Unit 13 AP Psych

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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.


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