On Good Terms
In the following scenario, name this fundamental tenet of psychoanalysis that is occurring: During their session, the psychoanalyst starts to feel sentiments of anger towards his female patient, who somewhat resembles his nagging mother-in-law.
Countertransference
Regarded as the "centerpiece of the psychoanalytic process," this is the conscious or unconscious emotional reaction of the patient to the therapist based on a past relationship that the patient had with a significant other person.
Transference
The purpose of this type of psychoanalysis-related therapy is to help the patient feel safe during a difficult time and to help build up the patient’s healthy defenses:
A) Protective Therapy B) Supportive Therapy C) Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy D) Dialectical-Behavioral Therapy
B) Supportive Therapy
Name the defense mechanism employed in this scenario: A man who harbors many racist sentiments accuses his wife of being racist.
Projection
He is widely considered to be the founding father of psychoanalytic theory.
Sigmund Freud
According to the structural model proposed by Freud, these are the three divisions of the human mind.
Id, ego, superego
This is the weekly number of sessions needed in order to build a successful therapeutic relationship between patient and psychoanalyst:
A) 1-2 B) 3-5 C) 6-7 D) 8-10
B) 3-5
The purpose of this type of psychoanalysis-related therapy is to focus on the development of social skills to help treat certain psychiatric disorders:
A) Supportive psychotherapy B) Hypnotherapy C) Psychodynamic Therapy D) Interpersonal Therapy
D) Interpersonal Therapy
Name the defense mechanism employed in this scenario: A man whose puppy just got hit by a car states that “All animals will die at some point. That’s just one of the many expected facets of life.”
Intellectualization
This Swiss psychiatrist ranks second only to Freud in the importance of his contributions to the history of psychoanalysis.
A) Erik Erikson B) Carl Jung C) Jacques Lacan
B) Carl Jung
Name the psychoanalytic technique employed here: The psychoanalyst asks their patient to lie down on the couch and say “the first thing that comes to their mind.”
Free associations
Generally speaking, psychoanalysis could worsen the symptoms of which of the following disorders:
A) Histrionic personality disorder B) Major depressive disorder C) Post-traumatic stress disorder D) Schizophrenia
D) Schizophrenia
An 18 y.o. girl has just broken up with her boyfriend of 4 years. During the majority of their therapy sessions, the psychiatrist responds to her comments with empathic responses. What type of psychoanalysis-related therapy is the psychiatrist utilizing?
A) Existential B) Psychodynamic C) Supportive D) Expressive
C) Supportive
Name the defense mechanism employed in this scenario: A man returns home from a long, frustrating day at work and his wife asks, “Would you like to eat dinner?” The man angrily replies, “What do you think? Do I have to announce to you every time I’m hungry?”
Displacement
Anna Freud, the youngest daughter of Sigmund Freud and the only one of his children to become a psychoanalyst, made her biggest contributions in the following field:
A) Hypnosis B) Cathartic treatment C) Child psychoanalysis D) Psychodynamic psychotherapy
C) Child psychoanalysis
These psychological strategies are brought into play by the unconscious mind in order to protect against feelings of anxiety and unacceptable impulses.
Defense mechanisms
One adjunctive tool in psychoanalysis is the interpretation of these, because they are thought to represent patient’s unconscious thoughts and feelings.
This type of psychoanalysis-related therapy employs similar techniques and theories as psychoanalysis, but sessions are less frequent, less intense, usually briefer, and involve face-to-face sessions between the therapist and patient:
A) Psychodynamic Therapy B) Existential Therapy C) Dialectical-Behavioral Therapy D) Expressive Therapy
A) Psychodynamic Therapy
Name the defense mechanism employed in this scenario: A man who enjoyed breaking into houses and cars as a teenager becomes a professional locksmith.
Sublimation
This individual founded the journal American Imago in the United States in 1939, which continues to be published and is the major journal covering applied psychoanalysis.
A) Jacques Lacan B) Hanns Sachs C) Jean-Martin Charcot
B) Hanns Sachs
This unconscious action is taken by the patient when they do any of the following: Suddenly changing the topic, falling into silence, or trying to discontinue treatment altogether.
Resistance
If a nutritionist giving a lecture intends to say “we should always demand the best in bread,” but instead she says “we should always demand the best in bed,” this is known as a what…
Freudian slip
This is one of the various strategies utilized in interpersonal psychotherapy:
A) Free Associations B) Dream Interpretation C) Hypnosis D) Communication Analysis E) Charades
D) Communication Analysis
Name the defense mechanism employed in this scenario: A man who is deathly afraid of the open ocean excitedly discusses going deep sea fishing.
Reaction Formation
Which of the following is not considered one of the accomplishments of the Austrian psychoanalyst, Heinz Kohut:
A) He was president of the American Psychoanalytic Association B) He envisioned self-psychology as an extension of psychoanalysis C) He highlighted the role of early empathic failure and the importance of narcissism D) He was known for his descriptive work on hysteria and other neuroses.
D) He was known for his descriptive work on hysteria and other neuroses.