Chapter 2 Textbook Questions Flashcards
Psychoanalysis is most accurately viewed as
usually extremely helpful for clients in crisis
a broadly based theoretical framework
unsupported by evidence that is is effective
very suitable for disorganized clients
a broadly based theoretical framework
The human (in fact, mammalian) instinct to remain close to caregivers is central to
all forms of object relations theory
subject relations theory
attachment theory
projective identification theory
attachment theory
Ruth achieved a turning point in her relationship with her therapist – and possibly herself as well – when she _______, because this is a step towards emotional maturity
stopped dating men who were flashy in their courtship of her
realized that she, herself, was bored by the long, obsessive stories she told her therapist
challenged her therapist with destroying their relationship
realized that even her paid therapist found her long, obsessive stories boring
challenged her therapist with destroying their relationship
Transference is now understood to be
the therapist’s transference to the client of feelings about her/his own unresolved conflicts
the patient’s resistance to change through the transfer of anger and hostility towards her-/himself and problems to the therapist
the sharing of a good working relationship between client and analyst, in which they transfer their difficulties with each other onto someone outside their relationship
the client’s tendency to view the therapist through the prism of experiences with earlier significant figures
the client’s tendency to view the therapist through the prism of experiences with earlier significant figures
Historically in psychotherapy, one of the most important interventions is
empathy
interpretation
intellectualizing client pain
supporting and advising the client
interpretation
Many psychoanalysts have rejected Freud’s idea of
the importance of fantasy
the psychoanalyst as a neutral observer
defenses used to avoid emotional pain
transference by the client of a past “template” to the psychoanalyst
the psychoanalyst as a neutral observer
As he developed his practice, Freud
found hypnosis to be a reliably useful technique and recommended that it be used with virtually all clients
deemphasized the role instinctive sexuality played in his theories of human development
began to realize that sexual trauma inflicted on girls and women by men and boys was the foundation of a patriarchal society
decided that the recovered memories of sexual trauma were often fantasies rather than true memories of real sexual abuse
decided that the recovered memories of sexual trauma were often fantasies rather than true memories of real sexual abuse
psychoanalytic theory
states that personality is rooted in checked and thwarted sexual desire
theorizes that people are born without instinctual passions related to love and aggression
discounts how our internal representations of others influence the way we perceive them
believes intrapsychic conflict plays a central role in individual personality development
believes intrapsychic conflict plays a central role in individual personality development
Freud’s development of psychoanalytic theory and practice
was influenced by a number of cultural, intellectual, and scientific trends of late 19th- and early 20th-century Europe
was influenced by the understanding that hysteria was women’s subconscious resistance to their political powerlessness and sexual exploitation and abuse
was developed almost without reference to the cultural, intellectual, and scientific trends of late 19th- and early 20th-century Europe
influenced the work of fellow neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot to the extent that many regard Freudian theory as Charcot’s work
was influenced by a number of cultural, intellectual, and scientific trends of late 19th- and early 20th-century Europe
psychoanalysis
is synonymous with Freudianism
was founded by Sigmund Freud, a neurologist
is based on Freud’s premise that “we are masters of our own house”
has a unified perspective on the human psyche
was founded by Sigmund Freud, a neurologist
