Psychoanalytic Therapy Quiz

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participating in free association.

The "fundamental rule" for the client in psychoanalysis is:​

​Phallic stage

The Electra complex and the Oedipus complex are associated with what psychosexual stage of development? ​

​make the unconscious motives conscious.

The basic aim of psychoanalytic therapy is to:

​preschool age.

The developmental crisis involving initiative vs. guilt occurs during: ​

​regression

The ego defense mechanism in which a person exhibits behavior that clearly shows signs of reverting to less mature stages is ________?​

​compensation.

The ego defense mechanism that consists of masking perceived weaknesses or developing certain positive traits to make up for limitations is known as: ​

​ autonomy vs. shame and doubt.

According to Erickson, the basic struggle of early childhood involves: ​​

​symbiosis.

All of the following are a part of Jung's view of development except: ​

​ it governs, controls and regulates the personality.

All of the following are true about the superego except:

​ "where there was id, let there be ego."

Because ego and consciousness are not the same, the slogan for psychoanalysis has shifted from "making the unconscious conscious" to:​

​ industry versus inferiority.

Developmentally, Freud's latency stage corresponds to Erickson's stage of: ​

​displacement.

Directing energy toward another object or a person (when anxiety is reduced by focusing on a "safer target") is known as

material derived from introspective techniques.

Evidence suggesting the concept of the unconscious includes all of the following except:

​anal stage.

Feelings of hostility, destructiveness, anger, rage, and hatred are associated with the: ​

To refer to the energy of all the life instincts

Freud used the term libido in which of the following ways?​

​ high self-esteem.

If a person becomes fixated in the oral stage of development, later personality problems may include all of the following except: ​

identity vs. role confusion.

In Erikson's view, the major developmental task in adolescence is:

​ he will not be able to control his instincts and will behave inappropriately.

In Freud's view, an individual experiencing neurotic anxiety feels: ​

​ reduce their symptoms and resolve their internal conflicts.

In order to meet the goals of psychoanalytic treatment, Rhonda must help her eating disordered clients to:​

​Narcissistic

Individuals who display exhibitionistic traits, seek attention and admiration from others, and are extremely self-absorbed might have which of the following personality disorders? ​

The superego

Jacqueline feels guilty whenever she considers taking a day off from work for personal reasons. Which of the psychic structures postulated by Freud is fueling her guilty feelings?​

​Mahler

Who developed the object-relations view that focuses on separation and individuation? ​

​repression.

One of the most important Freudian concepts, which consists of pushing unacceptable life events and painful feelings into the unconscious, is:​

​rationalization.

Manufacturing "good" reasons to explain away a bruised ego, or to explain away failures or losses, is known as: ​

psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy.

A more flexible variant of psychoanalysis is:​

​ industry; school age

A person experiencing persistent feelings of inadequacy has probably had difficulty attaining a sense of _________ during the_________ stage. ​

​ intimacy; young adulthood

A person who is suffering from feelings of alienation and isolation has probably failed to achieve a sense of ___________ during the ___________stage of development. ​

​denial.

A person who manages his or her anxiety by distorting reality and failing to acknowledge painful events is most likely using:

Reaction formation

A person who unconsciously exhibits overly nice behavior to conceal hostile feelings is probably using which ego defense? ​

mediate between the instincts and the surrounding environment.

The main function of the ego is to: ​

​sublimation.

The process of redirecting sexual energy into some form of socially acceptable behavior is known as: ​

interpretation.

The technique whereby the analyst explains the meaning of certain behavior is known as:​

​introjection.

The young adult who adopts his parent's outdated political beliefs to avoid unpleasant feelings of anxiety is an example of:

​ Oral/anal/phallic/latency/genital

What is the correct sequence of the psychosexual stages? ​

​ The therapist functioning as a blank slate

Which of the following is not a component of the brief psychodynamic approaches?​

​Countertransference reactions are the weakest source of data for understanding the world of the client since they are so biased.

Which statement below is not accurate with regard to the phenomenon of countertransference?​


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