Question 1

Which statement best describes the attitude of Adlerian psychologists toward parents?

Accepted Answer

A)   Parents can learn to be more effective through training programs.
B)   Parents have much less impact on their children than is generally supposed.
C)   Parents should limit their families to no more than two children.
D)   Parents know what is best for their children.

Question 2

Erroneous first memories are not useful for understanding a person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Because of his emphasis on growth and a holistic view of people, Adler's theory is a precursor to

Accepted Answer

A)   trait psychology.
B)   humanist psychology.
C)   learning theory.
D)   psychoanalysis.

Question 4

People who score high in social interest

Accepted Answer

A)   are mentally healthy.
B)   are satisfied with their work.
C)   are healthier than those who score low.
D)   all of the above

Question 5

According to Adler, psychotherapy can improve physical as well as psychological well-being.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Having a fictional finalism is a sign of mental disturbance, according to Adler.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

For Adler, "superiority striving" is the opposite of "organ inferiority."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A superiority complex is a sign of mental health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is not one of Adler's "tasks of life"?

Accepted Answer

A)   love
B)   reproduction
C)   social interaction
D)   work

Question 10

Adler thought that monogamy was an old-fashioned value which was not consistent with modern psychological knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Oldest children are __________ by the arrival of later children, according to Adler.

Accepted Answer

A)   rewarded
B)   made higher in status
C)   deprived of their pacemaker
D)   dethroned

Question 12

According to Adler, the key to understanding dreams is

Accepted Answer

A)   whether they are in color or in black and white.
B)   what the person ate before going to sleep.
C)   whether the dream includes other people, or only the dreamer.
D)   the emotion created by the dream.

Question 13

Type A personalities are most likely to be firstborn children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following family situations would Adler not say affects a child's personality development

Accepted Answer

A)   Birth order
B)   Spacing between children
C)   Number of boys and girls in the family
D)   Children with special talents must compete more than those who do not

Question 15

How do parents contribute to their children's personality development, according to Adler? What parental behaviors does he warn against?

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