Theories Of Personality Quiz Questions And Answers

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Here are some theories of personality quiz questions and answers for you that will not only be useful for you to test your knowledge and do a self-assessment but also to improve your knowledge even more on the same. The quiz deals with various theories revolving around personality. Give your best on this quiz, and try to score as much as you can by giving the correct answers. Let's go!

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1.

According to Adler, childhood experiences:
- A.
  
  Are not relevant to the practice of therapy
- B.
  
  Determine the adult personality
- C.
  
  Are not as crucial in themselves as is our attitude toward these experiences
- D.
  
  Should provide the focus for therapy sessions
- E.
  
  Passively shape us
2.

Alder believed that human behavior is:
- A.
  
  Motivated by sexual urges
- B.
  
  Motivated by social urges
- C.
  
  Purposeful and goal-directed
- D.
  
  All of the above
- E.
  
  Both (b) and (c)
3.

All of the following are stages in Adlerian counseling except:
- A.
  
  Reorientation
- B.
  
  Insight
- C.
  
  Establishing a therapeutic relationship
- D.
  
  Analysis and assessment
- E.
  
  Analysis of resistance
4.

An Adlerian therapist would ask a client to give their earliest recollections in order to:
- A.
  
  Discover goals and motivations
- B.
  
  Reveal their beliefs and basic mistakes
- C.
  
  Give clues as to the development of that individual's lifestyle
- D.
  
  All of the above
- E.
  
  Both (b) and (c)
5.

"Fictional finalism" is an Adlerian term that refers to:
- A.
  
  The unrealistic ideas that we have about the way life should be
- B.
  
  Our strict adherence to certain beliefs that are not based on reality
- C.
  
  An imagined central goal that guides our behavior
- D.
  
  Our stubborn resistance to change
6.

In helping clients to examine their mistaken goals and faulty assumptions, and Adlerian therapist does not use:
- A.
  
  Encouragement
- B.
  
  Challenge and confrontation
- C.
  
  Tentative itnerpretations
- D.
  
  Interpretation of the transference relationship
- E.
  
  Both (b) and (c)
7.

During the phase of analysis and assessment, the Adlerian therapist:
- A.
  
  Explores the family constellation
- B.
  
  Asks for early recollections
- C.
  
  Offers tentative interpretations
- D.
  
  All of the above
- E.
  
  All but (c)
8.

One way that clients in Adlerian therapy are encouraged to change is:
- A.
  
  By changing early decisions
- B.
  
  By understanding the roots of their problems
- C.
  
  By "acting as if" they were already the way they wanted to be
- D.
  
  Both (a) and (b)
9.

Which of the following did Adler not stress
- A.
  
  The unity of personality
- B.
  
  Focus on early childhood experiences as determinants of later personality functioning
- C.
  
  Behavior is purposeful and goal-oriented
- D.
  
  A unique style of life that is an expression of life goals
- E.
  
  Feelings of inferiority
10.

Alfred Adler believed that what we are born with is not as important as what we choose to do with the abilities and limitations we possess.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

Encouragement is a part of the Adlerian counseling process.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
12.

Striving for superiority is seen as a neurotic manifestation.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
13.

Adler maintained that individuals attempt to overcome feelings of basic inferiority by developing a lifestyle in which success is possible.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
14.

The core of the Adlerian Therapy experience consists of clients:
- A.
  
  Working through the transference relationship
- B.
  
  Discovering their basic mistakes and then learning how to correct them
- C.
  
  Understanding how their relationship with their parents has shaped their personality
- D.
  
  Understanding how their birth order has determined the person they are today

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