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According to psychodynamic theory,the _____ is the part of the mind that generates defense mechanisms.


A) ego
B) superego
C) id
D) alterego

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following statements about free association is NOT true?


A) It is used by psychodynamic psychotherapists as an effort to access the unconscious.
B) It involves asking clients to say whatever comes to mind.
C) It asks clients to say the first word that comes to mind after the therapist speaks a word.
D) It requires clients to not censor themselves at all.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Juan has formed a psychotherapy relationship with his clinical psychologist in which Juan unconsciously and unrealistically expects the psychologist to behave like Juan's mother.Juan's situation best illustrates _____.


A) reflection
B) resistance
C) transference
D) allegiance effects

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Freud's psychodynamic psychotherapy has been reinvented in many forms,including all of the following EXCEPT


A) Erikson's ego psychology.
B) Klein's object relations.
C) Jung's associative psychology.
D) Kohut's self-psychology.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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_____ occurs when a patient unconsciously and unrealistically expects his psychologist to behave like important people from his past.

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According to psychodynamic psychotherapists,what is the "blank slate" role of the therapist and why is it important?

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The "blank slate" role refers to therapi...

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When a patient is asked to engage in _____,the therapist presents the patient with a word,and the patient is to respond with the first word that comes to mind.


A) word association
B) fixation
C) projection
D) free association

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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According to psychodynamic psychotherapists,what is resistance and why is it important?

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Resistance is client behavior whereby th...

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According to the psychodynamic approach,the actual plot of a dream as the dreamer remembers it is the _____.


A) manifest content
B) latent content
C) dream work
D) projection

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Of the following approaches to psychotherapy,which most heavily relies on inferential methods?


A) Behavioral
B) Cognitive-behavioral
C) Exposure plus response prevention
D) Psychodynamic

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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What contemporary form of psychodynamic therapy assumes that depression happens in the context of relationships,so improving a patient's relationships with others will facilitate improvement of symptoms in the patient?

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Interperso...

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Prior to Freud,


A) mental health professionals did not generally acknowledge mental activity occurring outside of conscious awareness.
B) the idea of the unconscious was popular among psychiatrists.
C) the influence of the unconscious was linked to depression and anxiety.
D) Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow introduced the concept of the unconscious.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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