KAPLAN AND SADOCK'S SYNOPSIS OF
PSYCHIATRY EDITION 12 TEST BANK FINAL
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ How many irrelevant moments are there in the interview room?
Phrases such as "to tell you the truth" or " to speak frankly" suggest....
Answer: - None
- That the speaker does not usually tell the truth or speak frankly
◉ Two fundamental hypothesis of PA. Answer: - psychic determinism:
each PSYCHIC EVENT is DETERMINED by the ONES PRECEDING
IT
- pychic activity is chiefly unconscious
◉ How does the ego differentiate a drive from an instinct?. Answer: -
allows the response to be MODIFIED by EXPERIENCE and
REFLECTION
, ◉ Transference. Answer: patient unconsciously displaces PATTERNS
OF BEHAVIOR and EMOTIONAL REACTIONS that ORIGINATED
with SIGNIFICANT FIGURES from earlier in life
◉ Countertransference (2). Answer: - the clinician's unconsciously
displaces onto the patient patterns of behavior or emotional reactions as
if he or she were a significant figure from earlier in the physician's life
- the therapist's unconscious (and often conscious) reactions to the
patient and to the patient's transference
◉ What may fuel resistance?. Answer: - repression
◉ Repression vs. suppression. Answer: - repression: unconsciously
keeping issues out of awareness
- suppression: consciously and intentionally pushing unpleasant feelings
out of one's mind
◉ How should a client be asked about goals/aspirations?
How long should an initial interview generally take?. Answer: -
explicitly encouraged to identify them in his or her own words
- 45-90m
PSYCHIATRY EDITION 12 TEST BANK FINAL
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ How many irrelevant moments are there in the interview room?
Phrases such as "to tell you the truth" or " to speak frankly" suggest....
Answer: - None
- That the speaker does not usually tell the truth or speak frankly
◉ Two fundamental hypothesis of PA. Answer: - psychic determinism:
each PSYCHIC EVENT is DETERMINED by the ONES PRECEDING
IT
- pychic activity is chiefly unconscious
◉ How does the ego differentiate a drive from an instinct?. Answer: -
allows the response to be MODIFIED by EXPERIENCE and
REFLECTION
, ◉ Transference. Answer: patient unconsciously displaces PATTERNS
OF BEHAVIOR and EMOTIONAL REACTIONS that ORIGINATED
with SIGNIFICANT FIGURES from earlier in life
◉ Countertransference (2). Answer: - the clinician's unconsciously
displaces onto the patient patterns of behavior or emotional reactions as
if he or she were a significant figure from earlier in the physician's life
- the therapist's unconscious (and often conscious) reactions to the
patient and to the patient's transference
◉ What may fuel resistance?. Answer: - repression
◉ Repression vs. suppression. Answer: - repression: unconsciously
keeping issues out of awareness
- suppression: consciously and intentionally pushing unpleasant feelings
out of one's mind
◉ How should a client be asked about goals/aspirations?
How long should an initial interview generally take?. Answer: -
explicitly encouraged to identify them in his or her own words
- 45-90m
