Treatment in which a trained professional uses psychological techniques to help a person
Chapter 13 Study Guide
A professional who is an MD with postgraduate training in abnormal behavior, can prescribe
medication, and often treats the most severe disorders is a - ANS-psychiatrist
A Freudian psychologist or psychiatrist is known as a(n) ____. - ANS-psychoanalyst
overcome psychological difficulties and disorders is called - ANS-psychotherapy
A clinical mental health counselor is also called a ___ counselor. - ANS-Licensed professional
_____ psychologists usually treat psychological disorders, have a PhD or a PsyD, and have
completed a postgraduate internship. - ANS-clinical
Psychodynamic therapy is based on whose approach to personality? - ANS-Freud's
____ psychologists usually have a PhD or EdD and treat individuals for day-to-day adjustment
problems, sometimes in a university mental health clinic not in a clinical setting. -
ANS-counseling
What type of mental health professional is a person with a master's degree who provides
therapy to individuals, couples, and families and holds a national or state certification? -
ANS-Licensed Professional Counselor
What therapy is based on Freud's psychoanalytic approach to personality? -
ANS-psychodynamic
According to the psychodynamic approach, what is the purpose of defense mechanisms? -
ANS-To protect the self against unacceptable unconscious impulses
Which of the following professionals is typically found in a university mental health clinic? -
ANS-counseling psychologist
A professional who is an MD with postgraduate training in abnormal behavior, can prescribe
medication, and often treats the most severe disorders is a - ANS-psychiatrist
The Freudian psychotherapy technique in which the goal is to release hidden unconscious
thoughts and feelings in order to reduce their power in controlling behavior is called -
ANS-psychoanalysis
, Psychoanalysts using the technique of _____ association tell patients to say aloud whatever
comes to mind, regardless of its apparent irrelevance or senselessness. - ANS-free
The two key tools used by psychoanalysts are _____ and _____. - ANS-dream analysis and
free association
Which statement best represents psychodynamic therapy? - ANS-Seeks to bring unresolved
past conflicts and unacceptable impulses from the unconscious into the conscious
___ is Freud's psychotherapy in which the goal is to release hidden thoughts and feelings to
reduce their power in controlling behavior. - ANS-Psychoanalysis
The purpose of free association is to allow the therapist the opportunity to identify connections
between what a patient says and the patient's - ANS-unconscious thoughts
A patient is sharing a dream with her psychoanalyst. She describes a beautiful sunset on Lake
Michigan with four sailboats silhouetted on the horizon. The patient is describing the -
ANS-manifest content
Psychological strategies employed by individuals to protect themselves from unacceptable
unconscious impulses are called ____. - ANS-Defense mechanisms
Clare has a lot of anger toward her absentee father. She is now feeling neglected by her
therapist and is angry at him. Clare is experiencing - ANS-transference
How can a therapist use transference to benefit a patient? - ANS-The patient and therapist may
redo an earlier difficult interaction and now include positive aspect.
The therapist can can help a patient recreate a psychologically difficult past relationship.
According to the psychodynamic approach, what is the purpose of defense mechanisms? -
ANS-To protect the self against unacceptable unconscious impulses
Proponents of ____ treatment approaches propose that people must learn new behaviors to
replace the faulty skills they have developed. - ANS-behavioral
A patient is discussing a childhood memory and suddenly forgets what they were saying or
completely changes the subject. This person is expressing the psychoanalytic concept of ____.
- ANS-resistance
____ is the shifting of feelings, such as love or anger, to a psychoanalyst that had been
originally directed to a significant person in the patient's life, such as a parent. -
ANS-transference
Chapter 13 Study Guide
A professional who is an MD with postgraduate training in abnormal behavior, can prescribe
medication, and often treats the most severe disorders is a - ANS-psychiatrist
A Freudian psychologist or psychiatrist is known as a(n) ____. - ANS-psychoanalyst
overcome psychological difficulties and disorders is called - ANS-psychotherapy
A clinical mental health counselor is also called a ___ counselor. - ANS-Licensed professional
_____ psychologists usually treat psychological disorders, have a PhD or a PsyD, and have
completed a postgraduate internship. - ANS-clinical
Psychodynamic therapy is based on whose approach to personality? - ANS-Freud's
____ psychologists usually have a PhD or EdD and treat individuals for day-to-day adjustment
problems, sometimes in a university mental health clinic not in a clinical setting. -
ANS-counseling
What type of mental health professional is a person with a master's degree who provides
therapy to individuals, couples, and families and holds a national or state certification? -
ANS-Licensed Professional Counselor
What therapy is based on Freud's psychoanalytic approach to personality? -
ANS-psychodynamic
According to the psychodynamic approach, what is the purpose of defense mechanisms? -
ANS-To protect the self against unacceptable unconscious impulses
Which of the following professionals is typically found in a university mental health clinic? -
ANS-counseling psychologist
A professional who is an MD with postgraduate training in abnormal behavior, can prescribe
medication, and often treats the most severe disorders is a - ANS-psychiatrist
The Freudian psychotherapy technique in which the goal is to release hidden unconscious
thoughts and feelings in order to reduce their power in controlling behavior is called -
ANS-psychoanalysis
, Psychoanalysts using the technique of _____ association tell patients to say aloud whatever
comes to mind, regardless of its apparent irrelevance or senselessness. - ANS-free
The two key tools used by psychoanalysts are _____ and _____. - ANS-dream analysis and
free association
Which statement best represents psychodynamic therapy? - ANS-Seeks to bring unresolved
past conflicts and unacceptable impulses from the unconscious into the conscious
___ is Freud's psychotherapy in which the goal is to release hidden thoughts and feelings to
reduce their power in controlling behavior. - ANS-Psychoanalysis
The purpose of free association is to allow the therapist the opportunity to identify connections
between what a patient says and the patient's - ANS-unconscious thoughts
A patient is sharing a dream with her psychoanalyst. She describes a beautiful sunset on Lake
Michigan with four sailboats silhouetted on the horizon. The patient is describing the -
ANS-manifest content
Psychological strategies employed by individuals to protect themselves from unacceptable
unconscious impulses are called ____. - ANS-Defense mechanisms
Clare has a lot of anger toward her absentee father. She is now feeling neglected by her
therapist and is angry at him. Clare is experiencing - ANS-transference
How can a therapist use transference to benefit a patient? - ANS-The patient and therapist may
redo an earlier difficult interaction and now include positive aspect.
The therapist can can help a patient recreate a psychologically difficult past relationship.
According to the psychodynamic approach, what is the purpose of defense mechanisms? -
ANS-To protect the self against unacceptable unconscious impulses
Proponents of ____ treatment approaches propose that people must learn new behaviors to
replace the faulty skills they have developed. - ANS-behavioral
A patient is discussing a childhood memory and suddenly forgets what they were saying or
completely changes the subject. This person is expressing the psychoanalytic concept of ____.
- ANS-resistance
____ is the shifting of feelings, such as love or anger, to a psychoanalyst that had been
originally directed to a significant person in the patient's life, such as a parent. -
ANS-transference
