Question

1. In order to learn something about a client's lifestyle, Adler observed how a client:

a. walked

b. dressed

c. spoke

d. all of the above

2. Adler viewed Freud's theory as the creation of a:

a. neglected child.

b. genius

c. neurotic

d. pampered child

3. When the child is convinced that everything and everyone in the world is potentially dangerous, he or she is experiencing

a. basic hostility

b. helplessness

c. basic anxiety

d. neurosis

4. According to Adler, what is the single strongest predictor of whether a person will have well-developed social interests?

a. primarily the relationship one has with one's father

b. primarily the relationship one has with one's mother

c. the person's health as a child

d. how many siblings he/she has

Answer 1

1. In order to learn something about a client's lifestyle, Adler observed how a client:

a. walked

b. dressed

c. spoke

d. all of the above

Ans. D) all of the above

Lifestyle is what a person is characterized of and everything he does

2. Adler viewed Freud's theory as the creation of a:

a. neglected child.

b. genius

c. neurotic

d. pampered child

Ans. D) Pampered child

Adler viewed Freud's theory as the creation of a pampered child.

3. When the child is convinced that everything and everyone in the world is potentially dangerous, he or she is experiencing

a. basic hostility

b. helplessness

c. basic anxiety

d. neurosis

Ans. C) Basic Anxiety

"Basic anxiety" refers to a child's fear of being alone.

4. According to Adler, what is the single strongest predictor of whether a person will have well-developed social interests?

a. primarily the relationship one has with one's father

b. primarily the relationship one has with one's mother

c. the person's health as a child

d. how many siblings he/she has

Ans. B) primarily the relationship one has with one's mother

According to Adler, the first major social situation the child encounters is in relation to the mother. The mother–child relationship acts as a model for subsequent social relationships. If the mother maintains a positive, cooperative atmosphere, the child will tend to develop social interest.