Chapter 8 Multiple Choice Questions

. According to Maslow's motivation pyramid, belongingness or affiliation needs would have to be satisfied before the individual seeks to satisfy:

safety needs

basic needs

physiological needs

esteem needs

. Which of the following statements about motivation is false?

Some primary drives result from deprivation and some from stimulation

Incentives may produce motivated behaviour in the absence of a need

The head shape and proportions of a baby may serve as a releasing stimulus

Most human behaviour seems to be based on instincts

. Dr Ong believes that opponent–process theory is the best explanation for gambling addiction. She would have most confidence in a treatment that tried to:

increase the primary process in people with a gambling problem

decrease both the primary and secondary process

increase the secondary process in people with a gambling problem

decrease the secondary process in people with an emerging gambling problem

. Dr Pollack believes that patients who successfully change a health behaviour will gain a greater sense that they control their own health outcomes. Dr Pollack is referring to a gain in:

self-efficacy

actual control

self-esteem

lapse management

. A good behaviour bond as part of a weight-loss program should:

not be returned to the patient unless the amount of weight agreed is lost

be large enough that its loss would be significant

go to the organiser of the program

be returned only if the individual becomes thin

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