Quiz on Psychoanalytic Therapy Techniques

What is the primary focus of analytic therapy?

Achieving insight.

What does working through in psychoanalytic therapy involve?

The repetition of interpretations and overcoming resistance to resolve neurotic patterns.

What is countertransference?

The irrational reactions therapists have toward their clients.

Which contemporary psychoanalytic approach emphasizes the unconscious and early life experiences?

Contemporary psychoanalytic approaches.

What is the role of transference in psychoanalysis?

It allows clients to relive their past in therapy and gain insight.

Which theorist is NOT considered an object-relations theorist?

Erik Erikson.

What are the characteristics of newer psychoanalytic thinking?

Emphasis on the origins, transformations, and organizational functions of the self.

What does the term 'maintaining the analytic framework' refer to?

The whole range of procedural factors in the treatment process.

What is the relationship between early development and later development in psychoanalytic theory?

Early development is seen as critical to understanding later development.

What is the focus of object-relations theory?

Symbiosis, separation, differentiation, and integration.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of brief psychodynamic therapy?

Assuming a nondirective and passive role.

What is the significance of the struggle between industry and inferiority according to Erikson?

It occurs during school age.

What does the contemporary psychoanalytic approach emphasize?

The role of transference and countertransference.

What is the Freudian stage corresponding to Erikson's preschool-age phase?

Phallic stage.

What is the primary goal of brief psychodynamic therapy?

To quickly formulate a therapeutic focus that goes beyond presenting problems.

What does the analysis of transference help clients achieve?

Insight into their unresolved conflicts.

Which of the following concepts was NOT developed by Carl Jung?

Normal infantile autism.

What is the role of projections in group counseling according to psychoanalytic therapy?

They provide clues to a member's unresolved conflicts.

What is the assumption about clients' lifestyle changes during psychoanalytic treatment?

Clients are typically asked not to make radical changes.

What is the emphasis of the psychosocial perspective in relation to psychosexual development?

It is compatible with the psychosexual view of development.

What is the main focus of object-relations theorists?

The influence of early relationships on personality development.

What is the purpose of catharsis in psychoanalytic therapy?

To release deeply buried emotions.

What is the significance of the therapeutic stance in brief psychodynamic therapy?

It promotes transference.

What does the term 'acting out' refer to in psychoanalytic therapy?

The expression of unconscious conflicts through actions rather than words.

What is the importance of lively discussions in the classroom according to the notes?

They help students learn to defend their positions.