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1
Fromm adopted a belligerent attitude toward people while serving in battle during World War I.
A)True
B)False
2
Compared with Freud, Fromm placed more emphasis on biological determinants of psychic conflict.
A)True
B)False
3
Fromm's social theories were influenced by Karl Marx.
A)True
B)False
4
Although Fromm had some differences with Freud, he remained a loyal follower of Freud throughout his lifetime.
A)True
B)False
5
Fromm believed that a symbiotic relationship is the ideal form of relatedness.
A)True
B)False
6
Malignant aggression is unique to the human species, according to Fromm.
A)True
B)False
7
People have developed existential needs to keep from going insane.
A)True
B)False
8
To Fromm, depression stems from feelings of malignant aggression.
A)True
B)False
9
Sadism is one attempt at decreasing basic anxiety.
A)True
B)False
10
The cycle of conformity and powerlessness can be broken only by achieving positive freedom.
A)True
B)False
11
Fromm believed that the nonproductive orientation has both a positive and a negative aspect.
A)True
B)False
12
The exploitative character is an outgrowth of modern capitalism.
A)True
B)False
13
Fromm believed that a lack of satisfaction of any of the five human needs can result in insanity.
A)True
B)False
14
Masochistic and sadistic tendencies are strategies of uniting with another person.
A)True
B)False
15
Fromm believed that political and economic freedom lead to feelings of isolation and powerlessness.
A)True
B)False
16
Psychologically disturbed people, Fromm said, have failed to establish union with other people.
A)True
B)False
17
Exploitative characters believe that the source of all good is outside themselves.
A)True
B)False
18
Fromm believed that symbiotic attachment to the mother is based on the need for security rather than on sex.
A)True
B)False
19
In a study of a Mexican village, Fromm found no evidence of the hoarding personality.
A)True
B)False
20
Fromm emphasized similarities rather than differences between humans and other animals.
A)True
B)False
21
Fromm listed Winston Churchill as 20th century's most notable example of a person with the syndrome of decay.
A)True
B)False
22
People who score high on a measure of Fromm's marketing character tend to be more angry, depressed, and anxious than people who score low on that scale.
A)True
B)False





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