WEEK 3: Adlerian Perspective

Question 1

Adlerian therapy is well suited to a brief or time-limited approach.

True
False

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Adler chose the name ‘individual psychology’ for his theoretical approach because he wanted to avoid reductionist divisions.

True
False

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Striving for superiority is seen as a neurotic manifestation.

True
False

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Adler maintains that our style of life is not set until middle age.

True
False

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Adlerian theory is not well suited to counselling diverse populations.

True
False

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Adlerian counsellors do not make interpretations.

True
False

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Adlerians place relatively little importance on the quality of the client–therapist relationship

True
False

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Assessment is a basic part of the counselling process.

True
False

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Insight is best defined as understanding translated into action.

True
False

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Adlerians believe childhood experiences in themselves are the decisive factor in shaping personality.

True
False

Answer 10

False

Question 11

According to Adler, childhood experiences:

In themselves are not as crucial as our attitude toward these experiences.
passively shape us.
are not relevant to the practice of counseling.
determine the adult personality.

Answer 11

In themselves are not as crucial as our attitude toward these experiences.

Question 12

The Adlerian point of view toward the role of insight in therapy is best stated in this way:

Insight is a prerequisite to any personality change.
To be of value, insight must be translated into a constructive action program
People will not make changes until they know the precise causes of their personality problems.
Emotional insight must precede intellectual insight.

Answer 12

To be of value, insight must be translated into a constructive action program

Question 13

Which of the following statements is not true as it is applied to Adlerian therapy?

Feelings of inferiority can be the wellspring of creativity.
It is a phenomenological orientation.
The approach is grounded on the medical model.
Consciousness, more than the unconscious, is the focus of therapy.

Answer 13

Consciousness, more than the unconscious, is the focus of therapy.

Question 14

Adler linked the recognition of inferiority feelings with striving for perfection or mastery. This notion is best captured by the saying:

Goals are dreams with deadlines.
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
Inferiority and the quest for mastery are two sides of the same coin.
Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.

Answer 14

Inferiority and the quest for mastery are two sides of the same coin.

Question 15

The lifestyle assessment includes information based on all of the following, except:

Dreams.
Mistaken, self-defeating perceptions.
Early recollections.
The individual constellation.

Answer 15

The individual constellation.

Question 16

Which is the correct sequence of human experiencing from an Adlerian perspective?

First we feel, then we think, then we act
First we feel, then we act, then we think.
First we think, then we feel, then we act.
First we act, then we feel, then we think.

Answer 16

First we think, then we feel, then we act.

Question 17

Adlerians could best be described as using which techniques?

They use strictly cognitive techniques.
They use emotive and behavioral techniques to get people to think.
They fit a variety of techniques to the needs of each client.
They are bound by a clear set of therapeutic techniques.

Answer 17

They fit a variety of techniques to the needs of each client.

Question 18

How would the Adlerian therapist view the personal problems of clients?

As the product of our innate tendencies toward self-destruction.
As living with problem-saturated stories.
As the result of cultural conditioning
As the end result of a process of discouragement.

Answer 18

As the end result of a process of discouragement.

Question 19

Which of the following is not one of the four phases of the Adlerian therapeutic process?

Encouraging the development of self-understanding.
Establishing the proper therapeutic relationship.
Explore the psychological dynamics operating in the client.
Teaching the client the process of free association.

Answer 19

Teaching the client the process of free association.

Question 20

Which term does not fit Adlerian therapy?

Deterministic
Holistic
Social
Teleological

Answer 20

Deterministic

Question 21

Which of the following does Adler not stress?

Direction in which people are headed.
The unity of personality.
Unique style of life that is an expression of life goals.
Biological and instinctual drives.

Answer 21

Biological and instinctual drives.

Question 22

The phenomenological orientation pays attention to the:

manner in which biological and environmental forces limit us.
way in which people interact with each other.
events that occur at various stages of life.
way in which individuals perceive their world.

Answer 22

way in which individuals perceive their world.

Question 23

The concept of fictional finalism refers to:

the hopeless stance that leads to personal defeat.
an imagined life goal that guides a person’s behavior.
the process of assessing one’s style of life.
the manner in which people express their need to belong.

Answer 23

an imagined life goal that guides a person’s behavior.

Question 24

Adlerians consider all of the following factors to be influential in an individual’s life except:

Parent–child relationships.
Birthday.
Interactions among siblings.
Psychological position in the family.

Answer 24

Birthday.

Question 25

Adlerians value early recollections as an important clue to the understanding of:

the unconscious dynamics that motivate behavior.
one’s sexual and aggressive instincts.
the bonding process between mother and child.
the individual’s lifestyle.

Answer 25

the individual’s lifestyle.