Question 1

All of the following describe neurotic needs, according to Horney, EXCEPT neurotic needs

Accepted Answer

A)  involve a natural stage of adult development everyone must go through. 
B)  stem from childhood anxieties. 
C)  are often contradictory. 
D)  involve a desire for something unrealistic. 
A)  involve a natural stage of adult development everyone must go through. 
B)  stem from childhood anxieties. 
C)  are often contradictory. 
D)  involve a desire for something unrealistic.

Question 2

From a Jungian perspective, a reoccurring image of a snake as the villain in myths and literature is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  anima. 
B)  social interest. 
C)  persona. 
D)  archetype. 
A)  anima. 
B)  social interest. 
C)  persona. 
D)  archetype.

Question 3

The object relations theorist Melanie Klein suggests that important love relationships are mixed with emotions such as envy, fear, and guilt. People react to these emotions by

Accepted Answer

A)  avoiding close relationships. 
B)  resorting to idealizations of relationships. 
C)  regressing to early stages of psychosexual development. 
D)  adopting a new object. 
A)  avoiding close relationships. 
B)  resorting to idealizations of relationships. 
C)  regressing to early stages of psychosexual development. 
D)  adopting a new object.

Question 4

According to the text, what is one reason why psychoanalytic theory is NOT advancing in academic departments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research psychologists are often ignorant of psychoanalytic thinking. 
B)  No one is interested in psychoanalytic thinking, not even psychoanalysts. 
C)  Psychoanalytic thinking has been perfected with object relations theory, so there is no room for advancement. 
D)  Neo-Freudians respect Freud too much to contradict his theory. 
A)  Research psychologists are often ignorant of psychoanalytic thinking. 
B)  No one is interested in psychoanalytic thinking, not even psychoanalysts. 
C)  Psychoanalytic thinking has been perfected with object relations theory, so there is no room for advancement. 
D)  Neo-Freudians respect Freud too much to contradict his theory.

Question 5

Dr. Ders is a psychotherapist who emphasizes the importance of relating to others as real people who have mixtures of virtues and vices. Dr. Ders is MOST likely a therapist in the tradition of ________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  Freudian 
B)  neo-Freudian 
C)  Eriksonian 
D)  object relations 
A)  Freudian 
B)  neo-Freudian 
C)  Eriksonian 
D)  object relations

Question 6

Match each central theoretical viewpoint with its associated neo-Freudian psychologist.
-Erik Erikson

Accepted Answer

A) People are motivated as adults to overcome feelings of inferiority they developed as children. 
B) Human beings are a part of the collective unconscious, which includes inborn memories, ideas, and images. 
C) Women lack confidence due to the structure of society rather than the biological differences between men and women. 
D) Part of normal development is creating socially acceptable false selves to maintain smooth interpersonal relationships. 
E) People relate to other people through the images of them we hold in our minds.
F)People develop through their confrontation with various conflicts throughout their life spans.
G)Psychological development is the story of ego development because the function of ego is to make sense of everything a person experiences.
H)Individuals' early experiences with love shape their future outlooks on life and other people.
I)Any psychological research is at least "a little" psychoanalytic. 
A) People are motivated as adults to overcome feelings of inferiority they developed as children. 
B) Human beings are a part of the collective unconscious, which includes inborn memories, ideas, and images. 
C) Women lack confidence due to the structure of society rather than the biological differences between men and women. 
D) Part of normal development is creating socially acceptable false selves to maintain smooth interpersonal relationships. 
E) People relate to other people through the images of them we hold in our minds.
F)People develop through their confrontation with various conflicts throughout their life spans.
G)Psychological development is the story of ego development because the function of ego is to make sense of everything a person experiences.
H)Individuals' early experiences with love shape their future outlooks on life and other people.
I)Any psychological research is at least "a little" psychoanalytic.

Question 7

Javier commonly asserts his dominance to his peers by picking fights or showing off how much weight he can lift at the gym. What kind of overcompensating behavior is Javier displaying?

Accepted Answer

A)  organ inferiority 
B)  masculine protest 
C)  inferiority complex 
D)  basic mistrust 
A)  organ inferiority 
B)  masculine protest 
C)  inferiority complex 
D)  basic mistrust

Question 8

Erikson's view is distinct from Freudian theory in that he believed psychological development

Accepted Answer

A)  occurs primarily in early childhood. 
B)  continues to change throughout the life span. 
C)  depends on the resolution of the Oedipal complex. 
D)  involves the investment of the libido at each stage. 
A)  occurs primarily in early childhood. 
B)  continues to change throughout the life span. 
C)  depends on the resolution of the Oedipal complex. 
D)  involves the investment of the libido at each stage.

Question 9

According to Adler, adult behavior that stems from perceived childhood inferiorities is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  personality. 
B)  style of life. 
C)  way of living. 
D)  developing a persona. 
A)  personality. 
B)  style of life. 
C)  way of living. 
D)  developing a persona.

Question 10

According to Melanie Klein, the ________ position refers to a child's desire to worship and protect the good parts of an object because he or she fears losing them.

Accepted Answer

A)  depressive 
B)  constructive 
C)  enhancing 
D)  paranoid 
A)  depressive 
B)  constructive 
C)  enhancing 
D)  paranoid

All of the following describe neurotic needs, according to Horney, EXCEPT neurotic needs

From a Jungian perspective, a reoccurring image of a snake as the villain in myths and literature is an example of a(n)

The object relations theorist Melanie Klein suggests that important love relationships are mixed with emotions such as envy, fear, and guilt. People react to these emotions by

According to the text, what is one reason why psychoanalytic theory is NOT advancing in academic departments?

Dr. Ders is a psychotherapist who emphasizes the importance of relating to others as real people who have mixtures of virtues and vices. Dr. Ders is MOST likely a therapist in the tradition of ________ theory.

Match each central theoretical viewpoint with its associated neo-Freudian psychologist. -Erik Erikson

Javier commonly asserts his dominance to his peers by picking fights or showing off how much weight he can lift at the gym. What kind of overcompensating behavior is Javier displaying?

Erikson's view is distinct from Freudian theory in that he believed psychological development

According to Adler, adult behavior that stems from perceived childhood inferiorities is referred to as

According to Melanie Klein, the ________ position refers to a child's desire to worship and protect the good parts of an object because he or she fears losing them.

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Personality Stability, Development, and Change

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Genetics and Evolution: the Inheritance of Personality

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Humanistic Psychology, Positive Psychology, and the Science of Happiness

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

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Exam 11: Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

All of the following describe neurotic needs, according to Horney, EXCEPT neurotic needs

From a Jungian perspective, a reoccurring image of a snake as the villain in myths and literature is an example of a(n)

The object relations theorist Melanie Klein suggests that important love relationships are mixed with emotions such as envy, fear, and guilt. People react to these emotions by

According to the text, what is one reason why psychoanalytic theory is NOT advancing in academic departments?

Dr. Ders is a psychotherapist who emphasizes the importance of relating to others as real people who have mixtures of virtues and vices. Dr. Ders is MOST likely a therapist in the tradition of ________ theory.

Match each central theoretical viewpoint with its associated neo-Freudian psychologist. -Erik Erikson

Javier commonly asserts his dominance to his peers by picking fights or showing off how much weight he can lift at the gym. What kind of overcompensating behavior is Javier displaying?

Erikson's view is distinct from Freudian theory in that he believed psychological development

According to Adler, adult behavior that stems from perceived childhood inferiorities is referred to as

According to Melanie Klein, the ________ position refers to a child's desire to worship and protect the good parts of an object because he or she fears losing them.

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Personality Assessment: Effect Size, Replicability, and Open Science

Persons and Situations

Personality Judgment

Traits and Types: the Big Five and Beyond

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

Genetics and Evolution: the Inheritance of Personality

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Humanistic Psychology, Positive Psychology, and the Science of Happiness

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Personality Processes: Learning, Motivation, Emotion, and Thinking

The Self: What You Know About You

Relationships and Business

Mental and Physical Health

What Have We Learned

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