Question 1

According to psychoanalytic theory,which of the following statements is NOT true regarding Freud's view of rules for living?

Accepted Answer

A) The ego should rule the individual. 
B) The primary ego rule is to maximize pleasure and minimize pain. 
C) Freud saw churches as the best source of rules for living. 
D) Rules for living were never directly addressed by Freud. 
A) The ego should rule the individual. 
B) The primary ego rule is to maximize pleasure and minimize pain. 
C) Freud saw churches as the best source of rules for living. 
D) Rules for living were never directly addressed by Freud.

Question 2

The process that is most likely to account for the length of formal or standard psychoanalysis is:

Accepted Answer

A) countertransference. 
B) transference. 
C) compromise formations. 
D) transference neurosis. 
A) countertransference. 
B) transference. 
C) compromise formations. 
D) transference neurosis.

Question 3

Wallerstein (1986)concluded from his qualitative study of 42 patients over 30 years each of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) intrapsychic conflict resolution is not a necessary condition for change 
B) supportive psychoanalytic therapy produced better than expected success 
C) classical psychoanalysis produced less than expected success 
D) the traditional distinction between "structural change" and "behavioral change" remains important 
A) intrapsychic conflict resolution is not a necessary condition for change 
B) supportive psychoanalytic therapy produced better than expected success 
C) classical psychoanalysis produced less than expected success 
D) the traditional distinction between "structural change" and "behavioral change" remains important

Question 4

Primary process thinking is all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) alogical. 
B) atemporal. 
C) concrete. 
D) condensed. 
A) alogical. 
B) atemporal. 
C) concrete. 
D) condensed.

Question 5

Freud's structural theory suggests that human personality has three key structures.Which serves as the source of all psychic energy?

Accepted Answer

A) Id 
B) Ego 
C) Libido 
D) Superego 
A) Id 
B) Ego 
C) Libido 
D) Superego

Question 6

According to Freud,the two main causes of fixation are:

Accepted Answer

A) frustration and overindulgence. 
B) fear and dependency. 
C) aggression and anxiety. 
D) mistrust and insecurity. 
A) frustration and overindulgence. 
B) fear and dependency. 
C) aggression and anxiety. 
D) mistrust and insecurity.

Question 7

After Freud's death,psychoanalytic therapy became more flexibly organized and highly individualized.Each of the following characterized the changes in psychoanalytic therapy EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) therapy could be conducted face-to-face instead of from a couch. 
B) daily therapy sessions were recommended so the treatment could proceed more quickly. 
C) therapeutic advice and suggestions could be included along with interpretations. 
D) the development of a transference neurosis was no longer viewed as critical in every case. 
A) therapy could be conducted face-to-face instead of from a couch. 
B) daily therapy sessions were recommended so the treatment could proceed more quickly. 
C) therapeutic advice and suggestions could be included along with interpretations. 
D) the development of a transference neurosis was no longer viewed as critical in every case.

Question 8

Interpersonal psychoanalysts regard countertransference as:

Accepted Answer

A) a major source of the transference neurosis. 
B) an important source of information about the patient's character and difficulties. 
C) an outmoded concept that has little bearing on treatment success. 
D) something that should be strictly avoided. 
A) a major source of the transference neurosis. 
B) an important source of information about the patient's character and difficulties. 
C) an outmoded concept that has little bearing on treatment success. 
D) something that should be strictly avoided.

Question 9

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be true of transference?

Accepted Answer

A) Experiencing transference reactions is not a curative process. 
B) It is a reaction in which the patient experiences feelings toward the analyst that do not befit the analyst but actually apply to significant people from the patient's past. 
C) It is the relatively non-neurotic,rational,and realistic attitudes of client toward the analyst. 
D) Its essence is unconscious. 
A) Experiencing transference reactions is not a curative process. 
B) It is a reaction in which the patient experiences feelings toward the analyst that do not befit the analyst but actually apply to significant people from the patient's past. 
C) It is the relatively non-neurotic,rational,and realistic attitudes of client toward the analyst. 
D) Its essence is unconscious.

According to psychoanalytic theory,which of the following statements is NOT true regarding Freud's view of rules for living?

The process that is most likely to account for the length of formal or standard psychoanalysis is:

Wallerstein (1986)concluded from his qualitative study of 42 patients over 30 years each of the following EXCEPT:

Primary process thinking is all of the following EXCEPT:

Freud's structural theory suggests that human personality has three key structures.Which serves as the source of all psychic energy?

According to Freud,the two main causes of fixation are:

After Freud's death,psychoanalytic therapy became more flexibly organized and highly individualized.Each of the following characterized the changes in psychoanalytic therapy EXCEPT:

Interpersonal psychoanalysts regard countertransference as:

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be true of transference?

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Exam 2: Psychoanalytic Therapies

According to psychoanalytic theory,which of the following statements is NOT true regarding Freud's view of rules for living?

The process that is most likely to account for the length of formal or standard psychoanalysis is:

Wallerstein (1986)concluded from his qualitative study of 42 patients over 30 years each of the following EXCEPT:

Primary process thinking is all of the following EXCEPT:

Freud's structural theory suggests that human personality has three key structures.Which serves as the source of all psychic energy?

According to Freud,the two main causes of fixation are:

After Freud's death,psychoanalytic therapy became more flexibly organized and highly individualized.Each of the following characterized the changes in psychoanalytic therapy EXCEPT:

Interpersonal psychoanalysts regard countertransference as:

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be true of transference?

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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