NR605 Midterm Exam Questions AND Correct Answers
Brief Psychodynamic Therapy- Duration of Treatment - occurs
fewer days per week over a shorter length of time as opposed
to psychoanalysis, typically 20-30 sessions with a termination
date set at the beginning of therapy
Brief Psychodynamic Therapy- Goal - enhancement of self-
awareness and understanding the impact of the past on
present behavior
Brief Psychodynamic Therapy- Indication - client has a specific
issue or conflict such as difficulty in relationships, school or
work, or communication
Brief Psychodynamic Therapy- Therapeutic Techniques -
Clients are encouraged to sit facing the psychotherapist, while
the psychotherapist is expected to be active in keeping the
session focused on the primary issue for therapy
- pressure, or encouragement, to examine feelings and
situations; challenge to defenses, and head-on collision to
overcome defenses.
Expressive Psychotherapy- Duration of Treatment - several
times per week
, Expressive Psychotherapy- Goal - processing of relational
trauma and learning emotional self-regulation
Expressive Psychotherapy- Indications - clients with
unresolved, disorganized attachment styles, clients with a
neurotic defense schema, borderline personality disorder or
borderline character structure
Expressive Psychotherapy- Therapeutic Techniques -
transference, counterconditioning, and desensitization to past
traumatic relationships
Gestalt Psychotherapy - refers to the overall totality of a
person with an understanding that a person must be viewed
as a being who is integrated as a whole rather than divided
into parts taken out of context (Knight, 2022). Gestalt involves
the assumption that while an individual may come close to
understanding the experience of another, one can never fully
comprehend another's experience. To gain understanding, the
therapist observes how the client relates to the environment
and moves from one experience to the next
Brief Psychodynamic Therapy- Duration of Treatment - occurs
fewer days per week over a shorter length of time as opposed
to psychoanalysis, typically 20-30 sessions with a termination
date set at the beginning of therapy
Brief Psychodynamic Therapy- Goal - enhancement of self-
awareness and understanding the impact of the past on
present behavior
Brief Psychodynamic Therapy- Indication - client has a specific
issue or conflict such as difficulty in relationships, school or
work, or communication
Brief Psychodynamic Therapy- Therapeutic Techniques -
Clients are encouraged to sit facing the psychotherapist, while
the psychotherapist is expected to be active in keeping the
session focused on the primary issue for therapy
- pressure, or encouragement, to examine feelings and
situations; challenge to defenses, and head-on collision to
overcome defenses.
Expressive Psychotherapy- Duration of Treatment - several
times per week
, Expressive Psychotherapy- Goal - processing of relational
trauma and learning emotional self-regulation
Expressive Psychotherapy- Indications - clients with
unresolved, disorganized attachment styles, clients with a
neurotic defense schema, borderline personality disorder or
borderline character structure
Expressive Psychotherapy- Therapeutic Techniques -
transference, counterconditioning, and desensitization to past
traumatic relationships
Gestalt Psychotherapy - refers to the overall totality of a
person with an understanding that a person must be viewed
as a being who is integrated as a whole rather than divided
into parts taken out of context (Knight, 2022). Gestalt involves
the assumption that while an individual may come close to
understanding the experience of another, one can never fully
comprehend another's experience. To gain understanding, the
therapist observes how the client relates to the environment
and moves from one experience to the next
