Question 1

The most common defense, according to Rogers, is the process of distortion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following does Rogers blame for our inability to incorporate new information into our self-concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disorganization 
B)  Conditional positive regard 
C)  Subception 
D)  Anxiety 
A)  Disorganization 
B)  Conditional positive regard 
C)  Subception 
D)  Anxiety

Question 3

Rogers and Freud provide distinctly opposite answers to the question of whether or not

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety plays a role in psychological disorders. 
B)  people use defenses to reduce anxiety. 
C)  a psychotherapist should explain to a client what the client really means. 
D)  people are influenced by mental processes of which they are not aware. 
A)  anxiety plays a role in psychological disorders. 
B)  people use defenses to reduce anxiety. 
C)  a psychotherapist should explain to a client what the client really means. 
D)  people are influenced by mental processes of which they are not aware.

Question 4

There are many common misconceptions of Maslow's need hierarchy. Among them is the assumption that

Accepted Answer

A)  our lower needs must be satisfied totally before we can turn to higher needs. 
B)  how well our lower needs are satisfied determines how much those needs influence our behavior. 
C)  all needs are included at some level in the need hierarchy. 
D)  all cultures have the same basic need hierarchy. 
A)  our lower needs must be satisfied totally before we can turn to higher needs. 
B)  how well our lower needs are satisfied determines how much those needs influence our behavior. 
C)  all needs are included at some level in the need hierarchy. 
D)  all cultures have the same basic need hierarchy.

Question 5

Which of the following is true about Maslow's need hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lower-level needs must be completely satisfied before we turn to higher-level needs. 
B)  Most people eventually satisfy their need for self-actualization. 
C)  The order in which needs varies from culture to culture. 
D)  The way people satisfy a particular need varies across cultures. 
A)  Lower-level needs must be completely satisfied before we turn to higher-level needs. 
B)  Most people eventually satisfy their need for self-actualization. 
C)  The order in which needs varies from culture to culture. 
D)  The way people satisfy a particular need varies across cultures.

Question 6

Which of the following is correct about subception, as described by Rogers?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the most common defense process. 
B)  It only happens in people who are fully functioning. 
C)  It takes place at a level somewhere below consciousness. 
D)  It results in an increase in anxiety. 
A)  It is the most common defense process. 
B)  It only happens in people who are fully functioning. 
C)  It takes place at a level somewhere below consciousness. 
D)  It results in an increase in anxiety.

Question 7

Emphasis on _________ in the 1960s provided fertile soil for the growth of humanistic psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  civil rights 
B)  laboratory rats 
C)  communism 
D)  individuality 
A)  civil rights 
B)  laboratory rats 
C)  communism 
D)  individuality

Question 8

According to Rogers, what is the most common defense process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subception 
B)  Distortion 
C)  Denial 
D)  Repression 
A)  Subception 
B)  Distortion 
C)  Denial 
D)  Repression

Question 9

Recent studies of psychotherapists have shown that

Accepted Answer

A)  most do not use a humanistic approach. 
B)  many report including aspects of person-centered therapy in their work. 
C)  the usefulness of humanistic psychotherapy is questionable. 
D)  the effectiveness of the humanistic approach is only temporary. 
A)  most do not use a humanistic approach. 
B)  many report including aspects of person-centered therapy in their work. 
C)  the usefulness of humanistic psychotherapy is questionable. 
D)  the effectiveness of the humanistic approach is only temporary.

Question 10

Statistical determinism refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the idea that statistical findings are most conclusive 
B)  the perspective that researchers can predict the likelihood of specific actions 
C)  deciding the correct statistical test for studies of self-actualization 
D)  people are not really free to make choices because they do not know the most likely causes of their choice. 
A)  the idea that statistical findings are most conclusive 
B)  the perspective that researchers can predict the likelihood of specific actions 
C)  deciding the correct statistical test for studies of self-actualization 
D)  people are not really free to make choices because they do not know the most likely causes of their choice.

Question 11

Which of the following is characteristic of the people Maslow identified as "psychologically healthy"?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have many friends. 
B)  They are the only ones who have "peak experiences." 
C)  They tend to be creative. 
D)  They are unconcerned with what others think of them. 
A)  They have many friends. 
B)  They are the only ones who have "peak experiences." 
C)  They tend to be creative. 
D)  They are unconcerned with what others think of them.

Question 12

Which of the following is true about Carl Rogers' background?

Accepted Answer

A)  He entered his undergraduate education eager for a career in psychology. 
B)  Before entering psychology, Rogers planned a career as a minister. 
C)  The interpersonal warmth characteristic of Rogers' psychotherapy sessions was modeled by his parents as he grew up. 
D)  Rogers studied with the great existential philosophers in Europe. 
A)  He entered his undergraduate education eager for a career in psychology. 
B)  Before entering psychology, Rogers planned a career as a minister. 
C)  The interpersonal warmth characteristic of Rogers' psychotherapy sessions was modeled by his parents as he grew up. 
D)  Rogers studied with the great existential philosophers in Europe.

Question 13

Research suggests that people are most likely to have flow experiences when they

Accepted Answer

A)  work at something that has no clear goal. 
B)  relax and do something that is not very taxing. 
C)  are in their leisure time. 
D)  are working at their jobs. 
A)  work at something that has no clear goal. 
B)  relax and do something that is not very taxing. 
C)  are in their leisure time. 
D)  are working at their jobs.

Question 14

Flow experiences are more likely to happen

Accepted Answer

A)  when people are at work. 
B)  when listening to music. 
C)  when people are away from work. 
D)  during sexual intimacy. 
A)  when people are at work. 
B)  when listening to music. 
C)  when people are away from work. 
D)  during sexual intimacy.

Question 15

Which of the following concepts is generally accepted by advocates of the humanistic approach to psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  No one can know a client in therapy better than the client himself or herself. 
B)  It is the therapist's job to explain to the client the new goals the client must set for him- or herself. 
C)  People should spend more time thinking about the future and planning the directions of their lives. 
D)  People need to see how their past sets the course for where their lives are going. 
A)  No one can know a client in therapy better than the client himself or herself. 
B)  It is the therapist's job to explain to the client the new goals the client must set for him- or herself. 
C)  People should spend more time thinking about the future and planning the directions of their lives. 
D)  People need to see how their past sets the course for where their lives are going.

Question 16

Discuss the basic tenets of Carl Rogers's humanistic approach to personality. Discuss where anxiety comes from according to Rogers, including the defenses that he suggested we use against anxiety. Describe Rogers's characterization of the fully functioning person.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

According to Maslow, an adult is likely to take care of which of the following needs first?

Accepted Answer

A)  A steady income 
B)  A romantic relationship 
C)  Discovering one's true potential 
D)  Obtaining the respect of one's peers 
A)  A steady income 
B)  A romantic relationship 
C)  Discovering one's true potential 
D)  Obtaining the respect of one's peers

Question 18

Rogers recommended that therapists use a process of reflection. By this, he meant that they should

Accepted Answer

A)  give clients some quiet time to think about what they are saying. 
B)  repeat clients' words back to them verbatim so they can hear exactly what they sound like when spoken. 
C)  explain to clients how they are distorting or denying their experiences. 
D)  rephrase and translate vague feelings expressed by clients into more precise words. 
A)  give clients some quiet time to think about what they are saying. 
B)  repeat clients' words back to them verbatim so they can hear exactly what they sound like when spoken. 
C)  explain to clients how they are distorting or denying their experiences. 
D)  rephrase and translate vague feelings expressed by clients into more precise words.

Question 19

A woman tells a humanistic psychotherapist that she wants to leave an unhappy relationship, but that she can't. The therapist will probably set as a goal that the woman comes to understand that

Accepted Answer

A)  she must live in the "here and now." 
B)  there is a good part to everyone, even the man she is having trouble with now. 
C)  she should take responsibility for her choice to stay in or leave the relationship. 
D)  when she gets in touch with who she really is and drops her defenses, many of her relationship problems will also end. 
A)  she must live in the "here and now." 
B)  there is a good part to everyone, even the man she is having trouble with now. 
C)  she should take responsibility for her choice to stay in or leave the relationship. 
D)  when she gets in touch with who she really is and drops her defenses, many of her relationship problems will also end.

Question 20

Which of the following concepts from existential philosophy influenced the development of the humanistic approach to personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  An emphasis on choosing and developing your own lifestyle 
B)  Person?centered psychotherapy 
C)  Hierarchy of needs 
D)  Self?actualization 
A)  An emphasis on choosing and developing your own lifestyle 
B)  Person?centered psychotherapy 
C)  Hierarchy of needs 
D)  Self?actualization

The most common defense, according to Rogers, is the process of distortion.

Which of the following does Rogers blame for our inability to incorporate new information into our self-concepts?

Rogers and Freud provide distinctly opposite answers to the question of whether or not

There are many common misconceptions of Maslow's need hierarchy. Among them is the assumption that

Which of the following is true about Maslow's need hierarchy?

Which of the following is correct about subception, as described by Rogers?

Emphasis on _________ in the 1960s provided fertile soil for the growth of humanistic psychology.

According to Rogers, what is the most common defense process?

Recent studies of psychotherapists have shown that

Statistical determinism refers to which of the following?

Which of the following is characteristic of the people Maslow identified as "psychologically healthy"?

Which of the following is true about Carl Rogers' background?

Research suggests that people are most likely to have flow experiences when they

Flow experiences are more likely to happen

Which of the following concepts is generally accepted by advocates of the humanistic approach to psychology?

Discuss the basic tenets of Carl Rogers's humanistic approach to personality. Discuss where anxiety comes from according to Rogers, including the defenses that he suggested we use against anxiety. Describe Rogers's characterization of the fully functioning person.

According to Maslow, an adult is likely to take care of which of the following needs first?

Rogers recommended that therapists use a process of reflection. By this, he meant that they should

A woman tells a humanistic psychotherapist that she wants to leave an unhappy relationship, but that she can't. The therapist will probably set as a goal that the woman comes to understand that

Which of the following concepts from existential philosophy influenced the development of the humanistic approach to personality?

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Exam 11: The Humanistic Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The most common defense, according to Rogers, is the process of distortion.

Which of the following does Rogers blame for our inability to incorporate new information into our self-concepts?

Rogers and Freud provide distinctly opposite answers to the question of whether or not

There are many common misconceptions of Maslow's need hierarchy. Among them is the assumption that

Which of the following is true about Maslow's need hierarchy?

Which of the following is correct about subception, as described by Rogers?

Emphasis on _________ in the 1960s provided fertile soil for the growth of humanistic psychology.

According to Rogers, what is the most common defense process?

Recent studies of psychotherapists have shown that

Statistical determinism refers to which of the following?

Which of the following is characteristic of the people Maslow identified as "psychologically healthy"?

Which of the following is true about Carl Rogers' background?

Research suggests that people are most likely to have flow experiences when they

Flow experiences are more likely to happen

Which of the following concepts is generally accepted by advocates of the humanistic approach to psychology?

Discuss the basic tenets of Carl Rogers's humanistic approach to personality. Discuss where anxiety comes from according to Rogers, including the defenses that he suggested we use against anxiety. Describe Rogers's characterization of the fully functioning person.

According to Maslow, an adult is likely to take care of which of the following needs first?

Rogers recommended that therapists use a process of reflection. By this, he meant that they should

A woman tells a humanistic psychotherapist that she wants to leave an unhappy relationship, but that she can't. The therapist will probably set as a goal that the woman comes to understand that

Which of the following concepts from existential philosophy influenced the development of the humanistic approach to personality?

What Is Personality

Personality Research Methods

The Psychoanalytic Approach: Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Freudian Approach: Relevant Research

The Psychoanalytic Approach: Neo Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

Neo Freudian Theories: Relevant Research

The Trait Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Trait Approach: Relevant Research

The Biological Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Biological Approach: Relevant Research

The Humanistic Approach: Relevant Research

The Behavioralsocial Learning Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Behavioral Social Learning Approach: Relevant Research

The Cognitive Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Cognitive Approach: Relevant Research

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