Fictional Vision
Adler’s theory interprets inferiority feelings as the root of creativity rather than an abnormality. What is the importance of inferiority feelings?
They are intended to highlight a person’s weakness and struggles, and allow us to explore our superiority.
They are intended to determine human motivation from a biological standpoint.
They are intended to motivate humans towards mastery, success, and completion.
They are intended to become a barrier from social relatedness and shift our focus on our unconscious feelings.
They are intended to motivate humans towards mastery, success, and completion.
Fictional finalism is influenced by the imagined future and the goals we potentially achieve. What scenario best illustrates fictional finalism?
Randy broke his leg as a kid and remembers the struggles and pain inflicted. This moment in his life influenced him to become a pediatric nurse. He went into a nursing program and practiced all the basics to become a nurse.
Stuart used to go to the beach a lot as a kid and would always find random objects, wondering what they were. This increased his fascination with finding unknown objects or objects that have yet to be discovered and uncovering their true history. This fascination led him to become an archaeologist.
Jess grew up watching cartoons that were painters. This influenced him to create his own art, create an art club in high school, and be president of the art club in university. He is studying creative art therapy and is working towards being a creative arts therapist for children, teens, and adults.
Emmanuel got fired from his job and felt discouraged to find a new passion in his life. He decided to go on a road trip all around the United States and discovered a passion for nature photography and creating video diaries of his trips. He turned these hobbies into his brand new career as a photographer and vlogger.
Jess grew up watching cartoons that were painters. This influenced him to create his own art, create an art club in high school, and be president of the art club in university. He is studying creative art therapy and is working towards being a creative arts therapist for children, teens, and adults.
Understanding birth order helps humans understand how their birth position impacts their relationship with family. Which person matches the assigned birth position?
June, the middle child, is the life of the party and family always gets excited to see her.
Aiden, the only child, gets upset when family comes over and his parents give their attention to her cousins.
Carlos, the second child, is considered the problem maker and problem solver of the family.
Arielle, the youngest child, is the role model for her older siblings and shows them how they should act and behave.
Aiden, the only child, gets upset when family comes over and his parents give their attention to her cousins.
As humans, we recognize being a part of the community and our behavior in it. Adler says we have three universal life tasks to master: building friendships, establishing intimacy, and contributing to society. What is the most effective way to navigate each of these tasks?
Seeking guidance from a mentor who has similar life experiences
Going to therapy to modify your lifestyle
Volunteering at your local food drive
Participating in group activities
Going to therapy to modify your lifestyle
In Alex’s 3rd year of university as a Psychology major, he is finding it difficult to keep up with the coursework and getting through the semester. By the end of the semester, he decides it’s best if he takes a gap semester as he felt burnt out and thought he would be a complete failure if he moved onto his senior year. He used this gap semester to find things that fulfill his life and don’t drain him, but rather motivate him to accomplish life goals. What aspect of Adlerian theory would explain why Alex decided to take a gap year and find things that fulfill him rather than drain him?
Life instincts
Reality principle
Transference
Superiority
Superiority
After working in the office for several months, Amanda’s weakness is her time management. It is a struggle for her to complete assignments and tasks on time and always manages to submit them late. According to Adler, how might Amanda transform her weakness into a strength?
By seeking guidance from her colleagues
By looking at what external factors are causing her time management issues
By avoiding low-priority tasks to focus on high-priority tasks
By reflecting on the issue and coming up with a strategy to resolve her time management
By reflecting on the issue and coming up with a strategy to resolve her time management
There are 4 children in this family: Maria, Liberty, Rachel, and Oliver. Every week they have sibling meetings to talk about their responsibilities around the house and what they can do that week to help their parents. Liberty is the one who initiated these meetings as she noticed her parents needing some extra hands around the house and wanted all of the siblings to be more involved. Maria tends to do the least amount of chores and Oliver would always call her out for doing so. As these arguments between the two happen weekly, Rachel always has to find a middle ground for everybody to lessen the tension. Based on this scenario, choose the correct birth order for the siblings, from oldest to youngest.
Maria, Liberty, Oliver, Rachel
Liberty, Oliver, Rachel, Maria
Oliver, Rachel, Liberty, Maria
Maria, Liberty, Rachel, Oliver
Liberty, Oliver, Rachel, Maria
Derek goes to therapy weekly. He talks about how he feels disconnected from his friends and from his community. He is always relying on his partners for support and quality time. What can Derek do to reconnect with his friends and the community?
Joining an adult intramural team with his friends
Going to a community park cleanup with his friends
Going to a networking event with his friends
Creating a business with his friends
Going to a community park cleanup with his friends
Dakota and Caroline decide to go camping over the weekend. They find a good location to settle, unpack, and prop their tent up. As they are setting up, it starts to rain and they go inside the tent to wait until it stops raining. Dakota feels at peace, laying down and enjoying the raindrops hitting the tent. Caroline felt frustrated and annoyed the second it started to rain. What is Caroline’s subjective reality to camping compared to Dakota’s?
Caroline is frustrated about the location for the tent, while Dakota doesn’t care too much
Caroline would have rather chosen to stay home because of the rain, while Dakota is glad that it rained
Caroline feels upset by the camping experience so far, while Dakota feels tranquil by the sound of the rain
Caroline is upset that they didn’t go camping days earlier to avoid the rain while Dakota doesn’t mind what the weather is like
Caroline feels upset by the camping experience so far, while Dakota feels tranquil by the sound of the rain
The first couple of months of university had been very stressful for Destiny and she felt unmotivated as an undeclared major. Starting the new year, she decides to create a vision board to inspire her and give her motivation in her life. She wasn’t sure what to add onto her board, so she looked at other people’s vision boards to give her clarity on what she should aspire for. She added a car, a house, healthy meals, and a degree. What could Destiny have done differently with envisioning and creating her vision board?
Talked with a counselor about her own aspirations and motivations
Asked her friends what their goals are
Thought about what her dreams and goals were as a little girl
Reconsider her plans for college and figure out what goals align with her future lifestyle
Talked with a counselor about her own aspirations and motivations
Louie is considered the favorite child compared to his three siblings. He is very hard working at school, works a part time job, and helps his parents around the house. He flaunts how well he does at school and how his hard work gets recognized at work. Erika tells him that there is no need to flaunt the hard work and achievement because it should be a self-fulfilling goal, not a goal to impress others. Erika is also a hard worker at school and work, but doesn’t express her recognition. She leads by example. The other two siblings appreciate how their siblings lead by example and aspire to grow up to become like them. What is Louie’s birth position?
Middle child
Youngest child
Second child
Oldest child
Second child
Diana comes from a large family. Their background is Mexican and Colombian. Every year, her family has an annual get together that brings together her Mexican and Colombian family. As much as she feels connected to her culture when she is with her family, she doesn’t feel connected as much outside of her family. Which is the best option Diana could do to build her sense of community and connect to her culture?
Do research about the history of Mexico and Colombia
Find her family tree and discover who her ancestors were
Join a multicultural organization at school
Participate in organizations that directly support her communities in Mexico and Colombia
Participate in organizations that directly support her communities in Mexico and Colombia