Deck 3: Adlerian Psychotherapy

Question 1

Alicia finds satisfaction in volunteering at a homeless shelter. Adler would say that she is satisfying what urge?

A) The reality principle
B) Social interest
C) Masculine protest
D) Her superiority complex

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Both Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow studied under Adler.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Children create their own lifestyle by the age of 5.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which is an example of a superiority complex?

A) John desires to be the boss of the company so that he can make positive changes.
B) John believes that marrying Sheila will make him happy so he proposes.
C) John exercises daily so that he can feel good about making fun of those who are not in shape.
D) John finds calculus challenging so he continues to take more and more advanced courses so that he can master it.

Question 5

Shana is envious and has learned how to manipulate others to get what she wants but she is also very ambitious and social. According to Adler, which is most likely her birth order?

A) Second born
B) Middle child
C) Youngest child
D) Only child

Question 6

Adler believed that people where primarily driven by innate intincts.

Question 7

How do feelings of inferiority have a positive impact on individuals?

A) They provide motivation to achieve more
B) They help them see their true selves
C) They allow them to realize that they are not perfect
D) They help people to recognize the significance of their place in birth order

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT true about Alfred Adler?

A) He served as a physician for the Austrian Army
B) He converted to Protestantism after being raised Jewish
C) He moved to the United Stated in 1935 because of his Jewish heritage
D) He earned all As throughout his academic career.

Question 9

Oliver is a loaner. He works from home and spends most of his free time on the internet or playing video games. He most likely has what lifestyle?

A) Socially useful type
B) Ruling type
C) Getting type
D) Avoiding type

Question 10

What belief did both Freud and Adler agree upon?

A) The importance of sexuality in personality development
B) The importance of birth order in personality development
C) The belief that personality is formed by age 6
D) The importance of the unconscious in the development of personality.

Question 11

According to Adler, what is critical to preventing antisocial behavior?

A) Social interest
B) Masculine protest
C) Developing a true sense of self
D) Overcoming id driven urges

Question 12

How are pampering and neglecting a child similar?

A) They both put too much attention on the child
B) They both result in a child feeling inadequate
C) They both result in a self-centered child
D) They both result in a socially isolated child

Question 13

Sasha is manipulative and enjoys exerting control over others. She most likely has what lifestyle?

A) Socially useful type
B) Ruling type
C) Getting type
D) Avoiding type

Question 14

According to Adler, what is related to all types of psychological maladjustment?

A) Fear of self
B) Confusion about one's place in the family constellation
C) Underdeveloped social interest
D) Feelings of superiority

Question 15

Which is NOT true of masculine protest?

A) It can have a positive impact on women, driving them to excel in male dominated professional fields.
B) It can cause men to deny their feminine sides.
C) It can cause men to exaggerate their masculine sides.
D) It can cause men to develop disorders such as substance abuse.

Question 16

Octavia has a very vivid imagination and has developed an interest in writing children's book. She spends most of her time working on her books alone and feels that people will recognize what a brilliant writer she is once her books are released. According to Adler, which is most likely her birth order?

A) Second born
B) Middle child
C) Youngest child
D) Only child

Question 17

Which is NOT an example of a safeguarding tendency?

A) Telling your boss that you are sorry for being late and that you have no good excuse.
B) Giving an excuse for why you did not complete your assignment on time.
C) Fighting with your significant other when he or she hurts your feelings.
D) Avoiding your mother because she has upset you.

Question 18

Adler wanted to become a medical doctor due to his own near death experience.

Question 19

Marcos is a natural leader and always wants to take care of others. He is very organized and conscientious. According to Adler, which is most likely his birth order?

A) First born
B) Second born
C) Middle child
D) Youngest child

Question 20

According to Adler, people are neither inherently good nor bad.

Question 21

The interaction between first born and second born children may result in positive or negative outcomes for the second born child. Briefly describe what behaviors from the first born would push a child toward each outcome.

Question 22

Discuss the role of the client when being treated by an Adlerian therapist.

Question 23

What does "spitting in the client's soup" entail?

Question 24

Discuss some of the multicultural blind spots of Adlerian therapy.

Question 25

Adler stated that all people start their psychological life with feelings of inferiority.

Question 26

List two of the five basic mistakes put forth by Mosak.

Question 27

Give an example of asking "the question".

Question 28

Give an example of paradoxical intention.

Question 29

If you were an Adlerian therapist, what three things would you want to assess about a patient in order to gain insight into their psychological world?

Question 30

One major limitation of Adlerian therapy is that contemporary Adlerians have simply failed to update Adler's concepts into present day terms and relationships, and this failure may be a major contributing factor to this theory's decline.

Question 31

What is acting "as if"?

Question 32

What is the Midas technique?

Question 33

Discuss the technique of task setting.

Question 34

Adlerian therapy has a strong multicultural foundation because it stresses the importance of encouragement and empowerment of client.

Question 35

How did Adler and Freud differ in their beliefs about human behavior?

Question 36

Name the four phases of Adlerian therapy.

Question 37

Albert Ellis never acknowledged his indebtedness to Alfred Adler.

Question 38

Define social interest from the affective, behavioral and cognitive levels.

Question 39

How does private logic impact one's lifestyle?

Question 40

Striving for superiority can lead a person to become narcissitic.