Adlerian Therapy Flashcards
true or false:Adlerian therapy is well suited to a brief or time-limited approach
true
Adler chose the name individual psychology for his theoretical approach because he wanted to avoid reductionism
true
true or false: striving for superiority is seen as a neurotic manifestation
false
Adler maintains that our style of life is not set until middle age
false
Adlerian therapy is flexible and it can be tailored to work with culturally diverse clients
true
Adlerian councillors do not make interpretations: true or false
false
true or false: Adlerians place relatively little importance on the quality of the client-therapist relationship
false
true or false: assessment is a basic part of the counselling process
true
true or false: insight is best defined as understanding translated into action
true
Adlerians believe childhood experiences in themselves are the decisive factor in shaping personality
false
According to Adler, childhood experiences:
A. Are not relevant to the practice of counselling
B. Determine adult personality
C. Passively change us
D. In themselves are not as crucial as attitudes towards these experiences
E. Our only necessary to discuss in the initial session
D.
The Adlerian point of view toward the role of insights in therapy is best stated in this way:
A. Inside is a pre-requisite to any personality change
B. To be of value, insight must be translated into a constructive action program
C. People will not make changes until they know the precise causes of their personality problems
D. Emotional insight must precede intellectual insight
B.
Which of the following statements is Not True as it is applied to Adlerian therapy?
A. Consciousness not the unconscious is the centre of personality
B. The approach is grounded on the medical model
C. It is a phenomenological and humanistic orientation
D. Feelings of inferiority can predispose creativity
E. Early influences can predispose the child to a faulty lifestyle
B.
Adler linked the recognition of inferiority feelings with strivings for perfection or mastery. This notion is best captured by the saying:
A. A goal without a plan is just a wish
B. Goals are dreams with deadlines
C. Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans
D inferiority and the quest for mastery are two sides of the same coin
E. Success is not permanent. The same is also true of failure
D.
The lifestyle assessment includes information based on: A. The family constellation B. Early recollections C. Dreams D. Mistaken, self-defeating perceptions E. All of the above
E.
Which is the correct sequence of human experiencing from an Adlerian perspective:
A. Firstly feel, then we think, then we act
B. First we act, then we feel, then we think.
C. First we think, then we feel, then we act.
D. First we feel, then we act, then we think
C
Adlerians could best be described as using which techniques?
A. They use is strictly cognitive techniques
B. They use emotive and behavioural techniques to get people to think.
C. They are bound by clear set of therapeutic techniques
D. They fit a variety of techniques to the needs of each client
E. They have an aversion to using techniques because they see the therapeutic relationship alone as the healing factor
D
How would the Adlerians therapist view the personal problems of clients?
A as a result of cultural conditioning
B. As the end result of a process of discouragement
C. As living with problem-saturated stories
D. As the product of our innate tendencies towards self-destruction
B
Which of the following is NOT one of the four phases of the Adlerians therapeutic process
A. Establishing the proper therapeutic relationship
B. Teaching the client the process of free Association
C. Conducting a comprehensive psychological assessment
D. Encouraging the development of self-understanding
E. Reorientation and re-education
B
Which term does NOT fit Adlerian therapy a. Holistic B. Social C. Teleological D. Deterministic E. Phenomenological
D
which of the following does Adler NOT stress?
A. The unity of personality
B. Biological and instinctual drives
C. Direction in which people are headed
D. Unique style of life that is an expression of life goals
E. Feelings of inferiority
B
the phenomenological orientation pays attention to the:
A. Events that occur at various stages of life
B. Manner in which biological and environmental forces limit us
C. Way in which people interact with each other
D. Internal dynamics that driver person
E. Way in which individuals perceive their world
E
the concept of fictional finalism refers to:
A. An imagined goal that guides a person’s behaviour
B. The hopeless stands that leads to personal defeat
C. The manner in which people express their need to belong
D. The process of assessing one’s style of life
E. The interpretation that individuals give to life events
A
Adlerians consider which factor (S) to be influential in an individual's life? A. Psychological position in the family B. Birth order C. Interactions among siblings D. Parent-child relationships E. All of the above
E
