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Psychodynamic Theories
Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis
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True or False



1

Compared with Freud, Fromm placed more emphasis on biological determinants of psychic conflict.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

Fromm's social theories were influenced by Karl Marx.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

Although Fromm had some differences with Freud, he remained a loyal follower of Freud throughout his lifetime.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

Fromm believed that a symbiotic relationship is the ideal form of relatedness.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

Malignant aggression is unique to the human species, according to Fromm.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6

People have developed existential needs to keep from going insane.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7

To Fromm, basic anxiety stems from feelings of malignant aggression.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8

Sadism is one attempt at decreasing basic anxiety through unity with other people.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
9

The cycle of conformity and powerlessness can be broken only by achieving positive freedom.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
10

Fromm believed that the nonproductive orientation has both a positive and a negative aspect.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
11

The exploitative character is an outgrowth of modern capitalism.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
12

Fromm believed that a lack of satisfaction of any of the five human needs can result in insanity.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
13

Masochistic and sadistic tendencies are strategies of uniting with another person.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
14

Fromm believed that political and economic freedom lead to feelings of isolation and powerlessness.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
15

Psychologically disturbed people, Fromm said, have failed to establish union with other people.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
16

Exploitative characters believe that the source of all good is outside themselves.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
17

Fromm believed that symbiotic attachment to the mother is based on the need for security rather than on sex.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
18

In a study of a Mexican village, Fromm found no evidence of the hoarding personality.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
19

Fromm's theory rates high in its ability to generate research.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
20

Fromm listed Winston Churchill as the 20th century's most notable example of a person with the syndrome of decay.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
21

Shaun Saunders and Dan Munro found that people who score high on consumer orientation (the marketing character) place individual goals as more important than community goals.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
22

Fromm emphasized similarities rather than differences between humans and other animals.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE