Psychoanalytic and Depth Approaches
Sublimation is the more 'mature' and 'socially acceptable' version of this defense mechanism.
Answer: Reaction formation!
Pronounce this term: 'Phenomenological.'
Answer: Fen-om-men-ooh-logical!
Victor Frankl said this about the nature of meaning in life.
Answer: Meaning exists for us to discover—it cannot be created or rationalized.
Recite the Gestalt prayer by Fritz Perls.
Answer: I do my thing and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, And you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you, and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, it's beautiful. If not, it can't be helped.
Describe the difference between Classical Conditioning and Operant Conditioning.
Answer: Main difference is that classical conditioning associates involuntary behavior with a stimulus while operant conditioning associates voluntary action with a consequence.
Josh (a 16 year-old student) has developed a pattern of skipping classes. His homework is seldom completed, and when it is, it does not represent his ability level. His parents have begun to look for an appropriate counselor for him. Josh might be helped best with a therapist practicing: (a) Behavioral and existential therapy; (b) Gestalt and reality; (c) Adlerian and psychoanalytic therapy; or (d) Person-centered and rational emotive behavior therapy.
Answer: (b) Gestalt and reality!
Renee's clinical practice is primarily housed in this theory.
Answer: Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT)!
Suppression and repression are different because: (a) Suppression is involuntary; (b) Repression is involuntary; (c) Repression is voluntary; or (d) Trick question—they're the same (nice try Renee)
Answer: (b) Repression is involuntary!
True of False: Carl Rogers developed the five necessary and sufficient conditions of therapy.
Answer: False! There are six conditions.
Renee uploaded several newsletters by Nasimeh B.E. to Moodle that were written with an existential approach. What is the name of the newsletter?
Answer: Dear Human!
This terms describes the concept that a person's experience is influenced by their surrounding relationships, environment, and internal states.
Answer: Field theory!
What is the Negative Cognitive Triad?
Answer: Self-Criticism (Negative Views of Self); Pessimism (Negative Views of World); and Hopelessness (Negative Views of Future)
Which is true about Freud's idea of the preconscious mind: (a) It contains only hidden or forgotten memories; (b) It contain only what is happening in the present; (c) It contains both hidden memories and what is happening; or (d) It's our mind's state before we're born.
Answer: (c) It contains both hidden memories and what is happening!
What is the name of Renee's cat?
Answer: Jean Valjean!
These kinds of questions should be avoided or used sparingly when providing Adlerian therapy to clients.
Answer: 'Why' questions!
Emotion-focused therapies are integrative therapies created from which four preceding therapeutic modalities?
Answer: Person-Centered Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Systemic Therapy, and Attachment Theory!
Therapists assist clients in the following tasks except: (a) Identifying and clarifying their assumptions about the world; (b) Examining their values, beliefs, and assumptions to determine their validity; (c) Describing and interpreting their dreams; or (d) Examining their role in creating their problems in living.
Answer: (c) Describing and interpreting their dreams!
This is Renee's favorite vocabulary term from Gestalt therapy.
Answer: Disturbance at the Boundary!
Name the two variations of systematic desensitization.
Answer: In Vivo vs. Imaginal Exposure and Gradual vs. Flooding Exposure.
In a person-centered approach to groups, which of the following dynamics or process patterns is NOT likely to occur: (a) Expression of negative feelings; (b) Confrontation; (c) Cracking of facades; or (d) Practicing disputing.
Answer: (d) Practicing disputing!
What kinds of names does Renee struggle to remember?
Answer: Names that have common formal and informal variations!
(Bonus: Why does Renee struggle with these kinds of names?)
This word refers to the concept of innate, libidinally collective schemas/prototypes for idea-sensory impression images and may be used to interpret observations.
Answer: Archetypes!
Answer: Humans innately gravitate toward self-actualization; Given the right growth-fostering conditions, individuals strive to move forward and fulfill their creative nature.
Name the basic dimensions of the human condition.
Answer: The capacity for self-awareness; Freedom and responsibility; Creating one’s identity and establishing meaningful relationships with others; The search for meaning, purpose, values, and goals; Anxiety as a condition of living; and Awareness of death and nonbeing!
Gestalt goals for therapy including facilitating the client to increase their...
Answer: Healthy Functioning; Coping; Self-Acceptance; Self-Awareness; Personal Responsibility; and Awareness of Functionality!
Answer: Directly observable behavior; Current determinants of behavior; Learning experiences that promote change, tailoring treatment strategies to individual clients; and Rigorous assessment and evaluation.
Therapists adhering to which of the following theories would believe that aggression is learned through modeling: (a) Social Learning; (b) Behavioral; (c) Psychodynamic, or (d) Humanistic
Answer: (a) Social Learning!
Name Renee's big three astrological signs.
Answer: Scorpio sun, Scorpio moon, Gemini rising!
Defense mechanisms have these two characteristics in common.
Answer: Denies or distorts reality; and operates unconsciously!
Name three specific techniques of person-centered therapy practice.
Answer: “Fellow Exploration” (Nondirective Nature); Unconditional Positive Regard; Congruence; Empathy; Expressing Negative Emotions; Active Listening; Displaying Engaged Body Language; Verbal Reflection; Maintaining Warm and Even Tone.
Renee spent time learning about this topic to help cultivate meaning in her life and practice paradoxical intention.
Answer: Death care!
Name five different experiential modalities, aside from Gestalt therapy.
Answer: Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR); Mindfulness-Based Practices; Equine- & Animal-Assisted Therapy; Play Therapy; Ecotherapy; Somatic Experiencing; Polyvagal theory; Hakomi method; Sensorimotor therapy; Psychodrama; Dance Therapy; Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT); Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapy; Emotion-Focused Therapies; Narrative Therapy; Art Therapy; Music Therapy, etc...
Name the model of the ACT Framework.
Answer: The Hexaflex!
A client with a history of trauma is experiencing flashbacks and nightmares. Which therapeutic approach is particularly effective in treating clients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); (a) Cognitive Processing Therapy; (b) Reality Therapy; (c) Person-Centered Therapy; or (d) Existential Therapy.
Answer: (a) Cognitive Processing Therapy!
Renee frequently drinks this beverage during lectures. Name that beverage!
Answer: Liquid Death!
This lifestyle evaluation is used to gather information about childhood experiences (describing family members, their interactions, and childbirth order).
Answer: Family constellation interview!
Abraham Maslow spent the summer in 1938 living on a reservation of this tribe, which significantly influenced his development of his Hierarchy of Needs theory.
Answer: Blackfoot (Siksika) Nation in Alberta, CA!
What is considered to be the main limitation a therapist faces when practicing Existential psychotherapy?
Answer: The level of maturity, lived experience, and intensive training required of therapists. Existential therapists need to be capable of profound and wide-ranging understanding of what it means to be human.
Name the types of techniques EFT utilizes.
Answer: Emotion-based, relation-based, experience-based and action-based.
REBT's therapist stance can be described as...
Answer: Respectful but does not need to be warm; Unconditionally accepting; Acknowledging progress of client; and Removing mystery from the therapeutic process.
Carl Jung's Theory of Archetypes is still very influential, and several of them are listed below. Choose the one that is not correct: (a) The Shadow; (b) The Hero; (c) The Wise Old Woman; and (d) The Self-Made Person.
Answer: (d) The Self-Made Person!
Renee's world renowned refinished furniture is usually this color.
Answer: Dark green.
Name three main differences between traditional Freudian psychoanalysis and Jungian analysis.
Answer: Definition and focus of the unconscious; interpretation of libido; goals in therapy; therapist stance and presence.
This term refers to the 'older' form of a flow or timeless state that is considered to be a profound moment of ‘love, understanding, and happiness.’
Answer: Plateau experience!
This psychotherapist had several titles, including the first Existential therapist, and Freud's 'heir' to the psychoanalytic throne.
Answer: Otto Rank!
Name the experiential intervention Renee demonstrated at the end of our week 5 lecture.
Answer: Trick Question! We never got to the experiential intervention because we ran out of time!
This CBT vocabulary word refers to the belief that one can not tolerate adversity.
Answer: Low Frustration Tolerance!
Who developed the technique of paradoxical intention: (a) Wolpe; (b) Jung; (c) Super; or (d) Frankl.
Answer: (d) Victor Frankl!
Renee has five placements in this astrological house.
Answer: The sixth house!