Question 1

Maslow believed very few people reach self-actualization, which is the point at which their potential is fully developed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Each of the following has been identified as a component of optimal experience except one. Which one?

Accepted Answer

A)   Our attention is completely absorbed in the activity.
B)   We experience a loss of self-consciousness.
C)   People around us recognize and respect our accomplishments.
D)   We lose a sense of time.

Question 3

You ask a person to provide a real-self profile and an ideal-self profile with a Q-Sort. Which correlation would you expect to find between the two profiles if the person is approaching fully functioning?

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A)   -.60
B)   .00
C)   .30
D)   .60

Question 4

The humanistic approach to personality is most similar to

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A)   behaviorism.
B)   existential philosophy.
C)   the trait approach to personality.
D)   the psychoanalytic approach to personality. B

Question 5

According to Carl Rogers, individuals progress toward an ultimate satisfying state of being self-actualized.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Rogers, fully functioning people

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A)   are more aware of societal norms and more likely to conform to society's standards.
B)   put society's needs ahead of their own personal needs and interests.
C)   are less likely to conform to societal demands than are most people.
D)   are not concerned with rebellion and so are unlikely to act in nonconforming ways.

Question 7

Describe your understanding of the therapeutic situation in person-centered therapy. What is the therapist's job, and what are the key elements and techniques Rogers used? Give one way this approach to psychotherapy is successful.

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The answer of Describe your understanding of the therapeutic situation...

Question 8

People report that during optimal experiences they feel as if they are caught in natural and effortless movement from one step to the next.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to Maslow, a man who has satisfied his physiological and safety needs will probably become highly aware of his need for

Accepted Answer

A)   friends and a romantic relationship
B)   self-respect
C)   respect from his peers
D)   self-actualization A

Question 10

A father tells his son that he loves him when the child is good, but says "I do not like you right now" when the child misbehaves. The father is engaging in

Accepted Answer

A)   denial.
B)   conditional positive regard.
C)   classical conditioning.
D)   an anxiety-reduction technique.

Question 11

As a client becomes more fully functioning during the course of several psychotherapy sessions, we would expect the correlation between his or her real and ideal selves to

Accepted Answer

A)   decrease.
B)   stay the same.
C)   increase.
D)   do any of the above, for the correlation is unrelated to progress in therapy.

Question 12

Adlai Stevenson once said, "A hungry man is not a free man." What feature of the humanistic approach to personality does this reflect?

Accepted Answer

A)   The emphasis on personal responsibility and free will
B)   Rogers' fully functioning person
C)   Maslow's hierarchy of needs
D)   Maslow's description of psychologically healthy people C

Question 13

Maslow wrote that __________ was one of the most important means of self?fulfillment, as important as finding one's mate.

Accepted Answer

A)   peak experience
B)   one's career
C)   self-actualized creativity
D)   psychotherapy

Question 14

Identify an optimal experience you have had. List the eight components of optimal experiences and discuss whether each one was present in yours.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify an optimal experience you have had....

Question 15

"Eupsychian management" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)   the way a psychotherapist controls the direction of therapy.
B)   how well a person manages all of the different aspects of his or her life.
C)   rearranging an organization to help employees satisfy higher-level needs.
D)   taking responsibility for one's life.

Question 16

According to Rogers, the therapist's job is to

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A)   identify the client's problems for him or her.
B)   teach the client what it means to be fully functioning.
C)   modify the client's self-destructive behaviors.
D)   provide an atmosphere within which clients are able to help themselves.

Question 17

The use of the Q-Sort technique of personality assessment fits nicely with Rogers's theory of personality because

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A)   clients know themselves best.
B)   therapists must help clients place the cards into the correct categories.
C)   clients discover the unrealistic ways in which they see themselves.
D)   clients must be told how to behave more appropriately by their therapist.

Question 18

Rogerian therapists measure each of the following with the Q-Sort technique except one. Which one?

Accepted Answer

A)   The client's self-concept
B)   The client's ideal self
C)   The client's progress during the course of psychotherapy
D)   The client's ability to see things in a realistic manner

Question 19

Which of the following is a characteristic of the fully functioning person, according to the psychology of Carl Rogers?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are open to their experiences.
B)   They trust their own feelings.
C)   They pay attention to what is happening in the here and now.
D)   All of the above

Question 20

A Rogerian therapist expects each of the following except one might happen if progress is being made during psychotherapy. Which one?

Accepted Answer

A)   The client no longer needs to feel valued by the therapist regardless of what he or she says.
B)   The client's ideal self will change to be more like the real self.
C)   The client's real self will change to be more like the ideal self.
D)   The client will begin to accept parts of him- or herself that previously had been denied or distorted.

Exam 11: The Humanistic Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

Maslow believed very few people reach self-actualization, which is the point at which their potential is fully developed.

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Each of the following has been identified as a component of optimal experience except one. Which one?

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You ask a person to provide a real-self profile and an ideal-self profile with a Q-Sort. Which correlation would you expect to find between the two profiles if the person is approaching fully functioning?

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The humanistic approach to personality is most similar to

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According to Carl Rogers, individuals progress toward an ultimate satisfying state of being self-actualized.

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According to Rogers, fully functioning people

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Describe your understanding of the therapeutic situation in person-centered therapy. What is the therapist's job, and what are the key elements and techniques Rogers used? Give one way this approach to psychotherapy is successful.

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People report that during optimal experiences they feel as if they are caught in natural and effortless movement from one step to the next.

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According to Maslow, a man who has satisfied his physiological and safety needs will probably become highly aware of his need for

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A father tells his son that he loves him when the child is good, but says "I do not like you right now" when the child misbehaves. The father is engaging in

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As a client becomes more fully functioning during the course of several psychotherapy sessions, we would expect the correlation between his or her real and ideal selves to

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Adlai Stevenson once said, "A hungry man is not a free man." What feature of the humanistic approach to personality does this reflect?

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Maslow wrote that __________ was one of the most important means of self?fulfillment, as important as finding one's mate.

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Identify an optimal experience you have had. List the eight components of optimal experiences and discuss whether each one was present in yours.

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"Eupsychian management" refers to

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According to Rogers, the therapist's job is to

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The use of the Q-Sort technique of personality assessment fits nicely with Rogers's theory of personality because

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Rogerian therapists measure each of the following with the Q-Sort technique except one. Which one?

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Which of the following is a characteristic of the fully functioning person, according to the psychology of Carl Rogers?

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A Rogerian therapist expects each of the following except one might happen if progress is being made during psychotherapy. Which one?

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