Question 1

From an Adlerian perspective,

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A)  all behavior is inconsistent.
B)  psychological conflict leads to inconsistent behavior.
C)  inconsistent behavior serves multiple purposes.
D)  inconsistent behavior serves a single purpose.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

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)  withdrawalF) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 3

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

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A)  the individual's ego
B)  superiority feelings
C)  creative power
D)  fictional finalismE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Firstborn children, according to Adler, are likely to

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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.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

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.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

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

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A)  fiction
B)  the sex drive
C)  a feeling of incompleteness
D)  social interestE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

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

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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.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

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.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

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.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

Unlike Freud's psychoanalysis, Adler's individual psychology assumed that

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A)  behavior is shaped by past experiences.
B)  people are motivated largely by aggression.
C)  people are mostly responsible for their personalities.
D)  most behavior is motivated by unconscious forces.
E)  the sexual instinct is the basis for most human behavior.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

Early in his career, Adler used which term to refer to the single force behind all human motivation?

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A)  compensation
B)  Eros
C)  striving for success
D)  will to powerE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

A unique aspect of early Adlerian therapy was

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A)  self-hypnosis.
B)  its use of patients' drawings and sketches.
C)  treating children in front of an audience.
D)  its emphasis on returning patients to the workforce.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Concerning feelings of inferiority, Adler held that

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A)  all individuals possess them.
B)  only neurotics develop them.
C)  they always lead to the development of social interest.
D)  they only develop when organ inferiorities are present.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) A

Question 14

Adler believed that social interest

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A)  develops early in the mother-child relationship.
B)  is characteristic of all people to some degree.
C)  is the English translation of Gemeinschaftsgefühl.
D)  All these are correct.
E)  None of these is correct.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E) D

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

Adler believed that dreams

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A)  are expressions of infantile wishes.
B)  provide clues to solve future problems.
C)  are prophetic.
D)  can be easily understood by the dreamer.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 17

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 experienceE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Adler believed that there are two general routes by which people strive.One is the path of exaggerated personal superiority and the other is the road of

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A)  power.
B)  masculine protest.
C)  social interest.
D)  individuation.
E)  aggression.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E) C

Question 19

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.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

Adler said that the usefulness or uselessness of all human activity should be seen from the point of view of

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A)  the masculine protest.
B)  the ego.
C)  the superego.
D)  the society.
E)  social interest.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Exam 3: Adler: Individual Psychology

From an Adlerian perspective,

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

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

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Firstborn children, according to Adler, are likely to

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Adler believed that the dynamic force motivating all human activity is

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

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

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

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

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Unlike Freud's psychoanalysis, Adler's individual psychology assumed that

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Early in his career, Adler used which term to refer to the single force behind all human motivation?

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A unique aspect of early Adlerian therapy was

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Concerning feelings of inferiority, Adler held that

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Adler believed that social interest

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

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Adler believed that dreams

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

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Adler believed that there are two general routes by which people strive.One is the path of exaggerated personal superiority and the other is the road of

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Adler hypothesized that early recollections

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