Exam 7: Psychodynamic Models

Which integrative theory has emerged as dominant in the field of family therapy?

During a session,an intersubjective psychoanalyst will listen to couples to discern their:

The focus of object relations theory is:

Discuss the place of theory and the criteria of good theory.

Object relations therapy is a:

Object relations theorists believe the infant's need for ______________ influences the development of the self.

According to the textbook,the trend in family therapy today is toward:

According to Ackerman,family dysfunction reflects:

Two leading family therapists,Don Jackson and Murray Bowen,trained under American psychiatrist:

Ackerman used the term _______________ to describe several disabilities within a family which depend on each other for expression or control.

What role did Freud play in the development of family therapy?

Discuss Nathan Ackerman's role in the development of family therapy

Object relations theory evolved from the study of:

For which of the following is interpretation an essential part of the therapy?

_____________________ Imprints or memories from the past,usually based on unresolved relationships with one's parents,that continue to impose themselves on current relationships,particularly with a spouse or one's children.

The family therapy approach that comes closest to classical psychoanalytic theory is that offered by:

_____________________ According to object relations theory,a primitive process by which an infant makes contradictory aspects of a mother or other nurturing figure less threatening by dividing the external person into a good object and a bad object and internalizing the split perception

The Scharffs consider their treatment to be successful by the degree to which the family:

In intersubjective psychoanalysis,the theoretical location within which unconscious activity occurs is called:

An empirically valid theory: