Deck 4: Adlerian Therapy

Question 1

Regarding the relationship between Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler, which of the following is true?

A)Both arrived at their theories independently.
B)Freud was more complimentary of Adler than Adler was of Freud.
C)Freud's theory gave Adler a starting point for his own theory.
D)They reconciled in later life.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of these is LEAST likely to be of interest to an Adlerian therapist when assessing a client

A)birth order.
B)early recollections.
C)family interactions.
D)reports of early recollections

Answer 2

reports of early recollections

Question 3

Which of these was not a major task, according to Alfred Adler, in developing one's lifestyle?

A)individuation
B)love
C)occupation
D)spiritual development

Answer 3

A

Question 4

For Rudolf Dreikurs, the decision about whether counseling or psychotherapy was needed, was related to the need for changes in

A)birth order.
B)lifestyle.
C)social interest.
D)the superiority complex.

Question 5

Which of these is not a stage of the development of the Adlerian concept of social interest?

A)aptitude
B)ability
C)oral
D)secondary dynamic characteristics

Question 6

The individual who was most responsible for advocating Adlerian therapy in America was

A)Don Dinkmeyer.
B)Harold Mosak.
C)Richard Watts.
D)Rudolf Dreikurs.

Question 7

Which of the following theorists discusses assessing those things that individuals do competently, as a part of the therapeutic process?

A)Alfred Adler.
B)Anna Freud.
C)Carl Jung.
D)Sigmund Freud.

Question 8

Adlerian techniques tend to focus on client's developing

A)authenticity.
B)awareness of unconscious processes.
C)inner strength.
D)ways to change beliefs and take actions .

Question 9

According to Adler, which factor could have an influence on an individual's style of life?

A)birth order
B)masculine protest
C)separation anxiety
D)the shadow

Question 10

For Alfred Adler, an individual's style of life began

A)after the time a child entered school.
B)in early childhood (before starting school).
C)in adolescence.
D)in adulthood.

Question 11

The striving for superiority, according to Alfred Adler, was a (an)

A)boastful or arrogant style of life.
B)natural and fundamental motivation of individuals.
C)irresponsible way of behaving.
D)expression of the conflict between the grandiose self and the idealized parent.

Question 12

In assessing a client's problems, an Adlerian, more than other therapists, might say to the client

A)"Would you please tell me the first thing that comes into your mind."
B)"Would you please tell me which behaviors you would like to change."
C)"Would you please tell me which feelings you would like to change."
D)"Would you try to recall your earliest memories for me."

Question 13

To picture oneself confronting someone who hurt us psychologically is to use the Adlerian technique of

A)acting as if.
B)avoiding the tar baby.
C)creating images.
D)encouragement.

Question 14

A common approach to assessment in Adlerian therapy is to

A)assess the client's life style.
B)assess the client's attitudes and functions.
C)explain the role of archetypes in therapy.
D)explain the role of social interest in therapy.

Question 15

According to Alfred Adler, an individual who continually argues with coworkers, may be expressing his lifestyle which may be derived from

A)being attracted to his mother and angry at his father around the age of 4 or 5.
B)being harassed and teased by 2 older brothers when in elementary school.
C)being in trouble with the law in high school, as a result of gang fights.
D)being discriminated against by previous employers.

Question 16

An Adlerian therapist might view a patient's major task in life as

A)dealing with unconscious forces
B)separating from parents
C)transcending the Umwelt
D)performing useful work in society

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT an example of a basic mistake as described by Alfred Adler

A)believing that you have to take advantage of others to get ahead.
B)having a feeling of inferiority.
C)having faulty values.
D)using words like "all" or "never".

Question 18

In Adlerian therapy, dreams may give the therapists clue's to an individual's

A)birth order.
B)life style.
C)separation anxiety.
D)transference issues.

Question 19

In his early work, Alfred Adler wrote about the importance of physical inferiority in forming later personality.This idea may have been influenced by

A)his emphasis on the role of early events in the development of an individual's lifestyle.
B)his relationship with Sigmund Freud, and Freud's emphasis on the role of child development in adult personality.
C)his several severe illnesses and accidents when a child.
D)Wilhelm Reich's views on the influence of the body on personality.

Question 20

According to Alfred Adler, the mother's task is to

A)develop a sense of cooperation and helpfulness in her child.
B)help the child become independent and separate from the parent.
C)help the child to develop his or her unconscious.
D)nurture the child and provide a feeling of being cared for.

Question 21

When a therapist says to a patient, "I would like you to pretend that you are confident when you tell your roommate that you are gay," the Adlerian therapist is using the technique of

A)acting as if.
B)avoiding the tar baby.
C)catching oneself.
D)spitting in the clients soup.

Question 22

When Martha starts to back away from talking to her boss about a difficult problem, she remembers a technique that she learned in Adlerian therapy that helps her meet her goal of talking to her boss.The technique is called

A)acting as if.
B)catching oneself.
C)creating images.
D)push button technique.

Question 23

Moreno's psychodrama approach is most similar to that of

A)Adlerian therapy.
B)existential therapy.
C)person-centered therapy.
D)rational emotive behavioral therapy.

Question 24

Which of these therapies tends to work in the briefest time frame?

A)Adlerian
B)gestalt
C)person-centered
D)self psychology

Question 25

Which of these therapists are most likely to seek out populations such as the homeless or those with AIDS to offer therapeutic services?

A)Adlerians
B)gestaltists
C)Jungians
D)psychoanalysts

Question 26

When an Adlerian therapist comments on the anger in the voice of her client, she is using the Adlerian technique of

A)encouragement.
B)immediacy.
C)creating images.
D)avoiding the tar baby.

Question 27

A group leader who summarizes members' mistaken perceptions as well as their assets is most likely to be

A)Adlerian.
B)gestaltist.
C)person-centered.
D)rational emotive behavioral (REBT).

Question 28

Whereas Carl Rogers empathizes with a client experiencing symptoms of anxiety, an Adlerian

A)also empathize with the client.
B)examine cognitive distortions.
C)focus on extinguishing old behaviors.
D)help the client develop coping strategies.

Question 29

Developing programs within public schools is consistent with the views of

A)Adlerians.
B)gestaltists.
C)Jungians.
D)psychoanalysts.

Question 30

Adler's concept of ____________ is directly relevant to the application of gender issues to therapy.

A)anima
B)encouragement
C)masculine protest
D)social interest

Question 31

The case of Sheri reported by Peven and Shulman shows how

A)depression can be improved by recalling early memories.
B)early recollections can be repressed, and gradually revealed in therapy.
C)early recollections change over time.
D)early recollections remain constant over time.

Question 32

Encouragement is a therapeutic technique used by

A)Alfred Adler.
B)Anna Freud.
C)Carl Jung.
D)Sigmund Freud.

Question 33

Adlerians are likely to view a woman with an eating disorder as

A)being fixated in the oral stage of development.
B)being overindulged as a child.
C)acting out masculine protest.
D)not being sufficiently in touch with her bodily functions.

Question 34

Most Adlerian therapeutic techniques can best be described as

A)action oriented.
B)focusing on early recollections.
C)focusing on unresolved problems from the past.
D)insight oriented.

Question 35

Which one of the following therapeutic techniques fits with Adlerian therapy?

A)archetype analysis
B)encouraging the patient to act out id impulses
C)reflecting on the patient's existence
D)assigning homework

Question 36

Having a patient shift back and forth between negative and positive imagery is an example of the Adlerian technique called

A)avoiding the tar baby.
B)catching oneself.
C)spitting in the clients soup..
D)the push button technique.

Question 37

Encouragement is most likely to be used by

A)Adlerians
B)gestaltists
C)Jungians
D)psychoanalysts

Question 38

"When I was 4, I remember seeing a friend faint.Then I called for help and his mother came." This information is gathered using an Adlerian assessment technique called

A)creating images.
B)early recollections.
C)immediacy.
D)task setting.