Chapter 4: Individual Psychology
1. Adler’s interest in the psychological effects of _____________ eventually turned him to
psychiatry.
2. During Alfred Adler’s early years he had a natural interest in:
3. During his early career, Adler established himself as a(n):
4. World War I fueled Adler’s interest in:
5. When working as a physician, Adler’s interest in the psychological effects of organ inferiority
was piqued when he realized how ___________ compensated for some weaknesses in body
and mind.
6. During his work with Freud’s psychoanalytic group, Adler’s thinking evolved toward the
belief that individuals were motivated by all but which of the following?
7. Which is not true of Alfred Adler?
8. Successfully dealing with feelings of inferiority and insecurity leads to a child’s:
9. Based on Adlerian principles, this person developed a training program called DUSO.
10. According to Dinkmeyer and Dreikurs, which is not a type of dysfunctional behavior
children use in order to gain a position of significance in a group?
11. Teleology is best described as:
12. Adler believed that every child was born with:
13. What did Adler believe was our one true drive?
14. All but which of the following schools of therapy have “claimed” Adler:
15. The idea that the individual is attempting to move toward the completion of self and
perfection as one total unit (e.g., conscious and unconscious) is called:
16. Which of the following best defines primary feelings of inferiority?
17. During in-depth analytical work, the Adlerian therapist would help the client understand
how:
18. Private logic is largely responsible for the development of which of the following?
19. What feelings can result from psychological struggles from poor parenting, child abuse and
neglect, and cultural injustice?
20. Children who are not burdened with feelings of inferiority become adults who:
21. People’s lives tend to be driven toward a (an) __________________ that results in a style of
life being supported by their private logic.
22. Individuals often believe that reaching their subjective final goal will lead to:
23. Adlerian therapists believe that ___________ could have a great influence over the lives of
children.
24. Compensation is:
25. Gemeinschaftsgefühl is the German word for:
26. Adler stressed the importance that _____________ factors played in child development.
27. Adler was one of the first to stress the importance that groups played in teaching people
appropriate __________ behaviors, helping the individual obtain feedback from others, and in
gaining a sense of __________.
28. Adler fought all forms of oppression and tried to show how feelings of ____________ led to
abuse of power.
29. Social interest is:
30. Primary and secondary feelings of inferiority and ________________ are related to the
development of our lifestyle.
31. Private logic is based on _________ and can result in _________.
32. Common sense suggests that it is important to put effort into keeping ourselves logical and
sane, while private logic works on keeping us:
33. Adler could be said to be one of the first therapists to focus on:
34. Many people’s lives are driven toward a (an) __________________ that results in a style of
life being supported by their private logic.
35. Relative to one’s style of life, which is not true?
36. In individual psychology, having a “dialectic” is related to which of the following:
37. Imagining new, more effective ways of acting is called:
38. Adlerians will often suggest that a client behave in a manner congruent to the development
of a healthier lifestyle. Role-playing these “new” behaviors is called:
39. Sometimes, therapists will _______________ in an effort to show a client that their current
ways of functioning are unhealthy and jar them out of maladaptive patterns.
40. This technique, used with children and adults, is the process whereby the client develops
specific steps to work on.
41. A student is told that she has to stay after school to finish her work because she acted out
during the day. This is an example of:
42. A parent tells his child he will have to sleep without his favorite stuffed animal because she
left it outside and it got dirty. This is an example of:
43. A child is particularly forgetful and often forgets to bring in her homework. Her mother
always ends up bringing the homework to the school. The mother is advised not to bring in the
homework by the school counselor who suggests the child is not learning to bring her
homework in. The school counselor is suggesting that the mother apply which of the following?
44. Which is not a benefit of art, play and creative therapies with children?
45. Which is not a way to encourage children according to Dinkmeyer and Dreikurs?
46. Which is not a technique used when working with adults in Adlerian therapy?
47. Which is not a technique used when working with adults in Adlerian therapy?
48. Which tends not to be a technique used when working with children in Adlerian therapy?
49. Which is not one of the four phases of Adlerian therapy?
50. Relative to cross-cultural issues, which of the following is not encapsulated by Adler’s
understanding of the world?
51. The desire for power:
52. Which of the following might Adler do when working with a minority client?
53. Which is true about Adler?
54. Which of the following aspects of Adlerian therapy have not shown positive effects in
efficacy research?
55. Which is true relative to Adlerian therapy effectiveness?
True/False
1. Memories of early childhood illness had a profound effect on Adler’s understanding human
3. Despite being an atheist, Adler converted from Judaism to Protestantism because he wanted
4. Adler was one of the first to stress the importance of groups teaching appropriate social
6. Despite converting to Protestantism and becoming an honorary citizen of Vienna, Adler had
7. Adler suggested that the individual develops a style of life that is reflective of the person’s
8. If one is able to deal effectively with feelings of inferiority, one would move toward
meaningful relationships, the best interest of others, and an understanding of place in the
10. Dream analysis in Adlerian therapy has to do with helping the client understand how the
12. Primary feelings of inferiority occur as a result of psychological struggles from poor
13. Individuals attempt to rid themselves of feelings of inferiority through a process called
14. Our style of life is represented in all of our waking actions and is also reflected in our
15. Schemas of Apperception can be explained by how we come to understand and make
17. Early recollections can be viewed as a projective test and can be seen as one of a number of