Theory Flashcards
According to Erikson, person >65 w sense of satisfaction that life was productive/worthwhile has successfully managed psychosocial task of developing: (4x)
INTEGRITY
According to Erikson, a child who strives to be competent by learning new skills, taking pride in results is which stage? (Also correlated with the Freudian stage of latency) (4x)
INDUSTRY VS INFERIORITY
Erikson theorized that a successful developmental task in the 40-60 y/o group is to? (3x)
FEEL USEFUL TO SOCIETY THROUGH BEHAVIORS THAT PROTECT FUTURE GENERATIONS
According to Erikson, the predominant emotional issue in normal, school-aged children is: (3x)
PERSONAL WORTH AND COMPETENCE
11 y/o boy has frequent episodes of ulcerative colitis requiring frequent hospitalization. While in the hospital, mother never leaves his side and responds to questions for him, often referring to disease as “our disease.” According to Minuchin’s theory of family interactions, this is: (3x)
ENMESHED
A child with autism is placed in a therapeutic foster home where a consistent response is made to a given action with the goal of improving the child’s functioning. This technique derives from which of the following learning theories? (x2)
BEHAVIORISM
Erikson’s psychosocial stage in which a person invest energy into establishing, caring for, and guiding in the next generation? (2x)
GENERATIVITY VS STAGNATION
10 y/o pt reports he collects baseball cards. Child is excited b/c he is only one in his peer group who owns several cards. According to Erickson, what developmental task are most relevant for this child? (2x)
INDUSTRY VS. INFERIORITY
Learned helplessness is a model for: (2x)
DEPRESSION
Freud’s psychological theory of development (2x)
DRIVE THEORY
Psychic determinism is (2x)
BEHAVIORS RESULT FROM UNCONSCIOUS MIX OF DRIVES, DEFENSES, OBJECT RELATIONSHIPS, SELF-DISTURBANCES
8 y/o boy sees 2 bottles w same amount of liquid. The content of one is poured in shorter wider glass and the other to a longer narrow glass. When asked which has more liquid he says it’s the same. According to Piaget he is exhibiting: (2x)
CONSERVATION
Pt in individual psychotx describes hatred for a “mean, unfair” boss. This time pt adds, “but actually, I have heard my boss talking to others in the office, and he seems pretty much ok - even his voice sounds so different from the way I hear him in my head!” According to Fonagy, pt is demonstrating which mental activity? (2x)
MENTALIZATION
Winnicott defined his concept of holding environment as the (x2) :
SAFE CONTEXT PROVIDED BY CONSISTENT AND RELIABLE PARENTING
A female child performs a dance for her mother and basks in the gleam of her mother’s eyes. According to self-psychology, the child is having an experience of (x2):
MIRRORING
According to psychoanalytic theory, the term primary process thinking refers to mental activity exemplified by? (2x)
UNCONSCIOUS THOUGHTS THAT DO NOT MAINTAIN LOGICAL CONNECTIONS
A 23 yo pt began psychotherapy due to feelings of inadequacy and depression in the context of working in a coffee shop since graduating from college and deferring medical school acceptance. The pt has been having conflicts with parents over his ambivalence in becoming a physician. Which of the following is the most likely developmental task with which the pt is struggling? (2x)
IDENTITY
What is a pre-contemplative stage statement for tobacco cessation?
HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF QUITTING?
In Heinz Kohut’s theories of self-psychology, what is meant by the term “self-objects”?
OTHER PEOPLE IN THE ENVIRONMENT WHO PERFORM PARTICULAR FUNCTIONS FOR THE SELF
Recently retired woman with recent life transitions has regrets about job and daughter. Wants meaningful last few decades. What develop stage?
EGO INTEGRITY VS DESPAIR
According to the theory of self-psychology, a major cause of mental illness is:
ABSENCE OF AGE-SPECIFIC MIRRORING RESPONSES
Biological consequences of psychological stress are documented to affect
ALTERATION OF NEURO-IMMUNO-ENDOCRINE FUNCTION
Psychological function of a medication
ACTS AS A CONTAINER FOR THE PATIENT’S PROJECTED ANXIETIES ABOUT BEING DEFECTIVE
According to sociobiologic theory, what term describes behaviors at the level of the individual that maximize fitness at the level of the gene?
ALTRUISM
As conceptualized by self-psychology, which of the following is the most problematic reaction a patient can have when attempting to fulfill a self-object need?
SHAME
Kohut’s theory of personality is based on:
THE INDIVIDUAL’S NEED FOR EMPATHIC INTERACTIONS WITH SELF-OBJECTS.
Gender is best understood as referring to:
WAYS IN WHICH CULTURES DIFFERENTIATE ROLES BASED ON SEX
According to Winnicott’s theory of the development of an infant’s assertiveness and sense of competence what best describes the critical function of the holding environment?
ENCOURAGES SPONTANEITY WHILE PROTECTING THE CHILD FROM HARM
According to Thomas & Chess’ categories of temperament, the difficult child shows what characteristics?
INTENSE EXPRESSIONS OF MOOD
According to classical psychoanalytic theory, what factor primarily accounts for the polarization of same sex peer groups?
UTILIZATION OF DEFENSE MECHANISMS TO AVOID SEXUAL IMPULSES
Which of the following describes core narcissistic character pathology according to Kernberg’s model?
A FUSION OF THE IDEAL SELF, THE IDEAL OBJECT, AND THE REAL SELF RESULTING IN THE DEVALUATION OF OTHERS
3 y/o girl hurts herself w/ a tricycle. Then she hit the tricycle and asks, “Why did you hurt me?” Which thought process does this behavior exemplify?
ANIMISM
Experimental subjects were asked to make a judgment but gave a wrong answer in spite of knowing the right one because they didn’t want to disagree with responses of other participants. This phenomenon is:
CONFORMITY
Resilient individuals who do well in developmental course through life despite being at high risk for negative outcomes are thought to be protected in adulthood most by:
HAVING THE ABILITY TO FIND, USE AND INTERNALIZE SOCIAL SUPPORTS
According to theories of infant socialization, successful attachment most likely promotes survival through which of the following?
CREATING A BOND SO THAT THE ADULT WILL PROTECT THE INFANT FROM DANGER
According to C.G. Jung, anima refers to:
MAN’S UNDERDEVELOPED FEMININITY
29 y/o complains about mistreatment from boyfriend. Proud of generous nature but complains how little she gets back. Therapist finds it hard to make her self-reflective about her role in this, gets frustrated and fatigued. Patient displays
MASOCHISM
Early behaviorist theory promoted what
OBJECTIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH
What term describes the role that others perform for the individual in regard to mirroring, idealizing, and twinship needs?
SELF-OBJECT