Ch. 17 Therapy and Change Lesson 2: Psychoanalysis and Humanist

Sigmund Freud advanced the theory that psychological disturbances are caused by

• combinations of socioeconomic factors.

• the individual's failure to achieve self-actualization.

• irrational thoughts and expectations.

• conflicts among the unconscious components of one's personality.

A therapist practicing psychoanalysis would likely do which of the following to treat a patient?

• evaluate her current neighborhood

• determine the rewards she receives from her behavior

• analyze her dreams

• conduct a group session with her family members

What happens during free association?

• the patient asks the therapist about his problems

• the patient relaxes and falls into a trance

• the patient talks about whatever comes to mind

• the therapist does not charge for the session

Which of the following is an example of resistance?

• a therapist refuses to try to treat a patient

• a patient cannot think of anything to say to her therapist

• a patient and therapist cannot agree on a treatment plan

• a patient refuses to pay for her therapy session

A patient experiencing transference might do which of the following?

• feel the same anger toward her therapist that she feels for her father

• accuse the therapist of having the same problem that she has

• try to analyze her therapist's unconscious impulses

• find another patient to take her place in the therapy sessions

During short-term dynamic psychotherapy, which of the following statements is true?

• A group of therapists take turns treating a single client.

• The therapist tries to avoid focusing on a client's problems.

• The therapist limits sessions with a client to no more than thirty minutes.

• The therapist uses a direct and more active approach to resolving a client's problems.

Carl Rogers would most strongly agree with which of the following statements?

• The client should be considered a partner during therapy.

• Dream analysis is the key to understanding a client's problems.

• A client will achieve a breakthrough only after understanding transference.

• The client plays little role in his own treatment.

Which of the following would likely occur during nondirective therapy?

• A client listens to the therapist talk about her problems.

• The therapist tells a client to talk about what happened during third grade.

• A client recalls what happened in a recent dream.

• A client talks at length about a problem he is experiencing at work.

A therapist practicing active listening tries to:

• Steer the client's conversation to a specific problem.

• Echo back the feelings the client has expressed.

• Give an opinion about each statement the client has made.

• Prevent the client from repeating himself.

Which of the following is a major goal of the client-centered approach?

• Convince clients that they are powerless to solve their own problems.

• Make clients understand the influence that unconscious impulses have on their behavior.

• Help clients set up realistic goals and consider the steps necessary to reach them.

• Convince clients to join a 12-step program.