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A client has a florist shop in town. The psychotherapist needs to send
an arrangement to a friend and typically orders from another shop
when he remembers that his client owns a shop. He orders the flowers
from the client's shop.
May or may not be a boundary violation
Boundary violation
Not a boundary violation -ANSWER-Boundary violation
Rationale: This is probably a boundary violation. It's helpful to avoid
dual relationships when possible.
A psychotherapist shares her history of sexual assault with a client who
has had a similar experience.
May or may not be a boundary violation
Boundary violation
Not a boundary violation -ANSWER-May or may not be a boundary
violation
,Rationale: This may or may not be a boundary violation. Some forms of
psychotherapy may include self-disclosure as part of the therapeutic
alliance.
Psychodynamic Therapy -ANSWER-a form of talk therapy that helps
clients to better understand the thoughts, feelings, and conflicts that
contribute to behavior
-grew out of the 19th-century work and theories of Sigmund Freud
-client's past relationships may be reenacted in the present
Erik Erikson psychosocial stages of development -ANSWER-expanded
the developmental theory to encompass the full lifespan rather than
just childhood and adolescence
-conceptualized development in terms of psychosocial rather than
psychosexual crises/conflicts
-successful resolution of each conflict is necessary to move successfully
from stage to stage
-8 stages
key principles of psychodynamic therapy -ANSWER--unconscious
motivations affect behavior
-past experiences shape personality
,-past experiences affect the present
-developing insight into patterns of behavior, feelings, relationships can
help with psychological issues
-transference can help the individual work through past issues
-freedom from the past can help improve life in the future
Defense Mechanisms -ANSWER-tactics to protect the ego from anxiety
-Displacement
-Denial
-Sublimation
-Projection
-Regression
-Repression
-Rationalization
-Intellectualization
Aleksander received an inferior performance evaluation at work. When
he arrived home after a long day, he shouted at his 3-year-old daughter
for leaving her toys out in the playroom.
-Displacement
-Denial
, -Sublimation
-Projection
-Regression
-Repression
-Rationalization
-Intellectualization -ANSWER-Displacement
Displacement occurs when a person expresses an emotion, such as
anger or frustration, towards a "safe" person rather than towards the
cause of the emotion.
Frieda drinks 5-6 alcoholic beverages each night when she comes home
from work. She typically drinks until she passes out; however, she never
drinks during the day and never misses work due to her drinking,
though her drinking has impacted her relationship with her spouse. She
does not believe that her drinking is a problem because she goes to
work and pays bills on time.
-Displacement
-Denial
-Sublimation
-Projection
-Regression