Chapter 4 Quiz: Psychoanalytic Therapy – Flashcards
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when and how to make interpretations; tact and timing are essential for effective interpretations.
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Psychodynamic therapists know the importance of:
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The analyst listens in a respectful, open-minded way and pays attention to both what is spoken and to what is unspoken.
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The therapist's countertransference reactions are abnormal because all therapists should have resolved all conflicts and personal vulnerabilities that could be activated through their professional work while in school.
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how to use these countertransference reactions to benefit the work of therapy.
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Personal therapy and clinical supervision for therapists can be most helpful in better understanding how their internal reactions influence the therapy process and:
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In classical psychoanalysis, analysts typically avoid engaging in self-disclosure and assume a non-judgmental stance.
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Countertransference is rarely associated with a range of emotionally charged responses such as withdrawal, anger, love, annoyance, powerlessness, avoidance, overidentification, control, and sadness.
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explore clients pasts only
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Psychodynamic therapists remain alert to all of the following except:
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Ego psychology theorists view therapy in terms of assisting clients in gaining awareness of their defenses and helping them develop better ways of coping with these defenses.
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interpersonal trauma and neglect.
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Current findings of interpersonal neurobiology lend strong support for the psychoanalytic relationship as having a lasting treatment effect with clients who have suffered with histories of
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dream work
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The process by which the latent content of a dream is transformed into the less threatening manifest content is called:
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Transference is central to understanding psychodynamic therapy; whereas, countertransference is not.
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humility
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A key outcome of our own therapy is:
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Ruled by the pleasure principle, which is aimed at reducing tension, avoiding pain, and gaining pleasure, the ego is illogical, amoral, and driven to satisfy instinctual needs.
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countertransference reactions.
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The ability of therapists to gain self-understanding and to establish appropriate boundaries with clients is critical in managing and effectively using their:
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resistance
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__________ is anything that works against the progress of therapy and prevents the client from producing previously unconscious material.
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Latent content
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__________ consists of hidden, symbolic, and unconscious motives, wishes, and fears.
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Manifest content
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__________ is the dream as it appears to the dreamer.
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fostering of clients' capacities to solve their own problems.
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A primary aim of psychodynamic approaches is:
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exploration on the part of the therapist.
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The therapeutic relationship is central to all of the following except:
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Psychoanalytically oriented therapy can be made appropriate for culturally diverse populations if techniques are modified to fit the settings in which a therapist practices.
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Dream analysis
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__________ is an important procedure for uncovering unconscious material and giving the client insight into some areas of unresolved problems.
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