Question 1

Which of the following is not a major aspect of the existential view?

Accepted Answer

A)  concern with death. 
B)  the individual as unique. 
C)  the individual as not having responsibility. 
D)  emphasis on personal meaning. 
A)  concern with death. 
B)  the individual as unique. 
C)  the individual as not having responsibility. 
D)  emphasis on personal meaning.

Question 2

According to Rogers, experiences incongruent with the self structure are the basis for

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety. 
B)  denial and distortion. 
C)  psychopathology. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  anxiety. 
B)  denial and distortion. 
C)  psychopathology. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 3

According to terror management theory, what factor(s) buffer(s) individuals against the anxiety associated with the inevitability of death?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social and cultural institutions that furnish meaning in life. 
B)  Unconditional positive regard and empathic understanding. 
C)  Contents of the collective unconscious, including the self archetype. 
D)  The belief that existence precedes essence. 
A)  Social and cultural institutions that furnish meaning in life. 
B)  Unconditional positive regard and empathic understanding. 
C)  Contents of the collective unconscious, including the self archetype. 
D)  The belief that existence precedes essence.

Question 4

Rogers disagreed with Freud on which of the following statements?

Accepted Answer

A)  The goal of therapy is the proper channeling of wishes. 
B)  Past experiences play an important role in anxiety. 
C)  Conflict is basic to psychopathology. 
D)  Defenses play a role in psychopathology. 
A)  The goal of therapy is the proper channeling of wishes. 
B)  Past experiences play an important role in anxiety. 
C)  Conflict is basic to psychopathology. 
D)  Defenses play a role in psychopathology.

Question 5

Self-esteem and life satisfaction may depend more on not being like the undesired self than on being like the ideal self.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the case of Mrs. Oak

Accepted Answer

A)  self-ideal congruence increased as a result of therapy but decreased after follow-up. 
B)  self-ideal congruence decreased as a result of therapy and further decreased after follow-up. 
C)  self-ideal congruence increased as a result of therapy and increased after follow-up. 
D)  self-ideal congruence decreased as a result of therapy but increased after follow-up. 
A)  self-ideal congruence increased as a result of therapy but decreased after follow-up. 
B)  self-ideal congruence decreased as a result of therapy and further decreased after follow-up. 
C)  self-ideal congruence increased as a result of therapy and increased after follow-up. 
D)  self-ideal congruence decreased as a result of therapy but increased after follow-up.

Question 7

Cross-cultural research on the self

Accepted Answer

A)  fully supports Rogers' views about self-concept. 
B)  fully supports Rogers' views about the need for positive regard. 
C)  calls into questions some of Rogers' ideas about the self. 
D)  completely disproves Rogers' ideas about the self. 
A)  fully supports Rogers' views about self-concept. 
B)  fully supports Rogers' views about the need for positive regard. 
C)  calls into questions some of Rogers' ideas about the self. 
D)  completely disproves Rogers' ideas about the self.

Question 8

Both the Freudian and Rogerian theories emphasize conflict, anxiety, and defense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to the text,

Accepted Answer

A)  it is impossible to be completely phenomenological. 
B)  self-report data are worthless. 
C)  Rogers ignores systematic inquiry. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  it is impossible to be completely phenomenological. 
B)  self-report data are worthless. 
C)  Rogers ignores systematic inquiry. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 10

According to research by Zhu, Ziang, Fan, and Han (2007), if we were to examine the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) of college students from the East and from the West as they thought about themselves and about their mothers, what would we be likely to find?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eastern students' MPFCs would look the same while they were thinking about themselves and their mothers. 
B)  Western students' students' MPFCs would look the same while they were thinking about themselves and their mothers. 
C)  Eastern and Western students' MPFCs would look the same as each other while thinking about themselves and their mothers. 
D)  In both Eastern and Western students, the MPFC would not be very active while thinking about the self, nor about one's mother. 
A)  Eastern students' MPFCs would look the same while they were thinking about themselves and their mothers. 
B)  Western students' students' MPFCs would look the same while they were thinking about themselves and their mothers. 
C)  Eastern and Western students' MPFCs would look the same as each other while thinking about themselves and their mothers. 
D)  In both Eastern and Western students, the MPFC would not be very active while thinking about the self, nor about one's mother.

Question 11

Most research on the relation between views of the self and psychopathology suggest

Accepted Answer

A)  a small self-ideal discrepancy. 
B)  no consistent relationships. 
C)  a curvilinear self-ideal discrepancy. 
D)  a large self-ideal discrepancy. 
A)  a small self-ideal discrepancy. 
B)  no consistent relationships. 
C)  a curvilinear self-ideal discrepancy. 
D)  a large self-ideal discrepancy.

Question 12

The ultimate goal for Rogers was a

Accepted Answer

A)  state of organism-self congruence. 
B)  life free of anxiety. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b). 
A)  state of organism-self congruence. 
B)  life free of anxiety. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b).

Which of the following is not a major aspect of the existential view?

According to Rogers, experiences incongruent with the self structure are the basis for

According to terror management theory, what factor(s) buffer(s) individuals against the anxiety associated with the inevitability of death?

Rogers disagreed with Freud on which of the following statements?

Self-esteem and life satisfaction may depend more on not being like the undesired self than on being like the ideal self.

In the case of Mrs. Oak

Cross-cultural research on the self

Both the Freudian and Rogerian theories emphasize conflict, anxiety, and defense.

According to the text,

According to research by Zhu, Ziang, Fan, and Han (2007), if we were to examine the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) of college students from the East and from the West as they thought about themselves and about their mothers, what would we be likely to find?

Most research on the relation between views of the self and psychopathology suggest

The ultimate goal for Rogers was a

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Exam 6: A Phenomenological Theory - Applications and Evaluation of Rogers Theory

Which of the following is not a major aspect of the existential view?

According to Rogers, experiences incongruent with the self structure are the basis for

According to terror management theory, what factor(s) buffer(s) individuals against the anxiety associated with the inevitability of death?

Rogers disagreed with Freud on which of the following statements?

Self-esteem and life satisfaction may depend more on not being like the undesired self than on being like the ideal self.

In the case of Mrs. Oak

Cross-cultural research on the self

Both the Freudian and Rogerian theories emphasize conflict, anxiety, and defense.

According to the text,

According to research by Zhu, Ziang, Fan, and Han (2007), if we were to examine the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) of college students from the East and from the West as they thought about themselves and about their mothers, what would we be likely to find?

Most research on the relation between views of the self and psychopathology suggest

The ultimate goal for Rogers was a

Personality Theory: From Everyday Observations to Systematic Theories

The Scientific Study of People

A Psychodynamic Theory: Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality

Freuds Psychodynamic Theory: Applications, Related Theoretical Conceptions, and Contemporary Research

A Phenomenological Theory: Carl Rogers Person-Centered Theory of Personality

Trait Approaches to Personality - Allport, Eyesneck and Cattell

Trait Theory: the Five-Factor Model: Applications and Evaluation of the Trait Approach

Biological Foundations of Personality

Behaviorism and the Learning Approaches to Personality

A Cognitive Theory of Personality: George a Kellys Personal Construct Theory of Personality

Social Cognitive Theory: Bandura and Mischel

Social-Cognitive Theory: Applications, Related Theoretical Conceptions, and Contemporary Research

Personality in Context: Interpersonal Relations, Culture, and Development Across the Course of Life

An Overview of Personality Theory, Assessment, and Research

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