Alice Is Trying to Decide on a Type of Therapy

Multiple Choice

Alice is trying to decide on a type of therapy. Her counselor recommends that she choose between Kohut's contemporary psychodynamic therapy and humanistic psychotherapy. Which of the following statements best describes how these two types of therapies are most similar?

A) A healthy relationship with the therapist replaces the patient's unhealthy childhood relationships.
B) Therapeutic sessions focus on the past rather than the present.
C) Empathy and understanding play a key role in therapeutic interactions.
D) Repressed sexual motives are uncovered in order to determine the extent of emotional disturbance.