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What aspect of human psychological functioning is of particular interest to humanistic psychologists?
a. self-awareness
b. human suffering
c. internal psychological conflicts
d. the importance of social relationships?
self-awareness
According to existentialist philosophy, the opposite of living in bad faith is
a. authentic existence
b. autotelic existence
c. angst
d. objectivism
authentic existence
Which theorist would MOST likely make the statement that above all else, individuals are driven to fulfill all that meets their basic needs of survival?
a.Csikszentmihalyi
b.Kelly
c.Rogers
d.Maslow
Maslow
Who are WEIRD participants?
People from western, educated, individualistic, rich, democratic nations
The humanistic concept of “phenomenology” refers to:
A. Objective scientific measurement
B. A person’s subjective experience of the world
C. Biological influences on personality
D. Universal personality traits
B. A person’s subjective experience of the world
From an existential perspective, what is the key question with which every individual is faced?
a)What is the nature of existence?
b)How can happiness be created?
c)What is an individual’s unique experience of the world?
d)How can one achieve the optimal experience?
What is the nature of existence?
What Buddhist term refers to the idea that all things are in flux and impermanent?
a. anatta
b. anicca
c. nirvana
d. construal
anicca
According to personality psychology, construals matter because:
A. They determine intelligence
B. They shape how people experience events
C. They eliminate individual differences
D. They are fixed and unchangeable
B. They shape how people experience events
Which of the following is NOT one of the core virtues identified by positive psychology?
a. courage
c. justice
b. purity
d. wisdom
purity
Research shows that one of the strongest predictors of happiness is:
A. Wealth
B. Physical attractiveness
C. Close social relationships
D. Occupational status
C. Close social relationships
According to Sartre, the existential challenge is to
a. avoid thinking about the meaning of existence.
b. face the basic uncertainty and anguish of life and find personal meaning.
c. maintain generativity and avoid stagnation.
d. become a fully functioning, self-actualizing person.
face the basic uncertainty and anguish of life and find personal meaning.
Which of the following would NOT be an example of Rogerian psychotherapy:
a. Acknowledge and appreciate a client’s every viewpoint
b. Ask a client to describe his or her ideal self and his or her actual self
c. Help a client develop a gratitude list
d. Do not attempt to change or modify anything about a client
help a client develop a gratitude list
Which of the following is NOT an example of an experience of flow?
a. writing a paper for four hours straight
b. playing a video game that requires a lot of skill
c. binge-watching a television series
d. running a marathon
binge-watching a television series
Name the factors in the Big 5 model.
openness to experience, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism
Humanistic therapists emphasize which type of therapeutic relationship?
A. Detached and analytical
B. Directive and controlling
C. Genuine, accepting, and empathetic
D. Focused solely on behavior change
C. Genuine, accepting, and empathetic
Jerry has been wondering what life means and whether he is living his life purposefully. If he cannot answer these questions, he will probably experience
a) angst
b) thrown-ness
c) Eignwelt
d) self-actualization
angst
The humanist psychologists Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow took basic existential assumptions and added the assumption that
a. people are good and have an innate need to make themselves and the world better
b. to know a person, it is essential to understand his or her phenomenology
c. only humans, as opposed to other animals, have an awareness of their own mortality
d. people are essentially childlike and have an innate tendency toward selfishness and impulsivity
people are good and have an innate need to make themselves and the world better
What approach emphasizes strengths rather than pathology?
positive psychology
Which of the following is NOT a major component of defining happiness?
a. high levels of positive emotions and low levels of negative emotions
b. satisfaction with how things are going in different life domains
c. achieving absolute existential awareness
d. overall satisfaction with life
achieving absolute existential awareness
Humanistic psychology emerged partly as a reaction against:
A. Behaviorism and psychoanalysis
B. Trait theory
C. Biological determinism
D. Cognitive psychology
A. Behaviorism and psychoanalysis
Existentialists would say that if Donna does not worry about existential concerns but instead focuses on getting a job, obtaining material wealth, or maintaining her friendships, then she will
a. become a fully functioning person
b. experience authentic existence
c. still not be happy
d. live an autotelic life
still not be happy
According to Rogers, believing that others value you based only on intelligence, success, or attractiveness can lead to
a. existential dread
b. unconditional positive regard
c. conditions of worth
d. despair
conditions of worth
This existential therapist was a prisoner in a concentration camp and lost his family in Auschwitz.
A.Rollo May
B.Viktor Frankl
C.Irvin Yalom
D.William Miller
Viktor Frankl
The Role Construct Repertory Test (REP test) is used to:
A. Measure intelligence
B. Identify a person’s unique construct system
C. Diagnose mental disorders
D. Assess emotional stability
B. Identify a person’s unique construct system
A person who avoids making choices to escape responsibility is demonstrating:
A. Self‑actualization
B. Bad faith
C. Positive regard
D. Flow
B. Bad faith