In the context of neurotic competitiveness as proposed by Horney, hyper-competitive men:
a. scored high in self-esteem.
c. were likely to be found across all cultures.
b. were obsessed in competing only with themselves.
d. believed women to be unworthy of respect or consideration.
Question 2Which of the following has been found to be true according to research on the neurotic trends as proposed by Horney?
a. College students preparing for careers in helping professions such as nursing and social work scored higher in compliance.
b. Children who scored highest on the detached scale were found to be low in school achievement and have psychiatric problems.
c. Shy girls with the neurotic trend of moving away from people became aloof adults with marital and job instability.
d. Aggressive and ill-tempered children with the neurotic trend of moving against people were found to have inaccurate and negative self-images.
Question 3Horney was opposed to:
a. taking verbatim notes of her sessions.
b. formulating hypotheses.
c. testing her hypotheses in therapeutic situations.
d. making clinical observations of her patients.
Question 4Horney's actual research approach relied mainly on:
a. experimental observations to measure response to stimuli.
b. correlational research involving self-report inventories.
c. behavioral assessment through case studies.
d. hypnosis and neurological assessments.
Question 5Horney believed that dreams were:
a. reliable sources of true memories.
c. prospective in nature.
b. nothing more than reflections of the past.
d. actual attempts to resolve problems.
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