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Clinical Psychology explores the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health disorders and psychological distress across the lifespan. The course examines theoretical frameworks, research methodologies, and evidence-based interventions used by clinical psychologists to address a range of psychological conditions. Students will learn about the ethical and professional standards that guide clinical practice as well as emerging trends in the field. Through case studies and practical examples, the course highlights the integration of psychological science with clinical application to promote mental health and well-being.
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Theories of Personality 7th Edition by Jess Feist
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Personality Theory
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Q1) Any test that correlates with future behaviors is said to have
A)test-retest reliability.
B)predictive validity.
C)divergent validity.
D)internal consistency.
Answer: B
Q2) What is the proper place of theory within science?
A)Theories enable scientists to know how they should live their lives.
B)Theories are tools used by scientists to give meaning to observations.
C)Theory building is the ultimate aim of science.
D)Theories play no role in scientific pursuits.
Answer: B
Q3) The word personality comes from the Latin word "persona," meaning A)that which one truly is.
B)the evil side of people.
C)theatrical mask.
D)soul.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Freud: Psychoanalysis
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Q1) The id is primarily involved in which of the following activities, according to Freud?
A)solving problems in geometry
B)contemplating the meaning of life
C)thumb-sucking behavior
D)convincing a friend to plant a garden
Answer: C
Q2) Freud believed that condensation and displacement
A)change latent dream level into manifest level.
B)expand the latent dream level.
C)are ways of distorting dream content.
D)expand the manifest dream level.
E)expand the latent dream level .
Answer: C
Q3) Freud regarded precepts such as "Love thy neighbor as thyself" as A)reaction formations.
B)worthless relics from an ancient religion.
C)expressions of the erotic drive.
D)expressions of neurotic anxiety.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Adler: Individual Psychology
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Q1) From Adler's biography, we know that he
A)came from a Jewish background.
B)had a younger brother who died in infancy.
C)was second born.
D)None of these is correct.
E)All of these are correct.
Answer: E
Q2) According to Adler, two commonly used safeguarding tendencies are excuses and aggression.A third is A)regression.
B)fixation.
C)social interest.
D)withdrawal.
E)early recollections.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Jung: Analytical Psychology
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Q1) In Jung's theory, the process of actualizing the various components of personality best describes
A)individuation.
B)introversion.
C)extraversion.
D)style of life.
E)active imagination.
Q2) In Jungian theory, types include
A)both attitudes and functions.
B)only attitudes.
C)only functions.
D)neither attitudes nor functions.
Q3) To Jung, the two basic attitudes are A)introversion and extraversion.
B)thinking and feeling.
C)conscious and unconscious.
D)sensing and intuiting.
E)sensing and feeling.
Q4) List and briefly describe Jung's most important archetypes.
Q5) Discuss Jung's notion of extraversion and introversion.
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Chapter 5: Klein: Object Relations Theory
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Q1) Klein contended that when introjected, dangerous objects
A)lose their danger.
B)increase their danger.
C)become internal persecutors.
D)are projected onto the father.
Q2) Klein extended Freud's psychoanalysis by emphasizing A)adolescence.
B)young adulthood.
C)old age.
D)very early infancy.
Q3) Klein's notion of the Oedipus complex differed from Freud's in that it
A)includes fear of parents' retaliation for phantasies of emptying their bodies.
B)takes place at a later time period during the individual's life than Freud said.
C)includes hostile feelings only.
D)includes sexual feelings only.
E)is the origin of the development of the superego.
Q4) Compare and contrast Klein's object relations theory and Freud's psychoanalytic theory.
Q5) Discuss Klein's concept of the paranoid-schizoid position.
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Chapter 6: Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory
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Q1) According to Horney, the underlying cause of human neuroses is
A)the Oedipus complex.
B)physiological deficiencies.
C)restrictive toilet training.
D)human interrelations.
Q2) Children who feel isolated from others are likely to develop Horney's neurotic trend of moving
A)with others.
B)away from others.
C)against others.
D)toward others.
Q3) Which technique(s) did Horney not use in her psychotherapy?
A)dream analysis
B)free association
C)hypnosis
D)She used all of these.
Q4) Comment on Horney's unique contribution to feminine psychology within the more promasculine psychoanalytic view.Be sure to address the main tenets of Freud that Horney rejected.
Q5) Discuss Horney's criticism of Freud.
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Chapter 7: Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory
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Q1) For Fromm, the relatively permanent way in which people relate to themselves and to the world is called
A)character.
B)transcendence.
C)personality.
D)reception.
Q2) Fromm held that the twin components of positive freedom are
A)hope and charity.
B)love and work.
C)duty and desire.
D)faith and spirituality.
E)productivity and marketing.
Q3) Fromm contended that people can break the cycle of conformity and powerlessness only by
A)political revolution against authority.
B)rejecting existential needs.
C)adopting the receptive orientation.
D)achieving positive freedom.
Q4) Discuss Fromm's five human, or existential, needs.
Q5) List and discuss Fromm's nonproductive and productive character orientations.
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Chapter 8: Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis
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Q1) Sullivan called private perceptions that cannot be accurately communicated to others
A)prototaxic thoughts.
B)parataxic distortions.
C)unconscious archetypes.
D)syntaxic episodes.
Q2) Research suggests that children with imaginary playmates, compared with those who report not having imaginary playmates, were more likely to
A)develop schizophrenic tendencies.
B)be boys.
C)have high levels of imagination.
D)be lonely.
Q3) Which of these statements represents the most valid criticism of current Sullivanian theory?
A)It is too narrow.
B)It is not currently generating much research.
C)It lacks internal consistency.
D)Its stages of development defy common sense.
Q4) Distinguish between Sullivan's concepts of intimacy and lust.
Q5) Enumerate and discuss the basic Sullivanian epochs.
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Chapter 9: Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory
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Q1) According to Erikson, the foundation for "cooperative participation in productive adult life" is
A)trust.
B)purpose.
C)will.
D)initiative.
E)competence.
Q2) Erikson believed that a sense of a readiness for danger and an anticipation of discomfort are adaptive aspects of A)trust.
B)withdrawal.
C)mistrust.
D)syntonic tendencies.
E)hope.
Q3) The psychosocial crisis of young adulthood, according to Erikson, is A)identity versus identity confusion.
B)competence versus incompetence.
C)intimacy versus isolation.
D)generativity versus stagnation.
Q4) List the key concepts in Erikson's infancy stage.
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Chapter 10: Rogers: Person-Centered Theory
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Q1) Maslow believed that metapathology results from
A)modification of expressive behavior.
B)satiation of self-actualization needs.
C)deprivation of self-actualization needs.
D)adopting a Taoistic attitude.
E)transcending peak experiences.
Q2) According to Maslow, most people who seek therapy probably have the most trouble satisfying their _______ needs.
A)safety
B)love and belongingness
C)esteem
D)self-actualization
E)aesthetic
Q3) If Maslow is one of the fathers of the third force in psychology, then the first two forces are
A)Jung and Freud.
B)Freud and Adler.
C)psychoanalysis and Freud.
D)behaviorism and psychoanalysis.
E)the hierarchy of needs and self-actualization.
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Chapter 11: May: Existential Psychology
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Q1) Laura has just complimented Mitzi for her cooking.Mitzi regards herself as a very mediocre cook.According to Rogerian theory, Laura's remarks will
A)be easily accepted into Mitzi's self-concept.
B)alter Mitzi's organismic self.
C)be distorted by Mitzi.
D)allow Mitzi to experience some congruence.
E)be repressed by Mitzi.
Q2) Rogers believed that healthy individuals evaluate their experience from the viewpoint of
A)their ideal self.
B)their organismic self.
C)their significant others.
D)their self-concept.
E)their society.
Q3) Discuss the necessary and sufficient conditions for psychological growth, as postulated by Rogers.
Q4) Describe Rogers's concepts of the formative and actualizing tendencies.
Q5) Describe Rogers' notion of the self and self-actualization.
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Chapter 12: Allport: Psychology of the Individual
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Q1) May contended that Western civilization
A)currently has too many nonscientific myths.
B)has an urgent need for myths.
C)is a myth.
D)has evolved beyond the need for a myth.
Q2) Existentialists adopt a ______ approach to understanding humanity.
A)historical
B)scientific
C)phenomenological
D)religious
E)common-sense
Q3) May believed that healthy people
A)unite love and will.
B)separate love and will.
C)strengthen love over will.
D)strengthen will over love.
Q4) Define and explain being-in-the-world and nonbeing
Q5) List and define the four forms of love, as seen by Rollo May.
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Chapter 13: Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory
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Q1) Allport termed less intensely felt personal dispositions that guide action ______ dispositions.
A)dynamic
B)central
C)cardinal
D)motivational
E)stylistic
Q2) Research suggests that people who score high on the Extrinsic scale of the Religious Orientation Scale tend to
A)have more than their share of personal problems.
B)not to go to church on a regular basis.
C)have greater self-control than those who score high on the Intrinsic Scale.
D)have good emotional health.
Q3) Allport, if he were alive today, might object to the label "trait psychologist" because
A)he believed the idea of traits precludes individual uniqueness.
B)he felt that traits had no objective existence that could be demonstrated.
C)he believed that the concept of traits was too specific.
D)he did not regard himself as a psychologist.
E)None of these is correct.
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Chapter 14: Eysencks Biologically Based Factor Theory
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Q1) Name and describe Eysenck's three general types, or superfactors.
Q2) In factor analysis, correlations of scores with factors are called A)factor loadings.
B)factor theories.
C)trait theories.
D)superfactors.
Q3) summarize their trait model using a schematic drawing whereby peripheral components, comprised of causal, secondary influences on personality, are represented as
A)ellipses.
B)rectangles.
C)interconnecting lines.
D)None of these is correct.
Q4) Which of the following statements would NOT be generally acceptable to factor and trait theorists?
A)Personality traits can be identified by using correlational studies.
B)Personality traits are mostly determined by environmental factors.
C)Personality traits and states can be measured by questionnaires.
D)Traits and states can be used to explain individual differences in behavior.
Q5) Elaborate on the five-factor model of trait personality theory.
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Chapter 15: Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality
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Q1) During World War II, Skinner
A)served in the Naval Air Force as a fighter pilot.
B)trained pigeons to pilot missiles into enemy targets.
C)worked in a VA hospital as a psychotherapist.
D)made an unsuccessful attempt to become a U.S.senator.
Q2) Unlike punishment, reinforcement
A)cannot derive from natural consequences.
B)can derive from human intervention.
C)gives information as to desired behavior.
D)involves adding a negative stimuli or removing a positive stimuli.
E)can be used to control behavior.
Q3) Skinner believed that some behavior is unconscious because the person does not think about the aversive stimuli connected with it.Not thinking about aversive stimuli is an example of
A)positive reinforcement.
B)negative reinforcement.
C)punishment.
D)a reaction formation.
Q4) Distinguish negative reinforcement from both positive reinforcement and punishment.
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Chapter 16: Skinner: Behavioral Analysis
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Q1) With regard to learning, Bandura believes that
A)reinforcement does not facilitate learning.
B)reinforcement is essential to learning.
C)performance is the basic datum of psychological science.
D)learning can occur in the absence of a response.
Q2) In Bandura's theory, chance encounters enter at which point in the triadic reciprocal cauastion paradigm?
A)person
B)self-system
C)behavior
D)environment
Q3) The notion that behavior is a consequence of a mutual interaction of three forces is what Bandura calls
A)triadic reciprocal causation.
B)higher cognitive processes.
C)radical behaviorism.
D)coincidental conduct.
E)balanced counteraction.
Q4) Discuss specific ways in which Bandura's social cognitive theory differs from Skinner's behavioral analysis.
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Chapter 17: Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory
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Q1) List and briefly explain Mischel and Shoda's five cognitive-affective units.
Q2) According to Rotter, people with high internal locus of control believe that
A)they can do well in nearly everything.
B)luck is the principal determiner of success.
C)there will always be wars, no matter how hard people try to prevent them.
D)the source of control is mostly inside them.
Q3) Mischel's chief argument with trait theory is that it
A)assumes that behavior is quite consistent.
B)is based on factor analysis.
C)overlooks the subjective judgments of individuals.
D)has an unscientific genetic component.
E)rejects individual freedom and responsibility.
Q4) Rotter insisted that an adequate theory of personality must take into consideration the assumption that people
A)are capable of anticipating events.
B)are motivated primarily by drive reduction.
C)are controlled in the same manner as animals.
D)are only motivated by unconscious mental processes.
Q5) Discuss Mischel's person-situation interaction, or conditional view of personal dispositions.
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Chapter 18: Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory
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Q1) Kelly believed that psychologically healthy people are similar to A)competent scientists.
B)skillful mechanics.
C)creative artists.
D)helpful therapists.
E)writers of fiction.
Q2) Kelly's belief that alternative constructions are always possible reflects the philosophical position of
A)the plasticity corollary.
B)Rep test revisionism.
C)the phenomenological postulate.
D)radical behaviorism.
E)none of these.
Q3) According to Kelly, what results when incompatible constructs become intolerable and people's construction system breaks down?
A)pathological anxiety
B)learning disability
C)minor stress
D)permanent insanity
E)core structure strength
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