Question 1

According to Maslow,which of the following is true about deficiency motives?

Accepted Answer

A) They affect behavior after most of the lower motives on the hierarchy of needs have been satisfied. 
B) They result from the lack of a needed object. 
C) They continue to grow even after the target object has been found. 
D) They cannot be satisfied until the growth needs are satisfied. 
A) They affect behavior after most of the lower motives on the hierarchy of needs have been satisfied. 
B) They result from the lack of a needed object. 
C) They continue to grow even after the target object has been found. 
D) They cannot be satisfied until the growth needs are satisfied.

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 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 3

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

Question 4

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 5

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

Question 6

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 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 7

According to Rogers,clients are able to overcome defenses and accept experiences that have been denied and distorted when they

Accepted Answer

A) experience conditional positive regard. 
B) experience unconditional positive regard. 
C) think about what they are saying to the therapist. 
D) have a good self-concept. 
A) experience conditional positive regard. 
B) experience unconditional positive regard. 
C) think about what they are saying to the therapist. 
D) have a good self-concept.

Question 8

According to Maslow,the motive that results from a lack of some object is called a __________ motive.

Accepted Answer

A) hierarchy 
B) deficiency 
C) envy 
D) possession 
A) hierarchy 
B) deficiency 
C) envy 
D) possession

Question 9

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 10

Describe your understanding of the therapeutic situation in person-centered therapy. What is the therapist's job,and what are the key elements and techniques Rogers used? Give one way this approach to psychotherapy is successful.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe your understanding of the therapeutic situation...

Question 11

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.

Question 12

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 13

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 14

According to Rogers,the therapist's job is to

Accepted Answer

A) identify the client's problems for him or her. 
B) teach the client what it means to be fully functioning. 
C) change the client's self-destructive behaviors. 
D) provide an atmosphere within which clients are able to help themselves. 
A) identify the client's problems for him or her. 
B) teach the client what it means to be fully functioning. 
C) change the client's self-destructive behaviors. 
D) provide an atmosphere within which clients are able to help themselves.

Question 15

After a woman has more or less satisfied all of the needs on Maslow's hierarchy except the last one,what need will now have a strong influence on her behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) The need to perceive herself as competent and achieving 
B) The need to experience nonpossessive, unselfish love (B-love) 
C) The need to develop her full potential, to be her true self 
D) The need for self-respect 
A) The need to perceive herself as competent and achieving 
B) The need to experience nonpossessive, unselfish love (B-love) 
C) The need to develop her full potential, to be her true self 
D) The need for self-respect

Question 16

Which of the following is a Rogerian psychotherapist likely to use during therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Conditional positive regard 
B) Rephrasing and reflecting clients' words back to them 
C) Dream interpretation 
D) Conditions of worth 
A) Conditional positive regard 
B) Rephrasing and reflecting clients' words back to them 
C) Dream interpretation 
D) Conditions of worth

Question 17

Describe how Maslow went about studying psychologically healthy people. List each of the characteristics of the self-actualized individual he found and define what he meant by peak experience. List and define each of the five levels in Maslow's hierarchy of needs,giving your own example of a need at each level.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe how Maslow went about studying psychologically...

Question 18

Maslow wrote that __________ was one of the most important means of self-fulfillment,as important as finding one's mate.

Accepted Answer

A) peak experience 
B) one's career 
C) self-actualized creativity 
D) psychotherapy 
A) peak experience 
B) one's career 
C) self-actualized creativity 
D) psychotherapy

Question 19

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 20

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.

According to Maslow,which of the following is true about deficiency motives?

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

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

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

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

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 is engaging in

According to Rogers,clients are able to overcome defenses and accept experiences that have been denied and distorted when they

According to Maslow,the motive that results from a lack of some object is called a __________ motive.

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

Describe your understanding of the therapeutic situation in person-centered therapy. What is the therapist's job,and what are the key elements and techniques Rogers used? Give one way this approach to psychotherapy is successful.

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

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

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

According to Rogers,the therapist's job is to

After a woman has more or less satisfied all of the needs on Maslow's hierarchy except the last one,what need will now have a strong influence on her behavior?

Which of the following is a Rogerian psychotherapist likely to use during therapy?

Maslow wrote that __________ was one of the most important means of self-fulfillment,as important as finding one's mate.

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

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

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The Freudian Approach: Relevant Research

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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

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

According to Maslow,which of the following is true about deficiency motives?

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

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

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

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

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 is engaging in

According to Rogers,clients are able to overcome defenses and accept experiences that have been denied and distorted when they

According to Maslow,the motive that results from a lack of some object is called a __________ motive.

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

Describe your understanding of the therapeutic situation in person-centered therapy. What is the therapist's job,and what are the key elements and techniques Rogers used? Give one way this approach to psychotherapy is successful.

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

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

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

According to Rogers,the therapist's job is to

After a woman has more or less satisfied all of the needs on Maslow's hierarchy except the last one,what need will now have a strong influence on her behavior?

Which of the following is a Rogerian psychotherapist likely to use during therapy?

Maslow wrote that __________ was one of the most important means of self-fulfillment,as important as finding one's mate.

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

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

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 Behavioral/Social 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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