Question 1

Carl Rogers maintained that the one basic tendency for humans is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  maintain and enhance life 
B)  struggle against despair and anguish 
C)  identify personal constructs 
D)  develop conditions of worth 
A)  maintain and enhance life 
B)  struggle against despair and anguish 
C)  identify personal constructs 
D)  develop conditions of worth A

Question 2

What Buddhist term refers to the idea that an independent singular self is simply an illusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  anatta 
B)  anicca 
C)  nirvana 
D)  Eigenwelt 
A)  anatta 
B)  anicca 
C)  nirvana 
D)  Eigenwelt A

Question 3

What is positive psychology and how is it directly linked to humanistic perspectives? What is potentially new about this movement? What elements of humanistic psychology have yet to be fully addressed by this approach?

Accepted Answer

Positive psychology is a branch of psychology that focuses on the study and promotion of positive emotions, strengths, and virtues that contribute to human flourishing. It is directly linked to humanistic perspectives in that both emphasize the importance of personal growth, self-actualization, and the inherent goodness of individuals. Both perspectives also prioritize the study of human potential and the factors that contribute to a fulfilling and meaningful life.

One potentially new aspect of the positive psychology movement is its emphasis on empirical research and evidence-based interventions to promote well-being. While humanistic psychology also values research and evidence, positive psychology has brought a renewed focus on scientifically studying positive emotions and strengths, and developing interventions based on this research.

However, there are elements of humanistic psychology that have yet to be fully addressed by the positive psychology approach. For example, humanistic psychology places a strong emphasis on the role of the therapist-client relationship and the importance of empathy, unconditional positive regard, and genuineness in facilitating personal growth. While positive psychology acknowledges the importance of positive relationships, it may not fully address the depth of the therapeutic relationship as emphasized in humanistic psychology.

Additionally, humanistic psychology emphasizes the importance of subjective experiences, personal meaning, and the unique qualities of each individual. While positive psychology acknowledges the importance of individual differences, it may not fully capture the richness and complexity of human experience as emphasized in humanistic psychology.

In conclusion, positive psychology is directly linked to humanistic perspectives in its focus on human potential and well-being, but there are still aspects of humanistic psychology that have yet to be fully addressed by the positive psychology approach.

Question 4

Describe Rogerian psychotherapy.What does a Rogerian therapist attempt to do for clients? Why does Rogers think this approach should work? What might be a downside to a humanistic view of mental health?

Accepted Answer

Rogerian psychotherapy, also known as pe

Question 5

From an optimistic humanism perspective,what is true of every human being?

Accepted Answer

A)  They begin as a blank slate. 
B)  They are basically good. 
C)  They are aware of their surroundings. 
D)  They come from the earth and will return to it when they die. 
A)  They begin as a blank slate. 
B)  They are basically good. 
C)  They are aware of their surroundings. 
D)  They come from the earth and will return to it when they die.

Question 6

Mike thinks that sitting around contemplating the meaning of existence is a waste of time.He spends his life concentrating on developing his career,building a bigger house for his family,and enjoying himself.Sartre and other existentialists would say that Mike is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  living in bad faith 
B)  preventing himself from becoming a functioning person 
C)  ignoring Mitwelt 
D)  following core ideas of self-determination theory 
A)  living in bad faith 
B)  preventing himself from becoming a functioning person 
C)  ignoring Mitwelt 
D)  following core ideas of self-determination theory

Question 7

________ psychology is based on the premise that to understand a person,you must understand his or her unique view of reality.

Accepted Answer

A)  Existential 
B)  Humanistic 
C)  Cultural 
D)  Psychoanalytic. 
A)  Existential 
B)  Humanistic 
C)  Cultural 
D)  Psychoanalytic.

Question 8

The humanist psychologists Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow took basic existential assumptions and added the assumption that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  people are good and have an innate need to make themselves and the world better 
B)  to know a person, it is essential to understand his or her phenomenology 
C)  only humans, as opposed to other animals, have an awareness of their own mortality 
D)  people are essentially childlike and have an innate tendency toward selfishness and impulsivity 
A)  people are good and have an innate need to make themselves and the world better 
B)  to know a person, it is essential to understand his or her phenomenology 
C)  only humans, as opposed to other animals, have an awareness of their own mortality 
D)  people are essentially childlike and have an innate tendency toward selfishness and impulsivity

Question 9

Which of the following virtues does NOT appear to be particularly important in Eastern traditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  humanity 
B)  justice 
C)  temperance 
D)  courage 
A)  humanity 
B)  justice 
C)  temperance 
D)  courage

Question 10

What does it mean to take a phenomenological perspective on personality? Explain the basic idea of phenomenology and describe the philosophical roots of this approach.

Accepted Answer

Taking a phenomenological perspective on

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a concern with the typical strategy used to evaluate the effects of Rogerian psychotherapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is not clear that the match between perceived self and ideal self is an adequate criterion for psychological adjustment. 
B)  No measurable variables have been used to evaluate Rogerian therapy. 
C)  The results may be due to clients' changing their ideal views. 
D)  The criterion used for determining adjustment could lead us to consider people with obvious disorders as being well-adjusted. 
A)  It is not clear that the match between perceived self and ideal self is an adequate criterion for psychological adjustment. 
B)  No measurable variables have been used to evaluate Rogerian therapy. 
C)  The results may be due to clients' changing their ideal views. 
D)  The criterion used for determining adjustment could lead us to consider people with obvious disorders as being well-adjusted.

Question 12

The personality test that asks you to identify sets of three people,ideas,or objects and describe how any two of them are similar to each other and different from the third is attempting to assess your ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchy of needs 
B)  conditions of worth 
C)  cognitive scripts 
D)  personal constructs 
A)  hierarchy of needs 
B)  conditions of worth 
C)  cognitive scripts 
D)  personal constructs

Question 13

From a phenomenological perspective,to understand another person,you must understand ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  that person's construals 
B)  that person's family history 
C)  how they feel about you 
D)  yourself 
A)  that person's construals 
B)  that person's family history 
C)  how they feel about you 
D)  yourself

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT an example of an experience of flow?

Accepted Answer

A)  writing a paper for 4 hours straight 
B)  playing a video game that requires a lot of skill 
C)  binge watching a television series 
D)  running a marathon 
A)  writing a paper for 4 hours straight 
B)  playing a video game that requires a lot of skill 
C)  binge watching a television series 
D)  running a marathon

Question 15

An autotelic activity ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  results in social reinforcement such as praise or approval 
B)  produces a material reinforcement such as money 
C)  releases unconscious urges and desires 
D)  is enjoyable for its own sake 
A)  results in social reinforcement such as praise or approval 
B)  produces a material reinforcement such as money 
C)  releases unconscious urges and desires 
D)  is enjoyable for its own sake

Question 16

Flow most likely arises when one's activity entails a balanced ratio of ________ to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  effort; reward 
B)  stress; eustress 
C)  approach; avoidance 
D)  skills; challenges 
A)  effort; reward 
B)  stress; eustress 
C)  approach; avoidance 
D)  skills; challenges

Question 17

Imagine that you are participating in a psychology experiment.The experimenter asks you to take a bite of chocolate and to describe your experience of the chocolate-how it tastes,how it feels on your tongue,and so on.You would be involved in which method of psychological research?

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental 
B)  correlational 
C)  introspective 
D)  case study 
A)  experimental 
B)  correlational 
C)  introspective 
D)  case study

Question 18

From an existential perspective,what is the key question every individual is faced with?

Accepted Answer

A)  What is the nature of existence? 
B)  How can happiness be created? 
C)  What is an individual's unique experience of the world? 
D)  How can one achieve the optimal experience? 
A)  What is the nature of existence? 
B)  How can happiness be created? 
C)  What is an individual's unique experience of the world? 
D)  How can one achieve the optimal experience?

Question 19

The theorist ________ would likely use the metaphor "humans are scientists" to describe the nature of human psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  George Kelly 
B)  Carl Rogers 
C)  Abraham Maslow 
D)  Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi 
A)  George Kelly 
B)  Carl Rogers 
C)  Abraham Maslow 
D)  Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi

Question 20

Nietzsche argued that the most honorable response to the dilemmas of existence is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  retreat to close relationships to manage your terror 
B)  rise above it all and become a superman 
C)  acknowledge your own despair 
D)  distract yourself from your inevitable sense of dread 
A)  retreat to close relationships to manage your terror 
B)  rise above it all and become a superman 
C)  acknowledge your own despair 
D)  distract yourself from your inevitable sense of dread

Carl Rogers maintained that the one basic tendency for humans is to ________.

What Buddhist term refers to the idea that an independent singular self is simply an illusion?

What is positive psychology and how is it directly linked to humanistic perspectives? What is potentially new about this movement? What elements of humanistic psychology have yet to be fully addressed by this approach?

Describe Rogerian psychotherapy.What does a Rogerian therapist attempt to do for clients? Why does Rogers think this approach should work? What might be a downside to a humanistic view of mental health?

From an optimistic humanism perspective,what is true of every human being?

Mike thinks that sitting around contemplating the meaning of existence is a waste of time.He spends his life concentrating on developing his career,building a bigger house for his family,and enjoying himself.Sartre and other existentialists would say that Mike is ________.

________ psychology is based on the premise that to understand a person,you must understand his or her unique view of reality.

The humanist psychologists Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow took basic existential assumptions and added the assumption that ________.

Which of the following virtues does NOT appear to be particularly important in Eastern traditions?

What does it mean to take a phenomenological perspective on personality? Explain the basic idea of phenomenology and describe the philosophical roots of this approach.

Which of the following is NOT a concern with the typical strategy used to evaluate the effects of Rogerian psychotherapy?

The personality test that asks you to identify sets of three people,ideas,or objects and describe how any two of them are similar to each other and different from the third is attempting to assess your ________.

From a phenomenological perspective,to understand another person,you must understand ________.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an experience of flow?

An autotelic activity ________.

Flow most likely arises when one's activity entails a balanced ratio of to .

Imagine that you are participating in a psychology experiment.The experimenter asks you to take a bite of chocolate and to describe your experience of the chocolate-how it tastes,how it feels on your tongue,and so on.You would be involved in which method of psychological research?

From an existential perspective,what is the key question every individual is faced with?

The theorist ________ would likely use the metaphor "humans are scientists" to describe the nature of human psychology.

Nietzsche argued that the most honorable response to the dilemmas of existence is to ________.

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Assessment, Effect Size, and Ethics

Personality Traits,Situations,and Behavior

Personality Judgment

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Basics of Psychoanalysis

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

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Learning to Be a Person: Behaviorism and the Social Learning Theories

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

The Self: What You Know About You

Personality, Mental Health, and Physical Health

Epilogue: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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Exam 12: Experience,Existence,and the Meaning of Life: Humanistic and Positive Psychology

Carl Rogers maintained that the one basic tendency for humans is to ________.

What Buddhist term refers to the idea that an independent singular self is simply an illusion?

What is positive psychology and how is it directly linked to humanistic perspectives? What is potentially new about this movement? What elements of humanistic psychology have yet to be fully addressed by this approach?

Describe Rogerian psychotherapy.What does a Rogerian therapist attempt to do for clients? Why does Rogers think this approach should work? What might be a downside to a humanistic view of mental health?

From an optimistic humanism perspective,what is true of every human being?

Mike thinks that sitting around contemplating the meaning of existence is a waste of time.He spends his life concentrating on developing his career,building a bigger house for his family,and enjoying himself.Sartre and other existentialists would say that Mike is ________.

________ psychology is based on the premise that to understand a person,you must understand his or her unique view of reality.

The humanist psychologists Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow took basic existential assumptions and added the assumption that ________.

Which of the following virtues does NOT appear to be particularly important in Eastern traditions?

What does it mean to take a phenomenological perspective on personality? Explain the basic idea of phenomenology and describe the philosophical roots of this approach.

Which of the following is NOT a concern with the typical strategy used to evaluate the effects of Rogerian psychotherapy?

The personality test that asks you to identify sets of three people,ideas,or objects and describe how any two of them are similar to each other and different from the third is attempting to assess your ________.

From a phenomenological perspective,to understand another person,you must understand ________.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an experience of flow?

An autotelic activity ________.

Flow most likely arises when one's activity entails a balanced ratio of ________ to ________.

Imagine that you are participating in a psychology experiment.The experimenter asks you to take a bite of chocolate and to describe your experience of the chocolate-how it tastes,how it feels on your tongue,and so on.You would be involved in which method of psychological research?

From an existential perspective,what is the key question every individual is faced with?

The theorist ________ would likely use the metaphor "humans are scientists" to describe the nature of human psychology.

Nietzsche argued that the most honorable response to the dilemmas of existence is to ________.

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Assessment, Effect Size, and Ethics

Personality Traits,Situations,and Behavior

Personality Judgment

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Basics of Psychoanalysis

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

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Learning to Be a Person: Behaviorism and the Social Learning Theories

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

The Self: What You Know About You

Personality, Mental Health, and Physical Health

Epilogue: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Filters

Flow most likely arises when one's activity entails a balanced ratio of to .