PCN-107 MIDTERM ACTUAL EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION GRADED
A+
◉ Style of Life. Answer: Adler/ Individual: reflective of the person's
movement toward his or her subjective final goal. Whether our
subjective final goal results in a lifestyle that is reflected by healthy
or maladaptive behaviors, it is deeply rooted in the past, affects our
present, and leads us toward our future
◉ Teleology. Answer: Adler/ Individual: The goal becomes the final
cause, the ultimate independent variable. To the extent that the goal
provides the key for the understanding the individual, it is a working
hypothesis on the part of the psychologist
◉ Compensation. Answer: Individual: According to Adler, efforts to
overcome imagined or real inferiorities by developing one's abilities.
Individuals do this to "make up for" the abilities they don't currently
have.
◉ Courage. Answer: Adler/ Individual: being willing to take a look at
how early feelings of inferiority fueled their private logic, led to
compensatory behaviors, and were partially responsible for the
development of their subjective final goals. These individuals must
, develop the __________ to face life's difficulties and take responsibility
for change.
◉ Encouragement. Answer: Adler/ Individual: helping clients
become aware of their own worth" To facilitate a client's sense of
self-worth,) suggest a broad range of ________________________ skills that
include "demonstrating concern for clients through active listening
and empathy;communicating respect for, and confidence in, clients;
focusing on clients' strengths, assets, and resources; helping clients
generate perceptual alternatives for discouraging fictional beliefs;
focusing on efforts and progress; and helping clients see the humor
in life experiences
◉ "As if". Answer: Adler/Individual: "Fake it til you make it" and
role-playing.
◉ Catching oneself. Answer: Adler/ Individual: this technique helps
clients gain awareness of their self-defeating thoughts and
behaviors. As clients become increasingly aware of the maladaptive
behaviors they exhibit that are driven by their subjective final goals,
counselors can suggest that they try to "catch" these behaviors prior
to their happening
◉ Meaninglessness. Answer: Frankl/Existential: existential
vacuum—the awareness that existence is an absurd joke and
___________
QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION GRADED
A+
◉ Style of Life. Answer: Adler/ Individual: reflective of the person's
movement toward his or her subjective final goal. Whether our
subjective final goal results in a lifestyle that is reflected by healthy
or maladaptive behaviors, it is deeply rooted in the past, affects our
present, and leads us toward our future
◉ Teleology. Answer: Adler/ Individual: The goal becomes the final
cause, the ultimate independent variable. To the extent that the goal
provides the key for the understanding the individual, it is a working
hypothesis on the part of the psychologist
◉ Compensation. Answer: Individual: According to Adler, efforts to
overcome imagined or real inferiorities by developing one's abilities.
Individuals do this to "make up for" the abilities they don't currently
have.
◉ Courage. Answer: Adler/ Individual: being willing to take a look at
how early feelings of inferiority fueled their private logic, led to
compensatory behaviors, and were partially responsible for the
development of their subjective final goals. These individuals must
, develop the __________ to face life's difficulties and take responsibility
for change.
◉ Encouragement. Answer: Adler/ Individual: helping clients
become aware of their own worth" To facilitate a client's sense of
self-worth,) suggest a broad range of ________________________ skills that
include "demonstrating concern for clients through active listening
and empathy;communicating respect for, and confidence in, clients;
focusing on clients' strengths, assets, and resources; helping clients
generate perceptual alternatives for discouraging fictional beliefs;
focusing on efforts and progress; and helping clients see the humor
in life experiences
◉ "As if". Answer: Adler/Individual: "Fake it til you make it" and
role-playing.
◉ Catching oneself. Answer: Adler/ Individual: this technique helps
clients gain awareness of their self-defeating thoughts and
behaviors. As clients become increasingly aware of the maladaptive
behaviors they exhibit that are driven by their subjective final goals,
counselors can suggest that they try to "catch" these behaviors prior
to their happening
◉ Meaninglessness. Answer: Frankl/Existential: existential
vacuum—the awareness that existence is an absurd joke and
___________
