Theories Of Personality Quiz 2

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1.

According to Adler, childhood experiences:
- A.
  
  Are nto 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.

Which is (are) true concerning one's style of life?
- A.
  
  All people have a lifestyle, but no two people develop exactly the same style
- B.
  
  The lifestyle is largely set by the age of 6
- C.
  
  One's style of life is a reaction to perceived inferiority
- D.
  
  One's style of life is learned from early interactions in the family
- E.
  
  All of the above
3.

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)
4.

In Adlerian counseling, the client/therapist relationship is characterized by:
- A.
  
  Cooperation and respect
- B.
  
  Equality
- C.
  
  Aloofness
- D.
  
  The counselor as "expert", the client as "sick"
- E.
  
  Both (a) and (b)
5.

The purpose of examining a client's family constellation is:
- A.
  
  To get a picture of the individual's early social world
- B.
  
  To bring unconscious factors to the surface
- C.
  
  To discover hereditary aspects of the client's behavior
- D.
  
  To determine who else in the family needs help
- E.
  
  Both (b) and (c)
6.

The term "social interest" refers to:
- A.
  
  An individual's attitude in dealing with the social world
- B.
  
  A sense of identification and empathy with others
- C.
  
  Striving for a better future for all humans
- D.
  
  All of the above
- E.
  
  Both (a) and (b)
7.

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
8.

The process of encouragement in Alderian counseling includes:
- A.
  
  Helping clients use all their resources
- B.
  
  Transforming traits that can be liabilities into assets
- C.
  
  Helping clients recognize and accept their positive qualities
- D.
  
  All of the above
- E.
  
  All but (b)
9.

An Adlerian therapist woudl 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)
10.

When Adler spoke of individuality, he referred to:
- A.
  
  The unique way we rewrite our own life script
- B.
  
  The unique way we deal with the crises of our development
- C.
  
  The unique way we confront our unfinished business
- D.
  
  The unique way we develop our own style of striving for competence
11.

"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
12.

In helping clients to examine their mistaken goals and faulty assumptions, an 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)
13.

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)
14.

Reorientation, the fourth phase of Adlerian therapy, involves:
- A.
  
  Putting insights into action
- B.
  
  Helping clients see new alternatives
- C.
  
  Helping clients come to understand their own part in creating their problems
- D.
  
  Both (a) and (b)
- E.
  
  Both (b) and (c)
15.

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 want to be
- D.
  
  Both (a) and (b)
16.

One contribution of Adlerian therapy is that:
- A.
  
  Practitioners are given a great deal of freedom in working with their clients
- B.
  
  It offers a well-defined theory of personality
- C.
  
  Many of its concepts have been supported by research
- D.
  
  It is a common-sense psychology
- E.
  
  It offers a one-dimensional perspective on personality
17.

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
18.

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 thier relationship with their parents has shaped thier personality
- D.
  
  Understanding how their birth order has determined the person who they are tdoay
19.

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
20.

Striving for superiority is seen as a neurotic manifestation.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
21.

Adler maintained that individuals attempt to overcome feelings of basic inferiority by developing a lifestyle in which success is possible
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
22.

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