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Adlerians view the use of techniques in counselling as:


A) fitted to the phase of therapy and the needs of the client.
B) more important than paying attention to the subjective experiences of the client.
C) against their basic philosophy.
D) unethical.

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Which of these statements is not true about Alfred Adler?


A) Along with Freud and Jung, Alfred Adler was a major contributor to the initial development of the psychodynamic approach to therapy.
B) After resigning as president of the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society, Adler founded the Society for Individual Psychology.
C) Alfred Adler has been criticised by intellectuals for failing to give his brother Edmund credit for helping him develop his theory.
D) Adler stresses the unity of personality, suggesting that people can only be understood as integrated and complete beings.

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Encouragement is a part of the Adlerian counselling process.

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'Fictional finalism' is a term that Adlerians use to describe our attitude in dealing with the social world.

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When Adler spoke of individuality, he referred to the unique way we:


A) rewrite our own life script.
B) deal with the crises of our development.
C) confront our unfinished business.
D) develop our own style of striving for competence.

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In Adler's view we can be fully understood only in light of knowing the purposes and goals toward which we are striving.

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Which of the statements below about social interest is true?


A) While Adler considered social interest to be innate, he also believed that it must be learned, developed, and used.
B) Adler believed most people to be incapable of developing social interest even though it was something to which they should aspire.
C) In his later years, Adler changed his beliefs about social interest and focused on addressing unconscious dynamics as the key to mental health.
D) The concept of social interest was originally introduced by Freud, and Adler incorporated it into his theory.

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In helping clients to examine their mistaken goals and faulty assumptions, an Adlerian therapist does not use:


A) encouragement.
B) challenge and confrontation.
C) open-ended interpretations.
D) interpretation of the transference relationship.

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Adlerians emphasise reeducating people and reshaping society.

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