In Horney's view, neurotic needs were actual rational solutions to one's problems
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: F
FEEDBACK: Horney listed 10 such needs, which she termed neurotic needs because they are irrational solutions to one's problems. Horney believed that any of the self-protective mechanisms could become so permanent a part of the personality that it assumes the characteristics of a drive or need in determining the individual's behavior.
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Psychoanalytic theorists agree that morality originates from the clash between unconscious wishes and parental prohibitions in childhood
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Your neighbors emphasize obedience through guidelines and punishment. For example, when their 12-year-old was 10 minutes late returning from a basketball game, they grounded the youngster for two weeks. Which style of parenting has been described?
a) attached b) assertive c) authoritative d) authoritarian
What are attitudes directed toward?
A. uni-valenced decisions B. attitude object C. informational belief D. evaluative belief
Research by Leventhal and his colleagues (1967) was described in the text. In the experiment, the researchers showed one group of smokers a film depicting the ravages of lung cancer,
gave another group of smokers a pamphlet with instructions on how to quit smoking, and exposed a third group to both the film and the pamphlets. People in the last group reduced their smoking significantly more than people in the other two groups because a. fear was aroused and they were provided a means to reduce that fear. b. they were relatively light smokers. c. the combination increased their confidence in their ability to quit. d. prior to the study, they reported more failed attempts to quit.