Psychodynamic Therapy: Understanding the Fundamentals
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What is the primary focus of psychoanalytic therapy?

  • The limited consciousness of a psychological problem
  • The conscious symptoms of a psychological problem
  • The unconscious roots of a psychological problem (correct)
  • The moral implications of a psychological problem

    • What is the main idea behind psychoanalytic/psychodynamic therapy?

  • Our limited consciousness is the primary cause of psychological problems
  • Our moral values are the primary cause of psychological problems
  • Our conscious experiences are the primary cause of psychological problems
  • Our unconscious experiences are the primary cause of psychological problems (correct)

    • What is the relationship between psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapy?

  • Psychoanalysis is a type of psychodynamic therapy
  • Psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapy are unrelated
  • Psychodynamic therapy is a type of psychoanalysis
  • Psychoanalysis is the original theory, and psychodynamic therapy is an adaptation (correct)

    • What is the key assumption of psychoanalytic therapy?

    <p>Unconscious experiences are the primary cause of psychological problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the emphasis of psychoanalytic therapy?

    <p>On the past unconscious roots of difficulties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of psychoanalytic therapy according to Freud's theory?

    <p>To uncover the unconscious causes of psychological problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of psychodynamic psychotherapy?

    <p>To make the unconscious conscious and gain insight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the idea proposed by Bruno Bettleheim in the 1950s?

    <p>That autism is a reaction to 'refrigerator mothers'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Freud initially believe about his patients' stories of sexual abuse?

    <p>That they were factual stories of sexual mistreatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the criticism of the psychoanalytic theory of childhood trauma?

    <p>That it does not explain how problems start in childhood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the concept of the unconscious in psychoanalysis?

    <p>It is a process that needs to be controlled deliberately</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the problem with the seduction theory proposed by Freud?

    <p>It was later abandoned by Freud</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Oedipus complex according to psychoanalytic theory?

    <p>A universal phase in the life of a young boy where he unconsciously wishes to have sex with his mother and disdains his father</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outcome of the Oedipus complex according to Freud?

    <p>The child's identification with the same-sex parent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of failure to move on from the Oedipus complex?

    <p>Neurosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year did Sigmund Freud introduce the idea of the Oedipus complex?

    <p>1899</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term coined by Freud in his paper A Special Type of Choice of Object made by Men?

    <p>Oedipus complex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between a positive and negative Oedipus complex?

    <p>A positive Oedipus complex refers to a child's sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and hatred for the same-sex parent, while a negative Oedipus complex refers to the opposite</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of depression or neurosis according to Freud's theory?

    <p>Unresolved childhood conflicts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the unconscious in Freud's theory of depression or neurosis?

    <p>It is a result of unresolved childhood conflicts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Freud, what is the relationship between childhood sexuality and adult neurosis?

    <p>Childhood sexuality is a cause of adult neurosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of treatment according to Freud's theory?

    <p>To resolve unconscious childhood conflicts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the ego in the anal-stage experience according to Freud?

    <p>It demands delayed gratification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Oedipus complex, according to Freud's theory?

    <p>A childhood experience that leads to adult neurosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the implication of the idea that memories of sexual abuse are fantasies?

    <p>Children have sexual fantasies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of psychodynamic psychotherapy?

    <p>To access the unconscious mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of free association in psychodynamic psychotherapy?

    <p>To access the unconscious mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the concept of 'Freudian slips' in psychodynamic psychotherapy?

    <p>A verbal or behavioral expression of unconscious wishes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of dreams in psychodynamic psychotherapy?

    <p>To communicate unconscious material and desires</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of resistance in psychodynamic psychotherapy?

    <p>To create obstacles to the exploration of unconscious thoughts and feelings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the ego in Freud's structural model of the mind?

    <p>To mediate between the id and superego</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of identifying defense mechanisms in psychodynamic psychotherapy?

    <p>To bring unconscious thoughts and feelings to the surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the concept of transference in psychodynamic psychotherapy?

    <p>The transfer of feelings from the client to the therapist</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the 'blank screen' role of the psychotherapist?

    <p>To minimize the client's transfer of feelings to the therapist</p> Signup and view all the answers

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