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Describe a person's fundamental motivation, according to Adler.

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Question 2

Effective parenting can be taught in parenting training programs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Imagining what would make up for the negatives in our lives is, according to Adler,

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A)   fictional finalism.
B)   a neurotic defense mechanism.
C)   characteristic of neglected children only.
D)   a superiority complex.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Which is not one of the Adlerian stages of psychotherapy

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A)   Goal Directive Stage
B)   Knowing Stage
C)   Clarification Stage
D)   Doing Differently StageE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

People generally have a clear, precise image of their guiding life goal, according to Adler.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Adler criticized the traditional sex roles of his culture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to Adler, the healthy way to deal with physical inferiorities is through

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A)   denial.
B)   repression.
C)   compensation.
D)   social support.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Adler agreed with Freud that important personality developments occur early in life.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Social interest can be measured by self-report tests.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Research, in general, confirms that social interest correlates with many positive behaviors.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which phrase corresponds most closely to Adler's concept of a "fictional finalism"?

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A)   what we think will satisfy our sense of what is lacking in our lives
B)   pretending that we have finally reached the goal
C)   a book or journal in which we imagine the last year of life and write about it
D)   a false theory which has been finally given upE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

A child who fights with playmates may be expressing

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A)   organ inferiority.
B)   masculine protest.
C)   the aggressive drive.
D)   superiority striving.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Adler's "social interest" is the same thing as extraversion.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Adler described the youngest child as likely to be

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A)   pampered or spoiled.
B)   high in social interest.
C)   deformed.
D)   rebellious.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Adler thought that Freud had underestimated the importance of repression.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In Adler's theory, a superiority complex is

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A)   a sign that a person has achieved a high level of mental health.
B)   a requirement to become a therapist.
C)   unhealthy.
D)   not mentioned.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

It is unhealthy to try to compensate for physical handicaps, according to Adler.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In Adlerian therapy, early memories provide information about the patient's problem.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A person who has a fixed, unchanging, inflexible "fictional finalism" is probably

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A)   an artist.
B)   a healthy personality.
C)   a neurotic.
D)   old.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Discuss the research on Adler's birth order theory.

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