Question 1

Which neo-Freudian theorist emphasized the influence of the collective unconscious in personality development?

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A)  Jung 
B)  Adler 
C)  Horney 
D)  MaslowE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Four-year-old Timmy had not wet his bed for over a year. However,he started bed-wetting again soon after his sister was born. Timmy's behavior best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  reaction formation. 
B)  projection. 
C)  regression. 
D)  denial.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Some psychoanalysts in Freud's era believed that girls experienced unconscious sexual desires for their father during the phallic stage. These feelings,they thought,reflected

Accepted Answer

A)  self-actualization. 
B)  an Electra complex. 
C)  displacement. 
D)  unconditional positive regard.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above B

Question 4

Karen Horney,a prominent neo-Freudian,disputed Freud's assumption that women

Accepted Answer

A)  have weak superegos. 
B)  perceive an internal sense of control. 
C)  have stronger sexual instincts than men. 
D)  never experience a phallic stage of development.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Freud's theory of personality has been criticized because it

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A)  underestimates the importance of biological contributions to personality development. 
B)  is contradicted by recent research demonstrating the human capacity for destructive behavior. 
C)  is overly reliant upon observations derived from Freud's use of projective tests. 
D)  offers few testable hypotheses that allow one to determine its validity.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Neo-Freudians such as Adler and Horney believed that

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A)  Freud placed too great an emphasis on the conscious mind. 
B)  Freud placed too great an emphasis on sexual and aggressive instincts. 
C)  the years of childhood were more important in the formation of personality than Freud had indicated. 
D)  Freud's ideas about the id,ego,and superego as personality structures were .E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Freud believed that certain troubling symptoms could be traced to painful unconscious memories. This led him to suspect that these symptoms resulted from

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A)  genetic defects. 
B)  an inferiority complex. 
C)  psychological processes. 
D)  an internal sense of control.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C) C

Question 8

Maslow's description of self-actualized individuals was said to reflect his own personal values because he

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A)  selectively studied people with qualities he admired. 
B)  interpreted their flattering self-descriptions as a self-serving bias. 
C)  overemphasized the value of their loyalty to cultural norms. 
D)  used projective tests to assess their motives.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Abraham Maslow suggested that individuals who are open,spontaneous,and not paralyzed by others' opinions illustrate

Accepted Answer

A)  empathy. 
B)  reaction formation. 
C)  self-actualization. 
D)  unconditional positive regard.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Which theorist emphasized that an individual's personal growth is promoted by interactions with others who are genuine,accepting,and empathic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maslow 
B)  Rogers 
C)  Freud 
D)  JungE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Psychoanalysis refers to the personality theory and therapeutic practices developed by

Accepted Answer

A)  Carl Rogers. 
B)  Abraham Maslow. 
C)  Sigmund Freud. 
D)  Karen Horney.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D) C

Question 12

Abraham Maslow studied the lives of Abraham Lincoln,Thomas Jefferson,and Eleanor Roosevelt in order to understand the nature of

Accepted Answer

A)  genuineness. 
B)  unconditional positive regard. 
C)  self-actualization. 
D)  the false consensus effect.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Professor Minton believes that people are basically good and are endowed with self-actualizing tendencies. Evidently,Professor Minton is a proponent of

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic theory. 
B)  psychodynamic theory. 
C)  the humanistic perspective. 
D)  behaviorism.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Which of Freud's ideas would NOT be accepted by most contemporary psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Development is essentially fixed in childhood. 
B)  Sexuality is a potent drive in humans. 
C)  The mind is an iceberg with consciousness being only the tip. 
D)  Repression can be the cause of forgetting.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 15

The humanistic perspective emphasized the importance of

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A)  projective tests. 
B)  self-determination. 
C)  conditional positive regard. 
D)  objective analysis.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Freud emphasized that the id operates on the ________ principle.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-transcendence 
B)  superiority 
C)  identity 
D)  pleasureE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Andrew's grandfather,who has lived a rich and productive life,is a spontaneous,loving,and self-accepting person. Maslow might say that he

Accepted Answer

A)  has received unconditional positive regard. 
B)  is an extravert. 
C)  has resolved all the conflicts of the psychosexual stages. 
D)  is a self-actualizing person.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

According to Freud's theory,personality arises in response to conflicts between

Accepted Answer

A)  our unacceptable urges and our tendency to become self-actualized. 
B)  the process of identification and the ego's defense mechanisms. 
C)  the collective unconscious and our individual desires. 
D)  our biological impulses and the social restraints against them.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 19

Freud suggested that the process of identification is most directly responsible for the strengthening of

Accepted Answer

A)  the Oedipus complex. 
B)  free association. 
C)  the superego. 
D)  erogenous zones.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

A psychoanalyst would characterize a person who is impulsive and self-indulgent as possessing a strong ________ and a weak ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  id and ego; superego 
B)  id; ego and superego 
C)  ego; superego 
D)  id; superegoE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 10: Clinical Intuition

Which neo-Freudian theorist emphasized the influence of the collective unconscious in personality development?

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Four-year-old Timmy had not wet his bed for over a year. However,he started bed-wetting again soon after his sister was born. Timmy's behavior best illustrates

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Some psychoanalysts in Freud's era believed that girls experienced unconscious sexual desires for their father during the phallic stage. These feelings,they thought,reflected

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Karen Horney,a prominent neo-Freudian,disputed Freud's assumption that women

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Freud's theory of personality has been criticized because it

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Neo-Freudians such as Adler and Horney believed that

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Freud believed that certain troubling symptoms could be traced to painful unconscious memories. This led him to suspect that these symptoms resulted from

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Maslow's description of self-actualized individuals was said to reflect his own personal values because he

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Abraham Maslow suggested that individuals who are open,spontaneous,and not paralyzed by others' opinions illustrate

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Which theorist emphasized that an individual's personal growth is promoted by interactions with others who are genuine,accepting,and empathic?

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Psychoanalysis refers to the personality theory and therapeutic practices developed by

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Abraham Maslow studied the lives of Abraham Lincoln,Thomas Jefferson,and Eleanor Roosevelt in order to understand the nature of

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Professor Minton believes that people are basically good and are endowed with self-actualizing tendencies. Evidently,Professor Minton is a proponent of

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Which of Freud's ideas would NOT be accepted by most contemporary psychologists?

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The humanistic perspective emphasized the importance of

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Freud emphasized that the id operates on the ________ principle.

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Andrew's grandfather,who has lived a rich and productive life,is a spontaneous,loving,and self-accepting person. Maslow might say that he

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According to Freud's theory,personality arises in response to conflicts between

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Freud suggested that the process of identification is most directly responsible for the strengthening of

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A psychoanalyst would characterize a person who is impulsive and self-indulgent as possessing a strong ________ and a weak ________.

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