chap 13
How does contemporary psychodynamic therapy differ from classic psychoanalysis?
Contemporary therapists puts less emphasis on a patient's past history and childhood than classic psychoanalysts.
Which of the following mental health professionals is CORRECTLY matched with a brief description?
Counseling psychologist- treats everyday adjustment problems, often in a university mental health clinic
What is transference?
The transfer of strong feelings about parents or authority figures to a psychoanalyst
_____ are professionals with a Ph.D. or Psy.D. who have also completed a postgraduate internship. They specialize in assessment and treatment of psychological difficulties, providing psychotherapy and, in some U.S. states, can prescribe drugs.
clinical psychologists
Which of the following professionals MOST LIKELY has a Ph.D?
counseling psychologists
_____ are professionals with a Ph.D or Ed.D who typically treat day to day adjustment problems, often in a university mental health clinical.
counseling psychologists
Today therapists use a(n) _____ approach to therapy, which means they use a variety of methods with an individual patient.
eclectic
The surface description of dream is called the _____ content.
manifest
Noah dreams that he suddenly becomes paralyzed as he tries to cross a busy intersection. In Freudian terms, this is the _____ content of Noah's dream. The underlying meaning of the dream is the _____ content.
manifest, latent
The most common defense mechanisms is:
repression
After telling his psychoanalysis about his relationship with his ex-wife for a few minutes, Jerome suddenly changes the subject. Jerome is exhibiting:
resistance
_______ is an inability or unwillingness to discuss or reveal particular memories, thoughts, or motivations.
resistance
psychodynamic therapy involves:
the consideration of unresolved past conflicts and unacceptable impulses.
Which of the following is a suitable way of handling transference?
the therapist can take advantage of transference to help the patient "redo" difficult relationships.
Therapy that relies on drugs and other medical procedures to improve psychological functioning is referred to as _____
biomedical therapy
Why has psychodynamic therapy remained a viable approach to psychological treatment, despite criticism of it?
it facilitates the development of deep insight into one's life.
The underlaying meaning of a dream which is the true unconscious meaning of the dream is called______ content.
latent
Professionals with a master's degree who provide therapy to individuals, couples, and families and who hold a national or state certification are called________
licensed professional counselors
Professionals with a mater's degree and specialized training who may provide therapy, usually regarding common family and personal problems are called_______
psychiatric social workers
______ is developed by Freud in which the goal is to release hidden unconscious thoughts and feelings in order to reduce their power in controlling behavior.
psychoanalysis
Which of the following statements best expresses the relationship between psychoanalysis and psychotherapy?
psychoanalysis is one type of psychotherapy
______ therapy seeks to bring unresolved past conflicts and unacceptable impulses from the unconscious into the conscious, where patients may deal with the problems more effectively.
psychodynamic
______ is treatment in which a trained professional- a therapist- uses psychological techniques to help someone overcome psychological difficulties and disorders, resolve problems in living, or bring about personal growth.
psychotherapy
Dr. Andersen attempts to bring about personal growth by using psychological techniques; Dr. Bradley attempts to improve psychological functioning through the use of psychotropic medication. Dr. Andersen practices _____; Dr. Bradley, _____.
psychotherapy, biomedical therapy
_______ is the transmission of feelings to a psychoanalyst of love or anger that had been originally directed to a patient's parents or other authority figures.
transference