Question 1

The premise of Adlerian group work is that:

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A)   clients' problems are usually of a social nature.
B)   early childhood disturbances are at the root of the client's current problems.
C)   individuals are encouraged to become fully independent.
D)   insight, not action, is needed for change.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following did Adler not stress?

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A)   The unity of personality
B)   Focus on early childhood experiences as determinants of later personality functioning
C)   Behaviour is purposeful and goal-oriented
D)   A unique style of life that is an expression of life goalsE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The concept of lifestyle refers to an individual's core beliefs and assumptions through
which the person organises his or her reality and finds meaning in life events.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

'Fictional finalism' is an Adlerian term meaning:

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A)   the unrealistic ideas that we have about the way life should be.
B)   our strict adherence to certain beliefs that are not based on reality.
C)   an imagined central goal that guides our behaviour.
D)   our stubborn resistance to change.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

According to Adlerians, inferiority feelings:

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A)   are pathological.
B)   lead to depression.
C)   keep us from achieving our life goals.
D)   create motivation to achieve mastery.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following statements is not true about Alfred Adler?

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A)   He created child guidance clinics.
B)   His early childhood was happy.
C)   He worked with Freud for at least eight years.
D)   He had much to say about child-rearing practices.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

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.
B)   reveal their past and reintroduce the client to the pain and heartbreak of their basic mistakes.
C)   give clues as to the best way to steer the client to develop in a more positive way.
D)   gain a better understanding of what memories to not process during therapy.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Adlerian therapy has a phenomenological orientation. Thus, the therapist attempts to view the world from:

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A)   an objective frame of reference.
B)   his or her own subjective frame of reference.
C)   the client's frame of reference.
D)   the frame of reference of a particular theory.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Adlerian psychology is a phenomenological, holistic, optimistic, and socially embedded theory based on basic assumptions that have been woven into various theories of counselling.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Adlerian therapists strive to establish and maintain:

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A)   an equal therapeutic alliance and a person-to-person relationship with their clients.
B)   a legalistic therapeutic alliance and a person-to-person relationship with their clients.
C)   an equal therapeutic alliance without a person-to-person relationship with their clients.
D)   a legalistic therapeutic alliance without a person-to-person relationship with their clients.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Adlerians maintain that change is not possible without insight; understanding the causes of one's problems is required for behavioural change.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Adlerian therapists use a psychoeducational approach.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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.
B)   bring unconscious factors to the surface.
C)   discover inherited aspects of the client's behaviour.
D)   determine who else in the family needs help.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

For Adlerian counsellors, techniques are helpful when adapted to the needs of the client.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The process of encouragement in Adlerian counselling includes all of the following except:

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A)   helping clients focus on their resources and strengths.
B)   helping clients become aware of their assets and strengths rather than dealing continually with their deficits and liabilities.
C)   helping clients recognise or accept their positive qualities.
D)   helping clients understand their liabilities and weaknesses and process them in detail.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 17

All of the following are stages in Adlerian counselling except:

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A)   reorientation.
B)   insight.
C)   establishing a therapeutic relationship.
D)   analysis of resistance.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 18

The client's core experience in Adlerian therapy consists of:

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A)   working through the transference relationship.
B)   discovering their basic mistakes and then learning how to correct them.
C)   understanding how their relationship with their parents has shaped their personality.
D)   understanding how their birth order has determined the person who they are today.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The social interest and community feeling refer to:

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A)   an individual's attitude in dealing with their past.
B)   a sense of identification with others without empathy.
C)   individuals' striving for a better future for only themself.
D)   individuals' awareness of being part of the human community and to individuals' attitudes in dealing with the social world.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Adler maintained that individuals attempt to overcome feelings of basic inferiority by developing a lifestyle in which success is possible.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Adlerian Therapy

Adlerian therapists strive to establish and maintain:

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Adlerian therapists use a psychoeducational approach.

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The concept of lifestyle refers to an individual's core beliefs and assumptions through which the person organises his or her reality and finds meaning in life events.

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Adlerians maintain that change is not possible without insight; understanding the causes of one's problems is required for behavioural change.

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The process of encouragement in Adlerian counselling includes all of the following except:

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Which of the following did Adler not stress?

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An Adlerian therapist asks for the client's earliest recollections in order to:

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The social interest and community feeling refer to:

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Which of the following statements is not true about Alfred Adler?

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The premise of Adlerian group work is that:

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Adlerian therapy has a phenomenological orientation. Thus, the therapist attempts to view the world from:

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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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'Fictional finalism' is an Adlerian term meaning:

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All of the following are stages in Adlerian counselling except:

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Adler maintained that individuals attempt to overcome feelings of basic inferiority by developing a lifestyle in which success is possible.

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Adlerian psychology is a phenomenological, holistic, optimistic, and socially embedded theory based on basic assumptions that have been woven into various theories of counselling.

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The client's core experience in Adlerian therapy consists of:

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For Adlerian counsellors, techniques are helpful when adapted to the needs of the client.

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The purpose of examining a client's family constellation is to:

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According to Adlerians, inferiority feelings:

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