Question 1

Adler can be considered a pioneer in the field of

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A)   ecology.
B)   psychosomatic medicine.
C)   gerontology.
D)   the heredity of personality.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Which of these questions would Adler ask in order to understand a person?

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A)   "At what age were you toilet trained?"
B)   "Do you dream in color or in black and white?"
C)   "What is your earliest memory?"
D)   "What does this inkblot look like?"E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The three mistaken styles of life identified by Adler are

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A)   gluttony, greed, and crime.
B)   neurosis, psychosis, and retardation.
C)   ruling, getting, and avoiding.
D)   masculine protest, aggressive drive, and organ inferiority.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Describe Adler's approach to psychotherapy.

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Question 5

Adler thought that the impact of physical handicaps on personality depends on a child's subjective experience.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 6

According to Adler, people are motivated to move from __________ to __________.

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A)   a felt minus; a felt plus
B)   Europe; America
C)   rural areas; cities
D)   physical needs; psychological needsE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

According to Adler, Freud was

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A)   an introvert.
B)   a paranoic.
C)   the greatest psychologist who ever lived.
D)   a pampered child.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above D

Question 8

Which statement most accurately compares "superiority striving" and "perfection striving," as Adler used these terms?

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A)   Superiority striving is neurotic; perfection striving is healthy.
B)   Superiority striving is healthy; perfection striving is neurotic.
C)   Superiority striving and perfection striving are similar, and are both neurotic.
D)   Superiority striving and perfection striving are similar, and are both healthy.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Which type of personality is most healthy, according to Adler?

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A)   the socially useful type
B)   the getting type
C)   the ruling type
D)   the avoiding typeE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Adler's term that best describes an individual's unique personality is

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A)   family constellation.
B)   style of life.
C)   compensation.
D)   social interest.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Which phrase did Adler use to refer to people who do not develop in a healthy way?

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A)   mistaken styles of life
B)   psychologically underdeveloped
C)   neurotic misfits
D)   retardedE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

According to Adler, a person's style of life is determined by

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A)   parents.
B)   the person's own goals
C)   fate
D)   biological factors.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

According to Adler, the basic human motivation is to strive toward

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A)   a better situation.
B)   sexual fulfillment.
C)   balance between the conscious and the unconscious.
D)   inner peace.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Adler believed that a person's lifestyle was in place by age 4 or 5.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Adler thought that the aggressive drive occurred only in delinquents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which statement does not correspond to Adler's beliefs about therapy?

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A)   The patient determines whether the outcome is successful.
B)   Transference should be avoided.
C)   Therapy must last at least a year to be successful.
D)   Therapy should reduce the excessively high self-image of patients.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 17

An inferiority complex is

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A)   a normal stage of development.
B)   a result of compensation for organ inferiority.
C)   an unhealthy outcome.
D)   a sign of mental health.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Adler categorized delinquents as __________ type people.

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A)   aggressive
B)   brutal
C)   ruling
D)   gettingE) A) and D)
F) A) and B) C

Question 19

In his phrase describing his point of view about people, Adler said that each person is the __________ of his own personality.

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A)   artist
B)   creator
C)   destroyer
D)   judgeE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 20

A person who cannot successfully compensate for inferiority, in Adler's theory, develops a(n)

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A)   inferiority complex.
B)   fictional finalism.
C)   aggressive drive.
D)   phobia.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Exam 4: Adler: Individual Psychology

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Describe Adler's approach to psychotherapy.

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Which statement most accurately compares "superiority striving" and "perfection striving," as Adler used these terms?

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Which type of personality is most healthy, according to Adler?

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Adler's term that best describes an individual's unique personality is

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Which phrase did Adler use to refer to people who do not develop in a healthy way?

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According to Adler, a person's style of life is determined by

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Which statement does not correspond to Adler's beliefs about therapy?

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