Unit 13 AP Psych
Mental health therapies that involve prescribed drugs or other procedures that act directly on a patient's nervous system are
Biomedical Therapies
An important component of psychoanalysis is
Dream analysis
A central therapeutic technique of psychoanalysis is
Free Association
which form of therapy would most likely help depressed patients by teaching them how to resolve disagreements with their friends?
Interpersonal psychotherapy
A therapist who takes an eclectic approach is one who
Prescribes the use of drugs as part of psychotherapy
Just as Austin began telling his therapist about a painful childhood experience, he complained of a headache and abruptly ended the session. A psychoanalyst would most likely suggest that Austin's behavior is an example of
Resistance
The first psychological therapy was introduced by
Sigmund Freud
Schizophrenia is a disorder that is MOST likely to be treated with
a. biomedical therapies
Psychological disorders that researchers believe are learned, such as phobias, are most likely to be treated with
b. Psychotherapy
According psychoanalysts, resistance refers to the
blocking from consciousness of anxiety-laden material during therapy
Insight therapies aim to improve psychological functioning by
increasing patients awareness of their own motives and defenses
psychoanalytic interpretation is designed to promote
insight
the psychoanalytic and humanistic therapies are often referred to as
insight therapies
Helping people gain insight into the unconscious origins of their disorder is a central aim of
psychoanalysis
Mr. Choi's therapist wants to help him become aware of his conflicting childhood feelings of love and hate for his parents. The therapist's goal best reflects a primary aim of
psychoanalysis
Freud's techniques and assumptions are most evident in today's
psychodynamic therapies
Nate's past relationships with his mother, his former wife, and his previous employer have been characterized by common patterns of resentment and emotional detachment. Helping Nate gain insight into these recurring relationship patterns would be of greatest concern to a
psychodynamic therapist
Mr. Phillips has recently begun to express feelings of hostility and resentment toward his therapist, who is consistently friendly, caring, and helpful. A psychoanalyst would most likely consider Mr. Phillips's hostility to be an example of:
transference
the expression towards a therapist of feelings linked with earlier relationships is known as
transference
Free association involves the
uncensored reporting of any thoughts that come to mind.
