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Question 1

“Neurotics are not content to merely make a few alterations; nothing short of complete perfection is acceptable. They try to achieve perfection by erecting a complex set of “shoulds” and “should nots.” what is this?

Answer 1

Tyranny of the Should

Question 2

“Men who subdue and rule women and women who degrade or envy men do so because of the neurotic competitiveness that is rampant in many societies.” what is this?

Answer 2

Feminine Psychology

Question 3

This strategy is an expression of needs for privacy, independence, and self-sufficiency.

Answer 3

Moving Away (Detachment)

Question 4

4.Power
5.Exploitation
6.Recognition and unassailability
7.Personal Admiration
8.Personal Achievement

Answer 4

AGAINST PEOPLE: ( Aggressive Personality, protection against hostility of others )

Question 5

Neurotics may submit themselves either to people or to institutions such as an organization or a religion.

Answer 5

Submissiveness/ Being Submissive

Question 6

Repressed hostility then leads to profound feelings of insecurity and a vague sense of apprehension

Answer 6

Basic Anxiety

Question 7

which might be expressed as belittling, disparaging, doubting, discrediting, and ridiculing oneself.

Answer 7

Self Contempt

Question 8

1.Affection and Approval
2.Powerful Partner
3.Narrow Limits to Life

Answer 8

TOWARD PEOPLE: (Compliant Personality, feeling of helplessness )

Question 9

when aggressive people take for granted that everyone is hostile. These people move against others by appearing tough or ruthless.

Answer 9

Moving Against (Aggressive)

Question 10

is a defense against the real or imagined hostility of others and takes the form of a tendency to dominate others.

Answer 10

Power/ Attaining Power

Question 11

Overeating, abusing alcohol and other drugs, working too hard, driving recklessly, and suicide are common expressions of _________

Answer 11

Self Destructive Actions

Question 12

is an attempt to solve conflicts by painting a godlike picture of oneself.

Answer 12

Idealized Self Image

Question 13

a child develops this when parents do not satisfy the child’s needs for safety and satisfaction.

Answer 13

Basic Hostility

Question 14

refers to a neurotic need to protect oneself against feelings of helplessness.

Answer 14

Moving Toward (compliant)

Question 15

9.Self-sufficiency and independence
10.Perfection and prestige

Answer 15

AWAY FROM PEOPLE: ( Detached Personality, feelings of isolation )

Question 16

Also referred to as “ morbid dependency “

Answer 16

Moving Toward

Question 17

refers to the drive to mold the whole personality into the idealized self.

Answer 17

Need for Perfection

Question 18

when people’s main intention is to inflict harm or suffering on themselves.

Answer 18

Self Torment

Question 19

a protection against humiliation and is expressed as a tendency to humiliate others

Answer 19

Prestige

Question 20

a feeling of being isolated and helpless in a world conceived as potentially hostile.

Answer 20

Basic Anxiety

Question 21

Neurotics frequently protect themselves against basic anxiety either by developing an independence from others or by becoming emotionally detached from them.

Answer 21

Withdrawal

Question 22

refers to the compulsive drive toward superiority.

Answer 22

Need for Ambition

Question 23

Believing that something is wrong with the outside world, they proclaim that they are special and therefore entitled to be treated in accordance with their idealized view of themselves.

Answer 23

Neurotic Claims

Question 24

This stems from self-hatred and is designed to actualize an inflated self-image. Neurotics are frequently shackled by taboos against enjoyment.

Answer 24

Self Frustration

Question 25

This may take a variety of forms—from obviously grandiose expressions, such as taking responsibility for natural disasters, to scrupulously questioning the virtue of their own motivations.

Answer 25

Merciless Self Accusation

Question 26

is an interrelated yet equally irrational and powerful tendency to despise one’s real self.

Answer 26

Self Hatred

Question 27

acts as a buffer against destitution and poverty and manifests itself as a tendency to deprive others.

Answer 27

Possession

Question 28

the most destructive element of all. “its chief aim is to put others to shame or defeat them through one’s very success; or to attain the power to inflict suffering on”

Answer 28

Drive Toward a Vindictive Triumph

Question 29

a strategy that does not always lead to authentic love. (try to purchase love with self-effacing compliance, material goods, or sexual favors.)

Answer 29

Affection/Securing Affection

Question 30

a false pride based not on a realistic view of the true self but on a spurious image of the idealized self.

Answer 30

Neurotic Pride