Question 1

According to Carl Rogers, subception

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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 himself 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 himself 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 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

A man thinks of himself as an outstanding athlete. One day, he watches some tennis players at his athletic club who are considerably better than he is. This information is threatening to his self-concept. Because the man is not fully functioning, Rogers might have expected him to do one of the following except one. Which one?

Accepted Answer

A)  Experience anxiety. 
B)  Reinterpret what he has seen to make it less threatening. 
C)  Deny that the men are good tennis players. 
D)  Accept that there are better tennis players than himself. 
A)  Experience anxiety. 
B)  Reinterpret what he has seen to make it less threatening. 
C)  Deny that the men are good tennis players. 
D)  Accept that there are better tennis players than himself.

Question 5

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 6

One of the most basic human behaviors is the need to engage in sexual activities with a partner. According to Maslow, how do such behaviors relate to his hierarchy of needs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexuality is specifically related to the level of belongingness and love. 
B)  Sexual actions are related to our desire to satisfy esteem needs. 
C)  Sexual functioning exists solely on a "survival needs" level of the hierarchy. 
D)  Sexual behaviors can satisfy one or a combination of several needs. 
A)  Sexuality is specifically related to the level of belongingness and love. 
B)  Sexual actions are related to our desire to satisfy esteem needs. 
C)  Sexual functioning exists solely on a "survival needs" level of the hierarchy. 
D)  Sexual behaviors can satisfy one or a combination of several needs.

Question 7

People report that during optimal experiences, they feel as if they are caught in natural and effortless movement from one step to the next.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

By using Google search for Maslow's hierarchy of needs, researchers found

Accepted Answer

A)  very few website hits. 
B)  as many website hits for Maslow as they did for Freud. 
C)  more Internet images of the need pyramid than of the Mona Lisa. 
D)  all of these are correct. 
A)  very few website hits. 
B)  as many website hits for Maslow as they did for Freud. 
C)  more Internet images of the need pyramid than of the Mona Lisa. 
D)  all of these are correct.

Question 11

According to Maslow, a man who has satisfied his physiological and safety needs will probably become highly aware of his need for

Accepted Answer

A)  friends and a romantic relationship. 
B)  self-respect. 
C)  respect from his peers. 
D)  self-actualization. 
A)  friends and a romantic relationship. 
B)  self-respect. 
C)  respect from his peers. 
D)  self-actualization.

Question 12

Which of the following is a characteristic of the fully functioning person, according to the psychology of Carl Rogers?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are open to their experiences. 
B)  They trust their own feelings. 
C)  They pay attention to what is happening in the here and now. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  They are open to their experiences. 
B)  They trust their own feelings. 
C)  They pay attention to what is happening in the here and now. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 13

Which of the following is true about Abraham Maslow's background?

Accepted Answer

A)  He had a happy childhood. 
B)  He was drawn to psychology by his interest in behaviorism. 
C)  His writings were not well received by professional psychologists until after his death. 
D)  He worked closely with Carl Rogers. 
A)  He had a happy childhood. 
B)  He was drawn to psychology by his interest in behaviorism. 
C)  His writings were not well received by professional psychologists until after his death. 
D)  He worked closely with Carl Rogers.

Question 14

A father tells his son that he loves him when the child is good, but says "I do not like you right now" when the child misbehaves. The father neglects to remind the child that he is still loved. The father is engaging in

Accepted Answer

A)  denial. 
B)  conditional positive regard. 
C)  classical conditioning. 
D)  an anxiety-reduction technique. 
A)  denial. 
B)  conditional positive regard. 
C)  classical conditioning. 
D)  an anxiety-reduction technique.

Question 15

In a correlational analysis of Q-Sort responses, a zero correlation indicates that the client's real and ideal selves are highly related.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Identify an optimal experience you have had. List the eight components of optimal experiences and discuss whether each one was present in yours.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify an optimal experience you have had....

Question 17

Rogerian therapists measure each of the following with the Q Sort technique except one. Which one?

Accepted Answer

A)  The client's self-concept 
B)  The client's ideal self 
C)  The client's progress during the course of psychotherapy 
D)  The client's ability to see things in a realistic manner 
A)  The client's self-concept 
B)  The client's ideal self 
C)  The client's progress during the course of psychotherapy 
D)  The client's ability to see things in a realistic manner

Question 18

All but which of the following has been a criticism of the humanistic approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Free will" may not be a scientific explanation for behavior. 
B)  Many key concepts are poorly defined. 
C)  Few psychotherapists have been influenced by the humanistic approach. 
D)  The humanistic approach makes some overly naive assumptions about human nature. 
A)  "Free will" may not be a scientific explanation for behavior. 
B)  Many key concepts are poorly defined. 
C)  Few psychotherapists have been influenced by the humanistic approach. 
D)  The humanistic approach makes some overly naive assumptions about human nature.

Question 19

As a client becomes more fully functioning during the course of several psychotherapy sessions, we would expect the correlation between his or her real and ideal selves to

Accepted Answer

A)  decrease. 
B)  stay the same. 
C)  increase. 
D)  do any of the above, for the correlation is unrelated to progress in therapy. 
A)  decrease. 
B)  stay the same. 
C)  increase. 
D)  do any of the above, for the correlation is unrelated to progress in therapy.

Question 20

Which of the following is true about peak experiences, as described by Maslow?

Accepted Answer

A)  All self-actualized people experience them. 
B)  Only self-actualized people experience them. 
C)  They are unrelated to where one is on Maslow's hierarchy of needs. 
D)  Self-actualized people have more intense and frequent peak experiences than others. 
A)  All self-actualized people experience them. 
B)  Only self-actualized people experience them. 
C)  They are unrelated to where one is on Maslow's hierarchy of needs. 
D)  Self-actualized people have more intense and frequent peak experiences than others.

According to Carl Rogers, subception

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

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

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

One of the most basic human behaviors is the need to engage in sexual activities with a partner. According to Maslow, how do such behaviors relate to his hierarchy of needs?

People report that during optimal experiences, they feel as if they are caught in natural and effortless movement from one step to the next.

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

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

By using Google search for Maslow's hierarchy of needs, researchers found

According to Maslow, a man who has satisfied his physiological and safety needs will probably become highly aware of his need for

Which of the following is a characteristic of the fully functioning person, according to the psychology of Carl Rogers?

Which of the following is true about Abraham Maslow's background?

A father tells his son that he loves him when the child is good, but says "I do not like you right now" when the child misbehaves. The father neglects to remind the child that he is still loved. The father is engaging in

In a correlational analysis of Q-Sort responses, a zero correlation indicates that the client's real and ideal selves are highly related.

Identify an optimal experience you have had. List the eight components of optimal experiences and discuss whether each one was present in yours.

Rogerian therapists measure each of the following with the Q Sort technique except one. Which one?

All but which of the following has been a criticism of the humanistic approach?

As a client becomes more fully functioning during the course of several psychotherapy sessions, we would expect the correlation between his or her real and ideal selves to

Which of the following is true about peak experiences, as described by Maslow?

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

According to Carl Rogers, subception

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

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

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

One of the most basic human behaviors is the need to engage in sexual activities with a partner. According to Maslow, how do such behaviors relate to his hierarchy of needs?

People report that during optimal experiences, they feel as if they are caught in natural and effortless movement from one step to the next.

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

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

By using Google search for Maslow's hierarchy of needs, researchers found

According to Maslow, a man who has satisfied his physiological and safety needs will probably become highly aware of his need for

Which of the following is a characteristic of the fully functioning person, according to the psychology of Carl Rogers?

Which of the following is true about Abraham Maslow's background?

A father tells his son that he loves him when the child is good, but says "I do not like you right now" when the child misbehaves. The father neglects to remind the child that he is still loved. The father is engaging in

In a correlational analysis of Q-Sort responses, a zero correlation indicates that the client's real and ideal selves are highly related.

Identify an optimal experience you have had. List the eight components of optimal experiences and discuss whether each one was present in yours.

Rogerian therapists measure each of the following with the Q Sort technique except one. Which one?

All but which of the following has been a criticism of the humanistic approach?

As a client becomes more fully functioning during the course of several psychotherapy sessions, we would expect the correlation between his or her real and ideal selves to

Which of the following is true about peak experiences, as described by Maslow?

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

The 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 Appendix: Your Personality Glossary

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