Question 1

The goal of all defense mechanisms and the basis of all neuroses in Freud's theory of psychopathology is:

Accepted Answer

A) resistance. 
B) transference. 
C) repression. 
D) catharsis. 
A) resistance. 
B) transference. 
C) repression. 
D) catharsis.

Question 2

Which of the following is the most important source of content in psychoanalysis?

Accepted Answer

A) Anxiety 
B) Ego 
C) Transference 
D) Working alliance 
A) Anxiety 
B) Ego 
C) Transference 
D) Working alliance

Question 3

The psychoanalytic notion of oral fixation results from which of the following childhood experiences?

Accepted Answer

A) Deprivation or overindulgence 
B) Deprivation 
C) Overindulgence 
D) Authoritarian parenting 
A) Deprivation or overindulgence 
B) Deprivation 
C) Overindulgence 
D) Authoritarian parenting

Question 4

One way that a psychoanalytic therapist might control the transference is by:

Accepted Answer

A) disclosing their primary process thinking. 
B) being responsive and empathic. 
C) maintaining their blank screen behavior. 
D) encouraging daily therapy sessions. 
A) disclosing their primary process thinking. 
B) being responsive and empathic. 
C) maintaining their blank screen behavior. 
D) encouraging daily therapy sessions.

Question 5

Which of the following therapies would most likely say that the human animal has aggressive instincts to strike out and destroy?

Accepted Answer

A) Adlerian therapy 
B) Existential therapy 
C) Interpersonal therapies 
D) Psychoanalysis 
A) Adlerian therapy 
B) Existential therapy 
C) Interpersonal therapies 
D) Psychoanalysis

Question 6

Psychoanalysis would most likely say which of the following about control?

Accepted Answer

A) Control is an issue for parents and for the parent in people. 
B) Pathological personalities are frequently preoccupied with dominating others. 
C) Struggles over interpersonal control are frequently struggles over whose defenses will dominate the relationship. 
D) To control another is to objectify that person. 
A) Control is an issue for parents and for the parent in people. 
B) Pathological personalities are frequently preoccupied with dominating others. 
C) Struggles over interpersonal control are frequently struggles over whose defenses will dominate the relationship. 
D) To control another is to objectify that person.

Question 7

According to psychoanalytic theory,the anxiety deriving from breaking rules that have been internalized is called:

Accepted Answer

A) genetic anxiety. 
B) moral anxiety. 
C) neurotic anxiety. 
D) primal anxiety. 
A) genetic anxiety. 
B) moral anxiety. 
C) neurotic anxiety. 
D) primal anxiety.

Question 8

Psychoanalysis is: (1)much too subjective and unscientific; (2)much too objective; (3)much too dogmatic.According to the text,the preceding criticisms of psychoanalysis would be leveled,respectively,by which of the following theoretical viewpoints?

Accepted Answer

A) Behavioral,existential,integrative 
B) Behavioral,integrative,existential 
C) Integrative,existential,behavioral 
D) Existential,integrative,behavioral 
A) Behavioral,existential,integrative 
B) Behavioral,integrative,existential 
C) Integrative,existential,behavioral 
D) Existential,integrative,behavioral

Question 9

In contrast to classical psychoanalysis,psychoanalytic models of therapy often emphasize ___________ over consciousness raising.

Accepted Answer

A) transference neurosis 
B) interpretation 
C) corrective emotional experiencing 
D) resistance 
A) transference neurosis 
B) interpretation 
C) corrective emotional experiencing 
D) resistance

Question 10

The text authors sum up the future of psychoanalysis by emphasizing two words; they are:

Accepted Answer

A) interpretation and integration. 
B) dying and dead. 
C) transference and countertransference. 
D) interpersonal and integration. 
A) interpretation and integration. 
B) dying and dead. 
C) transference and countertransference. 
D) interpersonal and integration.

Question 11

Psychoanalysis would most likely say which of the following about impulse control?

Accepted Answer

A) Impulses are not the dominant forces of human beings,although many people let them become dominant. 
B) People need to identify the feeling carefully and become aware of which ego state is cathected when the impulsive feeling occurs. 
C) The best hope for individuals and society is to replace the rigid but shaky infantile veneer with a more mature set of controls. 
D) The issue with impulses is not that they must be inhibited but rather that they must be directed toward prosocial goals as a part of the total lifestyle. 
A) Impulses are not the dominant forces of human beings,although many people let them become dominant. 
B) People need to identify the feeling carefully and become aware of which ego state is cathected when the impulsive feeling occurs. 
C) The best hope for individuals and society is to replace the rigid but shaky infantile veneer with a more mature set of controls. 
D) The issue with impulses is not that they must be inhibited but rather that they must be directed toward prosocial goals as a part of the total lifestyle.

Question 12

Among several differences with classical psychoanalysis,relational models include each of the following notions EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) transference is regarded as an interactive process between client and therapist. 
B) views the therapist as unavoidably embedded in the relational field. 
C) de-emphasis on drive reduction. 
D) careful avoidance of countertransference. 
A) transference is regarded as an interactive process between client and therapist. 
B) views the therapist as unavoidably embedded in the relational field. 
C) de-emphasis on drive reduction. 
D) careful avoidance of countertransference.

Question 13

Psychoanalysis would most likely say which of the following about communication?

Accepted Answer

A) Communication problems are fundamentally problems with cooperation. 
B) It is a process of interlocking monologues. 
C) It proceeds smoothly and satisfactorily as long as the transactions between two people are complementary. 
D) Since we can never directly enter the experience of the other,we can never fully know what the other is attempting to communicate. 
A) Communication problems are fundamentally problems with cooperation. 
B) It is a process of interlocking monologues. 
C) It proceeds smoothly and satisfactorily as long as the transactions between two people are complementary. 
D) Since we can never directly enter the experience of the other,we can never fully know what the other is attempting to communicate.

Question 14

Which of the following therapies would most likely say that,theoretically,there is no freedom and no choice,and therefore no responsibility?

Accepted Answer

A) Adlerian therapy 
B) Existential therapy 
C) Interpersonal therapies 
D) Psychoanalysis 
A) Adlerian therapy 
B) Existential therapy 
C) Interpersonal therapies 
D) Psychoanalysis

Question 15

Psychoanalysis would most likely say which of the following about meaning in life?

Accepted Answer

A) Finding more meaning in life involves choosing to restructure life with activities that satisfy the hunger for human strokes. 
B) The creative self seeks completion by reaching out to become connected to the greatest needs and the highest aspirations of humanity. 
C) The issue is not to discover meaning in life but rather to create meaning out of our lives. 
D) We can find meaning in the midst of conflict. 
A) Finding more meaning in life involves choosing to restructure life with activities that satisfy the hunger for human strokes. 
B) The creative self seeks completion by reaching out to become connected to the greatest needs and the highest aspirations of humanity. 
C) The issue is not to discover meaning in life but rather to create meaning out of our lives. 
D) We can find meaning in the midst of conflict.

Question 16

Which of the following therapies would NOT likely say that the primary ego rules for living is to maximize pleasure and to minimize pain?

Accepted Answer

A) Adlerian therapy 
B) Existential therapy 
C) Interpersonal therapies 
D) Psychoanalysis 
A) Adlerian therapy 
B) Existential therapy 
C) Interpersonal therapies 
D) Psychoanalysis

Question 17

A form of therapy that emphasizes the critical role of transference and countertransference is:

Accepted Answer

A) person-centered therapy. 
B) psychoanalysis. 
C) cognitive therapy. 
D) experiential therapy. 
A) person-centered therapy. 
B) psychoanalysis. 
C) cognitive therapy. 
D) experiential therapy.

Question 18

A meta-analysis of 27 studies of long-term psychoanalytic therapy (de Maat,2009)found:

Accepted Answer

A) a small but significant success rate of 30-40% at termination. 
B) better longer follow-up success rates than rates at therapy termination. 
C) medium effect sizes for symptom reduction and small effect sizes for personality change. 
D) large effect sizes for symptom reduction and medium effect sizes for personality change. 
A) a small but significant success rate of 30-40% at termination. 
B) better longer follow-up success rates than rates at therapy termination. 
C) medium effect sizes for symptom reduction and small effect sizes for personality change. 
D) large effect sizes for symptom reduction and medium effect sizes for personality change.

Question 19

According to psychoanalytic theory,which of the following is NOT considered a part of the analytic process?

Accepted Answer

A) Catharsis 
B) Consciousness raising 
C) Resolution of the transference 
D) Working through 
A) Catharsis 
B) Consciousness raising 
C) Resolution of the transference 
D) Working through

Question 20

The person who is most credited with adapting psychoanalysis to children and adolescents is:

Accepted Answer

A) Franz Alexander. 
B) Carl Jung. 
C) Anna Freud. 
D) Stephen Mitchell. 
A) Franz Alexander. 
B) Carl Jung. 
C) Anna Freud. 
D) Stephen Mitchell.

The goal of all defense mechanisms and the basis of all neuroses in Freud's theory of psychopathology is:

Which of the following is the most important source of content in psychoanalysis?

The psychoanalytic notion of oral fixation results from which of the following childhood experiences?

One way that a psychoanalytic therapist might control the transference is by:

Which of the following therapies would most likely say that the human animal has aggressive instincts to strike out and destroy?

Psychoanalysis would most likely say which of the following about control?

According to psychoanalytic theory,the anxiety deriving from breaking rules that have been internalized is called:

Psychoanalysis is: (1)much too subjective and unscientific; (2)much too objective; (3)much too dogmatic.According to the text,the preceding criticisms of psychoanalysis would be leveled,respectively,by which of the following theoretical viewpoints?

In contrast to classical psychoanalysis,psychoanalytic models of therapy often emphasize ___________ over consciousness raising.

The text authors sum up the future of psychoanalysis by emphasizing two words; they are:

Psychoanalysis would most likely say which of the following about impulse control?

Among several differences with classical psychoanalysis,relational models include each of the following notions EXCEPT:

Psychoanalysis would most likely say which of the following about communication?

Which of the following therapies would most likely say that,theoretically,there is no freedom and no choice,and therefore no responsibility?

Psychoanalysis would most likely say which of the following about meaning in life?

Which of the following therapies would NOT likely say that the primary ego rules for living is to maximize pleasure and to minimize pain?

A form of therapy that emphasizes the critical role of transference and countertransference is:

A meta-analysis of 27 studies of long-term psychoanalytic therapy (de Maat,2009)found:

According to psychoanalytic theory,which of the following is NOT considered a part of the analytic process?

The person who is most credited with adapting psychoanalysis to children and adolescents is:

Defining and Comparing the Psychotherapies

Psychodynamic Therapies

Existential Therapies

Person-Centered Therapies

Experiential Therapies

Interpersonal Therapies

Exposure Therapies

Behavior Therapies

Cognitive Therapies

Third-Ave Therapies

Systemic Therapies

Gender-Sensitive Therapies

Multicultural Therapies

Constructivist Therapies

Integrative Therapies

Comparative Conclusions: Toward a Transtheoretical Therapy

Future of Psychotherapy

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Exam 2: Psychoanalytic Therapies

The goal of all defense mechanisms and the basis of all neuroses in Freud's theory of psychopathology is:

Which of the following is the most important source of content in psychoanalysis?

The psychoanalytic notion of oral fixation results from which of the following childhood experiences?

One way that a psychoanalytic therapist might control the transference is by:

Which of the following therapies would most likely say that the human animal has aggressive instincts to strike out and destroy?

Psychoanalysis would most likely say which of the following about control?

According to psychoanalytic theory,the anxiety deriving from breaking rules that have been internalized is called:

Psychoanalysis is: (1)much too subjective and unscientific; (2)much too objective; (3)much too dogmatic.According to the text,the preceding criticisms of psychoanalysis would be leveled,respectively,by which of the following theoretical viewpoints?

In contrast to classical psychoanalysis,psychoanalytic models of therapy often emphasize ___________ over consciousness raising.

The text authors sum up the future of psychoanalysis by emphasizing two words; they are:

Psychoanalysis would most likely say which of the following about impulse control?

Among several differences with classical psychoanalysis,relational models include each of the following notions EXCEPT:

Psychoanalysis would most likely say which of the following about communication?

Which of the following therapies would most likely say that,theoretically,there is no freedom and no choice,and therefore no responsibility?

Psychoanalysis would most likely say which of the following about meaning in life?

Which of the following therapies would NOT likely say that the primary ego rules for living is to maximize pleasure and to minimize pain?

A form of therapy that emphasizes the critical role of transference and countertransference is:

A meta-analysis of 27 studies of long-term psychoanalytic therapy (de Maat,2009)found:

According to psychoanalytic theory,which of the following is NOT considered a part of the analytic process?

The person who is most credited with adapting psychoanalysis to children and adolescents is:

Defining and Comparing the Psychotherapies

Psychodynamic Therapies

Existential Therapies

Person-Centered Therapies

Experiential Therapies

Interpersonal Therapies

Exposure Therapies

Behavior Therapies

Cognitive Therapies

Third-Ave Therapies

Systemic Therapies

Gender-Sensitive Therapies

Multicultural Therapies

Constructivist Therapies

Integrative Therapies

Comparative Conclusions: Toward a Transtheoretical Therapy

Future of Psychotherapy

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