?

According to Karen Horney,a person who becomes extremely dependent on other people

According to Erikson,the principal function of the ego is to

Compared to Freudian theory,neo-Freudian theories are more likely to

A teenage boy drifts from one religion or social cause to another,in an effort to "find himself." According to Erikson,he is probably struggling with which developmental crisis?

Researchers turn life stories into data by which of the following methods?

Erik Erikson observed that overly protective parents hinder the development of a sense of what he called autonomy.

Erikson proposed eight stages of personality development through the life span,many more than Freud proposed. In terms of stages,Freud's anal stage of development takes place roughly the same time of life as which of Erikson's stages?

According to Jung,the objectionable characteristics we see in other people are often projections of our own

Which of the following statements can be attributed to Jung's view of religion?