Question 1

Humanists believe that people are:

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A)   Self-actualized.
B)   Superior to other animals.
C)   Focused on past experience.
D)   Inherently good.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following levels is lower than self-actualization?

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A)   Safety
B)   Esteem
C)   Physiological needs
D)   All the aboveE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

An inherent tendency of the organism to develop all of its capacities in ways which serve to maintain or enhance the organism is referred to as:

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A)   Self-regard
B)   Unconditional positive regard
C)   Self-actualization
D)   The actualizing tendencyE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

The theory that focuses on the development of the entire organism is:

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A)   Organistic theory
B)   Motive theory
C)   Positive psychology
D)   Effectance theoryE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Meta-motivations are also known as:

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A)   B-values
B)   C-values
C)   Alpha needs
D)   Peak experiencesE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 6

What do humanists believe?

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Question 7

Subception refers to:

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A)   Masks in terms of "false fronts"
B)   Awareness of conflicting self-perceptions
C)   The ability of a fully functioning person to ignore feedback
D)   Constructs that are not consciously availableE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is not a characteristic of healthy self-actualized people?

Accepted Answer

A)   Increased spontaneity
B)   Increased enculturation
C)   Increase in problem-centering
D)   Greatly increased creativenessE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Humanistic theorists emphasize ________ and establishing a sense of personal responsibility.

Accepted Answer

A)   Free will
B)   Self-determination
C)   Learning from past experience
D)   An organistic approachE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

One of the most salient criticisms of Rogers' theory relates to:

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A)   The client-centered approach
B)   Unconditional positive regard
C)   The actualizing tendency
D)   Cultural differencesE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Self-actualization involves transcending the:

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A)   Superego
B)   Id
C)   Ego
D)   Spiritual selfE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 12

In client-centered therapy, the therapist's main task is to be ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Sympathetic
B)   Directive
C)   Insightful
D)   EmpatheticE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Rogers created the concept of:

Accepted Answer

A)   The phenomenal tendency
B)   Meta-motivations
C)   The hierarchy of needs
D)   The fully functioning personE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following items on the SI is indicative of a self-actualized person?

Accepted Answer

A)   I feel that I must do what others expect of me.
B)   I don't accept my own weaknesses.
C)   I fear failure.
D)   I am loved because I give love.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following researchers has advanced theories on psychological well-being?

Accepted Answer

A)   Crocker
B)   Ryff
C)   Rogers
D)   MaslowE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

The PCI was developed to assess:

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A)   Self-actualization
B)   Cognitive dissonance
C)   Perfectionism
D)   Conditions of worthE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The actualizing tendency has four main characteristics. Which of the following is not one of them?

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A)   It is active
B)   It is non-directional
C)   It is organismic
D)   It is selectiveE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Self-actualization is a continuous and unrelenting striving to develop one's:

Accepted Answer

A)   Motivational needs
B)   Character
C)   Full potential
D)   Inherent predispositionE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

A fear of our own destiny is referred to as the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Jonah complex
B)   Vipassana conflict
C)   Metapathologic complex
D)   Desacralizing tendencyE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Rogers used the ________ to evaluate the degree of overlap between the actual self and ideal self.

Accepted Answer

A)   Organismic valuing analysis
B)   Q-sort technique
C)   Introspective technique
D)   Guttman scale analysisE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 7: Humanistic Theories and Self-Actualization

An inherent tendency of the organism to develop all of its capacities in ways which serve to maintain or enhance the organism is referred to as:

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Which of the following items on the SI is indicative of a self-actualized person?

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One of the most salient criticisms of Rogers' theory relates to:

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Meta-motivations are also known as:

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The actualizing tendency has four main characteristics. Which of the following is not one of them?

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In client-centered therapy, the therapist's main task is to be ________.

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Self-actualization is a continuous and unrelenting striving to develop one's:

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What do humanists believe?

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Humanists believe that people are:

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Rogers created the concept of:

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A fear of our own destiny is referred to as the:

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Subception refers to:

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The PCI was developed to assess:

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of healthy self-actualized people?

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The theory that focuses on the development of the entire organism is:

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Humanistic theorists emphasize ________ and establishing a sense of personal responsibility.

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Which of the following researchers has advanced theories on psychological well-being?

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Rogers used the ________ to evaluate the degree of overlap between the actual self and ideal self.

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Self-actualization involves transcending the:

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In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following levels is lower than self-actualization?

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