Question 1

According to psychodynamic psychotherapists, fixation at the oral stage can result in problems related to ______ later in life, fixation at the anal stage can result in problems related to ______ later in life, and fixation at the phallic stage can result in problems related to ______ later in life.

Accepted Answer

A)   dependency; self-worth; control
B)   control; dependency; self-worth
C)   dependency; control; self-worth
D)   self-worth; control; dependency C

Question 2

The primary goal of psychodynamic psychotherapy is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   to make the unconscious conscious
B)   to replace illogical or irrational thoughts with more logical, rational thoughts
C)   to use reinforcement or punishment to change target behaviors
D)   to enhance self-actualization A

Question 3

What contemporary form of psychodynamic therapy assumes that depression happens in the context of relationships, so improving a patient's relationships with others will facilitate improvement of symptoms in the patient?

Accepted Answer

interpersonal therapy (IPT)

Question 4

Which Freudian psychosexual stage is associated with the development of trust (or distrust)?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Juan has formed a psychotherapy relationship with his clinical psychologist in which Juan unconsciously and unrealistically expects the psychologist to behave like Juan's mother. Juan's situation best illustrates ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   reflection
B)   resistance
C)   transference
D)   allegiance effects

Question 6

Which of the following statements is TRUE about how well psychodynamic therapy works?

Accepted Answer

A)   The nature of psychodynamic therapy readily lends itself to empirical study.
B)   Many studies, including meta-analyses, indicate that psychodynamic treatment is generally beneficial.
C)   Empirical support for the treatment of personality disorders with psychodynamic therapy does not exist.
D)   Transference-focused psychotherapy has been largely discredited as an acceptable treatment for bipolar disorder.

Question 7

Relative to its prominence in the early and mid-1900s, psychodynamic psychotherapy is currently ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   more prominent
B)   less prominent
C)   equally prominent
D)   more prominent for adult therapists and less prominent for child therapists

Question 8

Clarissa dreams she is a platypus flopping about on a never-ending sandy beach, while the bright sun slowly bakes her to a crisp. Dr. Siggie, her psychologist, explains that the never-ending beach represents her inability to emotionally escape from an abusive relationship, and the sun represents the abuser. What is the manifest content in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)   the beach representing her inability to escape an abusive relationship
B)   the sun representing an abuser
C)   Clarissa as a platypus flopping about on a beach
D)   Dr. Siggie's nonverbal behaviors while explaining Clarissa's dream

Question 9

In ______, the therapist presents the patient with a list of words. After hearing each word, the patient is to respond with the first word that comes to mind.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Reaction formation is a defense mechanism characterized by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   doing the opposite of the unconscious wish
B)   redirecting the unconscious wish toward a safer target
C)   attributing the unconscious wish to others rather than to the self
D)   denying the entire conflict surrounding the unconscious wish such that the individual never becomes aware of it

Question 11

Which Freudian psychosexual stage is associated with the development of control?

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Question 12

When a patient is asked to engage in ______, the patient's task is to verbalize any thought that comes to mind, no matter how nonsensical, inappropriate, illogical, or unimportant it may seem.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

What is a defense mechanism? Name and describe two defense mechanisms.

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Question 14

Of all defense mechanisms, ______ is typically considered to be the most mature or healthy by psychodynamic psychotherapists.

Accepted Answer

A)   displacement
B)   repression
C)   sublimation
D)   reaction formation

Question 15

Compared to long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy, brief psychodynamic psychotherapy ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   involves a more narrow focus on specific clinical problems
B)   is better suited for clients with severe (rather than mild)  pathology
C)   focuses more on the past than the present
D)   typically requires at least 24 sessions

Question 16

Freud's psychodynamic psychotherapy has been reinvented in many forms, including all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Erikson's ego psychology
B)   Klein's object relations
C)   Jung's associative psychology
D)   Kohut's self-psychology

Question 17

What is the primary goal of psychodynamic therapy?

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Question 18

According to psychodynamic theory, the ______ is the part of the mind that establishes rules, restrictions, and prohibitions.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Free association is to ______ as word association is to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Sigmund Freud; Carl Jung
B)   Carl Jung; Sigmund Freud
C)   Albert Bandura; Alfred Adler
D)   Alfred Adler; Albert Bandura

Question 20

Of the following approaches to psychotherapy, which most heavily relies on inferential methods?

Accepted Answer

A)   behavioral
B)   cognitive-behavioral
C)   exposure plus response prevention
D)   psychodynamic

Exam 12: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

According to psychodynamic psychotherapists, fixation at the oral stage can result in problems related to later in life, fixation at the anal stage can result in problems related to later in life, and fixation at the phallic stage can result in problems related to __ later in life.