Exam 12: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 ______.