Chapter 6 MC

Question 1

Which of these statements most accurately reflects one of Horney’s neurotic needs?

a. "I need an emotionally strong person to tell my troubles."
b. "it's okay with me if someone else is the life of the party."
c. "I feel comfortable whenever I'm in an emotionally close relationship."
d. "It's easy for me to accept my own mistakes and personal flaws."

Answer 1

a

Question 2

Horney believed that most neuroses are the result of

a. unhealthy interpersonal relations.
b. an unresolved Oedipus complex.
c. unwise parenting.
d. underdeveloped ego strength.

Answer 2

a

Question 3

The life of Horney has several parallels to that of _____; for example, both were the youngest children of older fathers, and both had older siblings who were favored by the parents.

a. Carl Jung
b. Alfred Adler
c. Margaret Mahler
d. Melanie Klein

Answer 3

d

Question 4

Horney’s early professional writings were strongly influenced by

a. Freud.
b. Adler.
c. Jung.
d. Sullivan.

Answer 4

a

Question 5

Horney criticized psychoanalysis for its

a. concept of feminine psychology.
b. overemphasis on clinical research.
c. underemphasis on clinical research.
d. concept of the three levels of mental life.

Answer 5

a

Question 6

Horney believed that cultural conditions are largely responsible for the development of

a. basic trust.
b. basic mistrust.
c. basic anxiety.
d. basic psychoses.

Answer 6

c

Question 7

According to Horney, people are ruled by safety and

a. sex.
b. fear.
c. satisfaction.
d. anxiety.

Answer 7

c

Question 8

Horney believed that a competitive and hostile society encourages

a. hatred.
b. love.
c. isolation.
d. superiority and success.

Answer 8

c

Question 9

Horney believed that people overvalue love as a means of satisfying the need for _____.

a. self-esteem
b. competence
c. superiority
d. affection

Answer 9

d

Question 10

According to Horney, most neurotic individuals

a. are no longer motivated to find love.
b. seek love in a self-defeating fashion.
c. experience decreases in hostility.
d. develop enhanced self-esteem through their search for love.

Answer 10

b

Question 11

Horney defined basic anxiety as a feeling of being

a. separated from the mothering one.
b. isolated and helpless in a potentially hostile world.
c. threatened by one's enemies.
d. incompetent in a world where others appear to be competent.

Answer 11

b

Question 12

Horney believed that modern society is too

a. liberal.
b. conservative.
c. dangerous.
d. competitive.

Answer 12

d

Question 13

According to Horney, neurotic behavior is a protection against

a. feelings of inferiority.
b. basic anxiety.
c. public disgrace.
d. exaggerated guilt.

Answer 13

b

Question 14

Which of these is NOT one of Horney’s three neurotic trends?

a. moving against people
b. moving away from people
c. moving with people
d. moving toward people

Answer 14

c

Question 15

Children who feel isolated from others are likely to develop the neurotic trend of moving

a. away from others.
b. with others.
c. against others.
d. toward others.

Answer 15

a

Question 16

The compliant person is most likely to adopt the neurotic trend of

a. moving toward people.
b. moving with people.
c. moving against people.
d. moving away from people.

Answer 16

a

Question 17

Each neurotic trend has a normal, healthy analog. A friendly, loving person has successfully solved the trend of moving

a. against others.
b. toward others.
c. with others.
d. away from others.

Answer 17

b

Question 18

Horney regarded the idealized self-image and self-hatred as

a. interpersonal conflicts.
b. psychosexual conflicts.
c. psychosocial conflicts.
d. intrapsychic conflicts.
e. principal ingredients in the syndrome of decay.

Answer 18

d

Question 19

Contrary to Freud, Horney held that the Oedipus complex is

a. universal.
b. found only in males.
c. found only in females.
d. the result of anatomy.
e. the result of cultural factors.

Answer 19

e

Question 20

The ultimate goal of Horneyian therapy is

a. the elimination of basic anxiety.
b. the solution of basic conflicts.
c. the recovery of unconscious instincts.
d. growth toward self-realization.
e. the solution of day-to-day problems.

Answer 20

d

Question 21

Ashley feels alienated from her femininity and wishes that she were a man. Horney would say that Ashley’s desires originate from

a. her experiences with cultural privileges for men.
b. penis envy.
c. oedipal strivings.
d. lack of a close relationship with her mother.

Answer 21

a