Question 1

Adler called his theory of personality "Individual Psychology" because

Accepted Answer

A)  he wanted to emphasize individuals' sole responsibility for their lives. 
B)  he wanted to emphasize holism (the indivisibility of the personality into component parts) 
C)  he wanted to emphasize the conscious, as opposed to the unconscious, of the individual 
D)  he wanted to only focus on individual counseling. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  he wanted to emphasize individuals' sole responsibility for their lives. 
B)  he wanted to emphasize holism (the indivisibility of the personality into component parts) 
C)  he wanted to emphasize the conscious, as opposed to the unconscious, of the individual 
D)  he wanted to only focus on individual counseling. 
E)  none of the above B

Question 2

Which of the following is not what Adlerians believe about inferiority?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feelings of inferiority are inborn in every human infant. 
B)  Feelings of inferiority are an inevitable result of the human condition. 
C)  Someone with an inferiority complex escapes responsibility for the tasks of life while safeguarding self-esteem. 
D)  Feeling inferior is not abnormal, though it may be problematic. 
E)  All of the above are what Adlerians believe about inferiority. 
A)  Feelings of inferiority are inborn in every human infant. 
B)  Feelings of inferiority are an inevitable result of the human condition. 
C)  Someone with an inferiority complex escapes responsibility for the tasks of life while safeguarding self-esteem. 
D)  Feeling inferior is not abnormal, though it may be problematic. 
E)  All of the above are what Adlerians believe about inferiority. A

Question 3

Concerning resistance, Adlerian counselors believe that

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A)  resistance occurs when there is a misalignment of client and counselor goals. 
B)  resistance often manifests itself in the form of safeguarding mechanisms. 
C)  resistance is always maladaptive and interferes with the counseling process. 
D)  A and B only 
E)  B and C only 
A)  resistance occurs when there is a misalignment of client and counselor goals. 
B)  resistance often manifests itself in the form of safeguarding mechanisms. 
C)  resistance is always maladaptive and interferes with the counseling process. 
D)  A and B only 
E)  B and C only D

Question 4

In Adlerian counseling, encouragement

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A)  is comparable to praise. 
B)  begins in the first counseling session. 
C)  is comparable to positive reinforcement. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  is comparable to praise. 
B)  begins in the first counseling session. 
C)  is comparable to positive reinforcement. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is not part of understanding a client's lifestyle?

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A)  exploring and confirming the client's lifestyle typology, or central theme 
B)  understanding how the client meets/manages the five central life tasks 
C)  discovering and exploring the client's private logic 
D)  evaluating the extent to which genetics determine the client's style of life 
E)  understanding the influence of environment on the client's personality development 
A)  exploring and confirming the client's lifestyle typology, or central theme 
B)  understanding how the client meets/manages the five central life tasks 
C)  discovering and exploring the client's private logic 
D)  evaluating the extent to which genetics determine the client's style of life 
E)  understanding the influence of environment on the client's personality development

Question 6

Five philosophy students are arguing about Adlerian psychology. All are claiming to understand the concept of phenomenology. Which student is the most correct?

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A)  "What I think about is the most important." 
B)  "What I interpret about what I perceive is the most important." 
C)  "What I can objectively perceive is the most important." 
D)  "What I perceive about what you perceive is the most important." 
E)  "What I objectively perceive about what you think is the most important." 
A)  "What I think about is the most important." 
B)  "What I interpret about what I perceive is the most important." 
C)  "What I can objectively perceive is the most important." 
D)  "What I perceive about what you perceive is the most important." 
E)  "What I objectively perceive about what you think is the most important."

Question 7

"Teleology" refers to

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A)  responsible, creative. 
B)  purposeful, goal-oriented. 
C)  unique, subjective. 
D)  holistic, indivisible. 
E)  social embeddedness. 
A)  responsible, creative. 
B)  purposeful, goal-oriented. 
C)  unique, subjective. 
D)  holistic, indivisible. 
E)  social embeddedness.

Question 8

Adler described which concept as the best indicator of mental health and adjustment?

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A)  social interest 
B)  goal attainment 
C)  self actualization 
D)  authenticity 
E)  being 
A)  social interest 
B)  goal attainment 
C)  self actualization 
D)  authenticity 
E)  being

Question 9

Effective Adlerian counselors

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A)  teach, collaborate, and encourage without assuming responsibility for change. 
B)  induce the client to face problems in accordance with solutions that have worked with other clients. 
C)  maintain an expert role/image with their clients. 
D)  do most of the work in therapy so as not to push or stress their clients. 
E)  mainly work with the unconscious aspects of self. 
A)  teach, collaborate, and encourage without assuming responsibility for change. 
B)  induce the client to face problems in accordance with solutions that have worked with other clients. 
C)  maintain an expert role/image with their clients. 
D)  do most of the work in therapy so as not to push or stress their clients. 
E)  mainly work with the unconscious aspects of self.

Question 10

The four phases of Adlerian counseling are

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A)  relationship development, lifestyle assessment, reorientation, and renewal. 
B)  introduction, social history/family assessment, insight, and application. 
C)  relationship development, investigating lifestyle, understanding, and reorientation. 
D)  rapport, interpretation, reparetning, termination 
E)  none of the above 
A)  relationship development, lifestyle assessment, reorientation, and renewal. 
B)  introduction, social history/family assessment, insight, and application. 
C)  relationship development, investigating lifestyle, understanding, and reorientation. 
D)  rapport, interpretation, reparetning, termination 
E)  none of the above

Question 11

Private logic

Accepted Answer

A)  is most often grounded in common sense and rational thought. 
B)  is composed of lifestyle goals, hidden reasons, and immediate goals. 
C)  can be determined only in the context of dream analysis. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and B only 
A)  is most often grounded in common sense and rational thought. 
B)  is composed of lifestyle goals, hidden reasons, and immediate goals. 
C)  can be determined only in the context of dream analysis. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and B only

Question 12

Adler disagreed with Freud regarding

Accepted Answer

A)  humans being victims of their drives. 
B)  an emphasis on sexuality in personality development. 
C)  the nature and function of dreams. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  B and C only 
A)  humans being victims of their drives. 
B)  an emphasis on sexuality in personality development. 
C)  the nature and function of dreams. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  B and C only

Question 13

The most fundamental motive is to move from a sense of inferiority to one of superiority, which includes

Accepted Answer

A)  love, belonging, and competence. 
B)  belonging, significance, acceptance. 
C)  competence, belonging, and significance. 
D)  love, significance, and acceptance. 
E)  acceptance, love, and belonging. 
A)  love, belonging, and competence. 
B)  belonging, significance, acceptance. 
C)  competence, belonging, and significance. 
D)  love, significance, and acceptance. 
E)  acceptance, love, and belonging.

Question 14

Of the Adlerian personality priorities, which is the healthiest priority exemplifying the most social interest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pleasing 
B)  Control 
C)  Comfort 
D)  Superiority 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Pleasing 
B)  Control 
C)  Comfort 
D)  Superiority 
E)  none of the above

Question 15

Adlerian counselors believe that

Accepted Answer

A)  clients are as helpless as they believe themselves to be. 
B)  clients sometimes want their counselors to confirm that they are sick and stuck. 
C)  they lack compassion if they challenge struggling clients to take responsibility for mistaken beliefs. 
D)  A and C only 
E)  none of the above 
A)  clients are as helpless as they believe themselves to be. 
B)  clients sometimes want their counselors to confirm that they are sick and stuck. 
C)  they lack compassion if they challenge struggling clients to take responsibility for mistaken beliefs. 
D)  A and C only 
E)  none of the above

Question 16

According to the Adler, maladjusted clients

Accepted Answer

A)  are considered discouraged, not mentally ill. 
B)  may pursue superiority with a decreased sense of social interest. 
C)  may resort to safeguarding techniques to manage threats to their self-esteem. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and C only 
A)  are considered discouraged, not mentally ill. 
B)  may pursue superiority with a decreased sense of social interest. 
C)  may resort to safeguarding techniques to manage threats to their self-esteem. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and C only

Question 17

Adler's ideas about striving for superiority included

Accepted Answer

A)  an individual's need for competence, belonging, and significance. 
B)  lifestyle typologies or priorities designed to secure superiority. 
C)  the idea that behavior is goal-directed. 
D)  strategies to move from a "felt minus" to "felt plus" position. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  an individual's need for competence, belonging, and significance. 
B)  lifestyle typologies or priorities designed to secure superiority. 
C)  the idea that behavior is goal-directed. 
D)  strategies to move from a "felt minus" to "felt plus" position. 
E)  all of the above

Question 18

Adlerian counselors are interested in how well each client meets the five life tasks of

Accepted Answer

A)  love, friendship, social conscience, work, and physical strength. 
B)  Self awareness, intimacy, work, social responsibility, and spirituality. 
C)  self, financial stability, spirituality, love, and work. 
D)  fun, work, marriage, and friendship (amity) 
E)  love, self, friendship, work, and spirituality. 
A)  love, friendship, social conscience, work, and physical strength. 
B)  Self awareness, intimacy, work, social responsibility, and spirituality. 
C)  self, financial stability, spirituality, love, and work. 
D)  fun, work, marriage, and friendship (amity) 
E)  love, self, friendship, work, and spirituality.

Question 19

According to the text authors, which of the following is not true about style of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its foundation is basic beliefs about self, others, and the world. 
B)  It is a set of consistent strategies for achieving superiority. 
C)  A person finishes developing it during adolescence. 
D)  A person uses private logic in developing it. 
E)  All of the above are true of style of life. 
A)  Its foundation is basic beliefs about self, others, and the world. 
B)  It is a set of consistent strategies for achieving superiority. 
C)  A person finishes developing it during adolescence. 
D)  A person uses private logic in developing it. 
E)  All of the above are true of style of life.

Adler called his theory of personality "Individual Psychology" because

Which of the following is not what Adlerians believe about inferiority?

Concerning resistance, Adlerian counselors believe that

In Adlerian counseling, encouragement

Which of the following is not part of understanding a client's lifestyle?

Five philosophy students are arguing about Adlerian psychology. All are claiming to understand the concept of phenomenology. Which student is the most correct?

"Teleology" refers to

Adler described which concept as the best indicator of mental health and adjustment?

Effective Adlerian counselors

The four phases of Adlerian counseling are

Private logic

Adler disagreed with Freud regarding

The most fundamental motive is to move from a sense of inferiority to one of superiority, which includes

Of the Adlerian personality priorities, which is the healthiest priority exemplifying the most social interest?

Adlerian counselors believe that

According to the Adler, maladjusted clients

Adler's ideas about striving for superiority included

Adlerian counselors are interested in how well each client meets the five life tasks of

According to the text authors, which of the following is not true about style of life?

Introduction

Psychoanalysis

Adlerian Counselingindividual Psychology

Existential Counseling

Person-Centered Counseling

Gestalt Counseling

Behavioral Counseling

Cognitive Counseling

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Reality Therapy and Choice Theory

Constructivist Approaches

Systems Approaches

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Exam 3: Self Psychology

Adler called his theory of personality "Individual Psychology" because

Which of the following is not what Adlerians believe about inferiority?

Concerning resistance, Adlerian counselors believe that

In Adlerian counseling, encouragement

Which of the following is not part of understanding a client's lifestyle?

Five philosophy students are arguing about Adlerian psychology. All are claiming to understand the concept of phenomenology. Which student is the most correct?

"Teleology" refers to

Adler described which concept as the best indicator of mental health and adjustment?

Effective Adlerian counselors

The four phases of Adlerian counseling are

Private logic

Adler disagreed with Freud regarding

The most fundamental motive is to move from a sense of inferiority to one of superiority, which includes

Of the Adlerian personality priorities, which is the healthiest priority exemplifying the most social interest?

Adlerian counselors believe that

According to the Adler, maladjusted clients

Adler's ideas about striving for superiority included

Adlerian counselors are interested in how well each client meets the five life tasks of

According to the text authors, which of the following is not true about style of life?

Introduction

Psychoanalysis

Adlerian Counselingindividual Psychology

Existential Counseling

Person-Centered Counseling

Gestalt Counseling

Behavioral Counseling

Cognitive Counseling

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Reality Therapy and Choice Theory

Constructivist Approaches

Systems Approaches

Ntegral Counseling: The Prepersonal, Personal, and Transpersonal in Self, Culture, and Nature Author Index Subject Index

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