clinical psych chapter 12 test

33. _____ is a variation of IPT developed for patients with bipolar disorder.

Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT)

38. Some empirical evidence does exist for particular components of psychodynamic psychotherapy. Which of the following components has/have empirical support?

Interpretation of transference reactions Interpretation of countertransference reactions

34. In _____, the therapist's primary task is to identify the "script" that the client appears to be unknowingly following, which is likely to be based on previous important relationships, and to refuse to enact that script in the therapeutic relationship.

Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy (TLDP)

37. After a psychodynamic therapist makes an interpretation to a client, it can take many sessions for the client to incorporate that interpretation into his thinking and behavior. That post-interpretation period is often called _____.

cyclical maladaptive pattern

Which of the following statements is TRUE about how well psychodynamic therapy works?

difficult to measure the outcome of psychodynamic psychotherapy

12. According to the psychodynamic approach, the process by which the latent content of a dream is converted into manifest content is called _____.

dream work

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

ego

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

ego psychology, object relations, self psychology

8. Dr. James "forgets" to unlock the front door to his office on a Saturday when his only patient is Millie, a loud, disagreeable woman who often yells during therapy sessions. According to the psychodynamic school of thought, Dr. James has committed a _____.

freudian slip

7. Free association is to _____ as word association is to _____.

freudian therapists, jungian therapists

13. Clarissa dreams she is a platypus flopping about on a never-ending sandy beach while the bright sun slowly bakes her to a crisp. Dr. Siggie, her psychologist, explains that the never-ending beach represents her inability to emotionally escape from an abusive relationship, and the sun represents the abuser. What is the manifest content in this scenario?

how she cant escape her abuser

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

manifest content

36. Relative to its prominence in the early and mid-1900s, psychodynamic psychotherapy is currently

not the most common but its still done

30. Which of the following lists Freud's psychosexual stages in the correct order?

oral anal phallic

22. _____ is the defense mechanism in which the ego projects an id impulse onto other people around us.

projection

27. The "blank screen" role of the psychotherapist is most important to _____ psychotherapists.

psychodynamic

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

psychodynamic

14. Ron is a psychotherapy client who senses that certain unconscious material will soon be exposed. This makes him anxious, so he abruptly changes the subject and then misses his next appointment. Ron's psychodynamic psychotherapist is likely to understand Ron's actions as _____.

resistance

1. Psychodynamic psychotherapy refers broadly to the approach created by _____ and including all subsequent adaptations or expansions of it.

sigmund freud

15. When clients sense that certain unconscious thoughts and feelings are being laid bare too extensively or too quickly, they create distractions or obstacles that impede the exploration of those thoughts and feelings. This is known as _____.

striking a nerve

23. Of all defense mechanisms, _____ is typically considered to be the most mature or healthy by psychodynamic psychotherapists.

sublimation

18. According to psychodynamic theory, the _____ is the part of the mind that establishes rules, restrictions, and prohibitions.

superego

20. Displacement is a defense mechanism characterized by

the ego redirecting your impulse towards something good

21. Reaction formation is a defense mechanism characterized by

the impulse of the id makes the ego react and makes you do something that will please your superego

2. The primary goal of psychodynamic psychotherapy is

to make the unconscious conscious

29. According to psychodynamic psychotherapists, fixation at the oral stage can result in problems related to _____ later in life, fixation at the anal stage can result in problems related to _____ later in life, and fixation at the phallic stage can result in problems related to _____ later in life.

trust/dependency organization/self control self worth/view of self

16. According to psychodynamic theory, the _____ is the part of the mind that generates all pleasure-seeking, selfish, indulgent, animalistic impulses.

unconscious

What is a defense mechanism?

ways to handle conflict between the id and the superego

26. When a psychodynamic therapy patient does not immediately accept his analyst's interpretation, the analyst may need to repeat the interpretation across multiple sessions before it is fully accepted. This process is known as _____.

working through

39. Compared to long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy, brief psychodynamic psychotherapy script

works better when problems are mild and currently present instead of in the past