Question 1

According to psychodynamic psychotherapists, what is the "blank slate" role of the therapist and why is it important?

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Question 2

In ______, the therapist's primary task is to identify the "script" that the client appears to be unknowingly following, which is likely to be based on previous important relationships, and to refuse to enact that script in the therapeutic relationship.

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A)  cognitive psychotherapy 
B)  exposure therapy 
C)  time-limited dynamic therapy 
D)  systematic desensitization

Question 3

Describe the oral and anal stages from Freud's psychosexual stages. Specifically, identify the fixation that may occur at each stage through under- or over-indulgence.

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Question 4

According to the psychodynamic approach, the process by which the latent content of a dream is converted into manifest content is called ______.

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A)  displacement 
B)  interpretation 
C)  free association 
D)  dream work

Question 5

When a patient is asked to engage in ______, the therapist presents the patient with a word, and the patient is to respond with the first word that comes to mind.

Accepted Answer

A)  word association 
B)  fixation 
C)  projection 
D)  free association

Question 6

The "blank screen" role of the psychotherapist is most important to ______ psychotherapists.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive 
B)  psychodynamic 
C)  behavioral 
D)  humanistic

Question 7

Some empirical evidence does exist for particular components of psychodynamic psychotherapy. Which of the following components has/have empirical support?

Accepted Answer

A)  interpretation of transference reactions 
B)  interpretation of countertransference reactions 
C)  both interpretation of transference and countertransference reactions 
D)  neither interpretation of transference nor countertransference reactions

Question 8

According to psychodynamic theory, the ______ is the part of the mind that generates defense mechanisms.

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A)  ego 
B)  superego 
C)  id 
D)  alter ego

Question 9

______ occurs when a patient unconsciously and unrealistically expects his psychologist to behave like important people from his past.

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Question 10

Briefly describe time-limited dynamic psychotherapy (TLDP). Identify the primary task of the therapist in this form of therapy.

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Question 11

After a psychodynamic therapist makes an interpretation to a client, it can take many sessions for the client to incorporate that interpretation into his thinking and behavior. That post-interpretation period is often called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the working-through process 
B)  the blank-screen 
C)  transference 
D)  fixation

Exam 12: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy