Question 1

A prerequisite for self-actualization is

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A)  a realistic knowledge of our strengths and weaknesses. 
B)  a freedom from constraints imposed by society and by ourselves. 
C)  a feeling of security in our self-image and in our relationships with other people. 
D)  all of the answers

Question 2

Maslow has been criticized on the grounds that his research

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A)  should have included neurotics and psychotics. 
B)  simply restated what psychology already knew about personality. 
C)  is not scientifically rigorous. 
D)  does not apply outside the laboratory.

Question 3

Maslow called moments of intense ecstasy,power,and transcendence of the self

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A)  peak experiences. 
B)  metamotives. 
C)  delusions. 
D)  being moments.

Question 4

Evaluate your personality in terms of the 15 characteristics of the self-actualizing person.
A.Indicate which of the 15 characteristics you possess to some degree and which you do not.
B.What conclusions do you draw from your observations?

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Question 5

Maslow's primary research method was the

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A)  case study. 
B)  experimental method. 
C)  correlational method. 
D)  Maslow did not use these traditional research techniques.

Question 6

Maslow's childhood was characterized by

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A)  excellent athletic ability for his age. 
B)  loving and nurturing parents. 
C)  a huge inferiority complex. 
D)  having many childhood friendships

Question 7

The perceptions of self-actualizers are

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A)  objective and unbiased. 
B)  distorted. 
C)  focused on themselves. 
D)  related to peak experiences.

Question 8

Maslow's work on self-actualization began as an attempt to understand the personalities of

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A)  psychoanalytic pioneers Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler. 
B)  statisticians Raymond Cattell and Hans Eysenck. 
C)  anthropologist Ruth Benedict and Gestalt psychologist Max Wertheimer. 
D)  mystic Carl Jung and scientist B. F. Skinner.

Question 9

Metamotivation is sometimes called D-motivation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

You are using Maslow's hierarchy of needs in a counseling session to help a client understand where they might be in terms of their needs and their ability to become self-actualized.What strategies would you devise for teaching a person to realize their full potential - from the stage of physiological needs to the stage of giving and receiving love? What would this person need to do in their lives to help them obtain the level of giving and receiving love,when they are struggling with a low level need? Give at least five "strategies" for this person to do as therapy homework.

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Question 11

Maslow called for a new psychology based on a

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A)  cognitive-behaviorist theory. 
B)  fusion of cognitive science and psychoanalysis. 
C)  religious, social, and political theory. 
D)  needs-hierarchy theory.

Question 12

Maslow's hierarchy of needs are considered instinctoid,which are based on

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A)  needs for safety, belongingness, and love. 
B)  genetics and inherited traits. 
C)  a self-efficacy component. 
D)  rigid expectations from the parents concerning the child.

Question 13

Compare and contrast the fundamental differences and similarities for Maslow's hierarchy of needs and his theory of cognitive needs.

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Question 14

In his famous study of self-actualizers,Maslow focused on

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A)  college students being treated for depression. 
B)  Nobel prize winners over a 50-year period. 
C)  notable political leaders. 
D)  a few dozen creative people, living and dead.

Question 15

Maslow admitted that we have needs that are hereditary,however,these needs are overwritten by learning,social expectations,and fear of disapproval.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The key idea in Maslow's hierarchy of needs is that

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A)  higher needs must be satisfied first. 
B)  individual needs are learned, not inherited. 
C)  lower needs have to be satisfied before higher needs become influential. 
D)  safety needs are the most important of all the hierarchy of needs.

Question 17

Self-actualizers can evolve to fulfill

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A)  states of being such as goodness, uniqueness, and perfection. 
B)  their potential. 
C)  metaneeds in order to complete full development of the personality. 
D)  all of the answers

Question 18

Higher needs are

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A)  weaker than lower needs. 
B)  active later in life than lower needs. 
C)  less necessary than lower needs for survival. 
D)  all of the answers.

Question 19

A person may satisfy all the other needs in the hierarchy,

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A)  and still be genetically inferior to others. 
B)  and have maximized their creative talents and abilities without becoming self-actualized. 
C)  and still be content, satisfied, and complete without becoming self-actualized. 
D)  but may be frustrated, restless, and have discontent if they do not become self-actualized.

Question 20

The need for safety is most important in

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A)  infants and neurotic adults. 
B)  children who have not satisfied esteem needs. 
C)  adolescents who have not satisfied self-actualization needs. 
D)  adults.

Exam 9: Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory