Chapter 5 Adlerian Theory – Flashcards
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1. Adler taught that we must successfully master three universal life tasks. Which of the following is not one of these tasks?
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d. Enhancing wellness
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2. __________ is often described as our perceptions regarding self, others, and the world, and includes the connecting themes and rules of interaction that give meaning to our actions.
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c. Lifestyle
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3. Which of the statements below about social interest is true?
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a. While Adler considered social interest to be innate, he also believed that it must be learned, developed, and used.
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4. Dr. Jones told Emily that her efforts to overcome her fear of test taking at school will most likely lead her to outperform all of her classmates one day. This intervention was
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b. inappropriate because Dr. Jones was confusing Adler's notion of superiority with the idea that her client would become superior over others.
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5. The purpose of examining a client's family constellation is to:
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a. get a picture of the individual's early social world.
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6. The social interest and community feeling refer to:
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d. individuals' awareness of being part of the human community and to individuals' attitudes in dealing with the social world.
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7. The statement "Only when I am perfect can I be secure" is an example of:
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a. a guiding self-ideal.
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8. All of the following are stages in Adlerian counseling except:
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d. analysis of resistance.
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9. The process of encouragement in Adlerian counseling includes all of the following except:
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d. helping clients understand their liabilities and weaknesses and process them in detail.
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An Adlerian therapist asks for the client's earliest recollections in order to:
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a. provide a point of departure for the therapeutic venture
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11. According to Adlerians, inferiority feelings:
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d. create motivation to achieve mastery.
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12. Dr. Kane pointed out to her client John that his feelings of inadequacy at work seem reminiscent of the feelings he experienced in his family of origin. It is probable that Dr. Kane was:
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b. looking for continuity by paying attention to themes running through John's life
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13. Adlerians view the use of techniques in counseling as:
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a. geared to the phase of therapy and the needs of the client.
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14. Which of the following techniques is not used in Adlerian family counseling?
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c. Analyzing resistances between members of the family
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15. Adlerian therapy has a phenomenological orientation. Thus, the therapist attempts to view the world from:
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c. the client's frame of reference.
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16. Which of the following statements is not true about Alfred Adler?
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b. His early childhood was happy.
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17. When Adler spoke of individuality, he referred to the unique way we:
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d. develop our own style of striving for competence
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18. "Fictional finalism" is an Adlerian term meaning:
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c. an imagined central goal that guides our behavior.
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19. In helping clients to examine their mistaken goals and faulty assumptions, an Adlerian therapist does not use
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d. interpretation of the transference relationship
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20. Which of the following aspects is not assessed when exploring a client's family constellation?
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c. The relationship between the parents and the pediatrician
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21. Which of the following is not true about the Adlerian concept of "private logic"?
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a. It is a result of the feelings and emotions we experience in our daily lives
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22. Adler chose the name ___________________for his theoretical approach because it is based on a growth model.
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a. Individual Psychology
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23. Which of these statements is not true about Alfred Adler?
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c. Alfred Adler has been criticized by intellectuals for failing to give his brother Edmund due credit for helping him develop his theory.
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24. Adler pioneered the practice of teaching professionals through live demonstrations with parents and children before large audiences. This is now called:
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a. "openforum" family counseling.
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25. One contribution of Adlerian therapy is that:
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a. practitioners are given a great deal of freedom in working with their clients.
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26. Who is primarily credited with popularizing and extending Adler's work by applying Adlerian principles to group work?
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d. Rudolph Dreikurs
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27. Which of the following did Adler not stress?
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Focus on early childhood experiences as determinants of later personality functioning
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28. Which child is most likely to demand center stage, tends to have difficulties in life when he or she is no longer the center of attention, and is likely to become dependently tied to the mother?
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d. Only child
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29. Which child tends to feel squeezed out and may develop a conviction that life is unfair and a feeling of being cheated
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c. Middle child
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30. All of the following are life tasks that Adler taught we must successfully master except:
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d. achieving self-actualization.
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31. The client's core experience in Adlerian therapy consists of:
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d. understanding how their birth order has determined the person who they are today.
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32. Which of the following would an Adlerian therapist particularly value?
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c. Modeling of communication and acting in good faith
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33. The premise of Adlerian group work is that:
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a. clients' problems are usually of a social nature.
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34. Adlerian therapists strive to establish and maintain
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a. an egalitarian therapeutic alliance and a person-to-person relationship with their clients.
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35. The Adlerian approach is well suited to multicultural counseling because the:
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a. approach encourages clients to define themselves within their social context.
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36. The __________ sets forth the goals of the therapeutic process and specifies the responsibilities of both therapist and client.
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c. therapeutic contract
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37. Adlerian psychology is a __________, holistic, optimistic, and socially embedded theory based on basic assumptions that have woven into various theories of counseling.
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b. phenomenological
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38. All of the following are characteristics that form the basis for an integrative framework in brief therapy except:
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d. counselor indirectiveness.
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39. Individuals may believe that it is inappropriate to reveal
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a. family information.
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40. During the reorientation and reeducation phase the most important intervention is:
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b. encouragement
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41. Alfred Adler believed that genetics and heredity are not as important as what we choose to do with the abilities and limitations we possess.
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T
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42. Adlerians have a teleological view of human nature.
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T
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43. Adler and Freud created very different theories, even though both men grew up in the same city in the same era and were educated as physicians at the same university
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T
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44. Adlerian therapists pay careful focus to techniques and work in structured, set ways
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F
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45. Adler maintained that individuals attempt to overcome feelings of basic inferiority by developing a lifestyle in which success is possible.
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T
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46. In Adler's view we can be fully understood only in light of knowing the purposes and goals toward which we are striving.
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T
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47. Adlerians maintain that change is not possible without insight; understanding the causes of one's problems is a prerequisite to behavioral change.
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F
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48. Adlerian counseling focuses on the family constellation and the influence of the family on the individual.
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T
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49. Encouragement is a part of the Adlerian counseling process.
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T
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50. Adlerians typically do not use techniques of interpretation, for they believe that clients can make their own interpretations without therapist intervention.
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F
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51. From the Adlerian perspective, objective reality is more important than how we interpret reality and the meanings we attach to what we experience.
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F
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52. Adlerians emphasize reeducating people and reshaping society
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T
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53. For Adlerian counselors, techniques are helpful when adapted to the needs of the client.
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T
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54. By discussing a client's earliest recollections, an Adlerian counselor hopes to bring unconscious conflicts to the surface.
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F
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55. Adler stressed that our desire to strive for perfection is learned from our parents.
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F
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56. One Adlerian concept is that everything we do is influenced by our style of life.
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T
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57. "Fictional finalism" is a term that Adlerians use to describe our attitude in dealing with the social world.
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F
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58. Clients are viewed by Adlerian therapists as "sick" and in need of a cure.
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f
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59. The concept of lifestyle refers to an individual's core beliefs and assumptions through which the person organizes his or her reality and finds meaning in life events.
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T
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60. Adlerians maintain that the priorities we choose arise from our personality strengths
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F
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61. Adlerian views of birth order and family constellation are highly relevant to individuals from all cultural contexts
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F
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62. Research supporting the effectiveness of the Adlerian approach is limited.
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T
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63. The Adlerian approach has a wide variety of applications including group and family therapy.
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T
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64. The Adlerian approach to family counseling focuses on the family atmosphere.
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T
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65. Adlerian therapists use a psychoeducational approach.
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T
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66. It is easy to overestimate the contributions of Adler to contemporary therapeutic practice.
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F
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67. Adlerian psychology is a phenomenological, holistic, optimistic, and socially embedded theory based on basic assumptions that have been woven into various theories of counseling.
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T
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68. The typical second child behaves as if she was in a race and is generally under full steam at all times
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T
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69. Adlerian therapists realize that clients do not become discouraged and function effectively because of mistaken beliefs, faulty values, and useless or self-absorbed goals.
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F
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70. Adlerian therapists strive to establish and maintain an egalitarian therapeutic alliance and a person-to-person relationship with their clients
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