Psychoanalysis Terms Quiz

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What is the main purpose of free association in psychoanalytic treatment?

  • To have patients verbalize every thought that comes to their mind (correct)
  • To avoid talking about any negative feelings
  • To encourage patients to suppress their thoughts
  • To focus only on positive memories

In psychoanalytic therapy, what does transference refer to?

  • Patients developing strong feelings for their friends
  • Patients avoiding their subconscious thoughts
  • Patients becoming more distant from their analyst
  • Patients developing strong feelings towards their analyst (correct)

What is negative transference in psychoanalytic therapy?

  • Developing a strong bond with the analyst
  • Ignoring the thoughts that come to mind
  • Hostile feelings that patients develop towards the analyst (correct)
  • Positive and deserved feelings towards the analyst

Which of the following describes countertransference in psychotherapy?

<p>Negative and undeserved feelings that the therapist has towards the patient (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is resistance considered a positive sign in psychoanalytic treatment?

<p>Because it indicates that therapy has advanced beyond superficial material (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the cons mentioned for psychoanalytic treatment in the text?

<p>It is less effective for psychoses and constitutional illnesses (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a distinguishing feature of neurotic anxiety according to Freud?

<p>It originates from superego impulses (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of anxiety is closely related to fear but differs in involving a possible danger instead of a specific fearful object?

<p>Realistic anxiety (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Freud, which dependency leads to moral anxiety?

<p>Dependence on the superego (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of feeling involves a nonspecific danger and is closely related to fear?

<p>Realistic anxiety (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Freud, what is the role of the ego in producing or feeling anxiety?

<p>Depends on the id resulting in neurotic anxiety (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Freud's theory, what does moral anxiety stem from?

<p>Conflict between the ego and the superego (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of dream analysis according to Freud?

<p>To identify wish fulfillments in dreams (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of free association in dream analysis?

<p>To reveal the unconscious wish behind the dream (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of identifying dream symbols in Freud's dream analysis?

<p>To uncover the latent, unconscious content of dreams (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the concept of resistance in psychoanalytic therapy?

<p>The patient's unconscious responses used to block their own progress in therapy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between the manifest content and latent content of a dream?

<p>Manifest content is the surface meaning, while latent content is the unconscious material (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the concept of condensation in dream analysis?

<p>The process of abbreviating or condensing unconscious material in the manifest content (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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