Chapter 11 Clinical Psychotherapy

What is the main goal of psychoanalytic techniques in therapy?

to help clients gain insight into unconscious conflicts and childhood experiences

What best defines “resistance” in psychoanalysis?

A client's unconscious defense mechanisms that hinder therapy progress

Which is NOT one of the Four Phases of Therapy in Existential Psychotherapy?

Rapport-building

Who developed a person-centered therapy?

Carl Rogers

To what does the “now” in Gestalt therapy refer?

Emphasizes current feelings and experiences in the session

What are dysfunctional thoughts seen as, in Aaron Beck’s Cognitive Therapy (CT)?

Irrational beliefs that distort perception

On what does Existential Psychotherapy primarily focus?

Exploring meaning, choice, and personal responsibility

From where does Irvin Yalom’s take on anxiety suggests it arise?

Confronting the realities of existence, such as mortality and freedom

What is anxiety viewed as, in existential therapy?

A necessary condition for living a meaningful life

Which of the following is a principle of Gestalt therapy?

Focus on immediate, present experience