Mr. Choi’s therapist wants to help him become aware of his conflicting childhood feelings of love and hate for his parents. The therapist’s goal best reflects a primary aim of:

Related Mcqs:

1. In order to help MR. Eberstadt overcome his addiction to alcohol, his therapist first attempted to discover whether the substance dependency was somehow a reaction on his wife’s behavior. The therapist’s concern is most likely to be characteristic of a:

   A. biomedical therapist
   B. psychoanalyst
   C. family therapist
   D. cognitive therapist

2. After several months of psychoanalysis, Andy begins to feel intensity angry with his therapist, although the therapist has been consistently warm and supportive Andy’s feelings are probably

   A. a result of sudden insight about some childhood experience
   B. a sign of an impending psychosis
   C. a result of free association
   D. a result of transference

3. You make an appointment to see a therapist and, as you are waiting, you notice that a large number of books on the therapist’s shelves deal with the work of Aaron Beck. You might expect that this therapist will

   A. use counterconditioning to reverse maladaptive behaviors
   B. help you discover the underlying cause of your aggressive behavior
   C. help you recognize and change negative thoughts and maladaptive beliefs
   D. provide a supportive emotional environment while allowing you to determine the pace and direction of your therapy

4. A man who has numerous reasons to hate his mother instead lavishes her with unrealistic amounts of attention and love. He is probably exhibiting the defense mechanism of:

   A. regression
   B. identification
   C. projection
   D. reaction formation

5. Which of the following are NOT necessarily characteristics of an authoritarian personality? people with authoritarian personalities tend to:
   1.Have experienced harsh family rearing strategies.
   2.Hate their parents.
   3.Idolize power figures.
   4.Strive for a changing world order.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 2 & 4
   D. 1 & 3

6. _____attachment style is marked by conflicting feelings of affection, anger, and emotional turmoil.

   A. Mutual
   B. Secure
   C. Avoidant
   D. Ambivalent

7. Mr. Noor mistakenly believed that a single intake interview in which he simply described his numerous symptoms to a therapist was a treatment for his distress. His immediate relief from many of his symptoms following this session best illustrates:

   A. transference
   B. counterconditioning
   C. unconditional positive regard
   D. the placebo effect

8. During a marriage counselling session, the therapist suggests to Mr. and Mrs. Gallo that they each restate their spouse’s comments before making their own. The therapist was applying a technique most closely associated with:

   A. client – centered therapy
   B. psychoanalysis
   C. systematic desensitization
   D. cognitive – behavior therapy.

9. Kammy vividly imagines being abused by her own mother while her therapist triggers eye movements by waving a finger in front of Kammy’s eyes. The therapist is apparently using a technique known as:

   A. EMDR
   B. virtual reality exposure therapy
   C. meta – analysis
   D. transference

10. Natasha claimed that her failure to get “A’s” in all her college courses meant she was incompetent. Her therapist calmly challenged this assertion, commenting, “By your strange calculations, well over 90 percent of all college students are incompetent!” The therapist’s response was most typical of a(n)______therapist.

    A. eclectic
    B. psychoanalytic
    C. cognitive
    D. behavior