Author Question: A nurse and patient discuss a problem the patient has kept secret for many years. Afterward the ... (Read 20 times)

jon_i · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A nurse and patient discuss a problem the patient has kept secret for many years. Afterward the patient says, I feel so relieved that I finally told somebody. Which term best describes the patient's feeling?

a. Catharsis
b. Superego
c. Cognitive distortion
d. Counter-transference

Question 2

A patient is fearful of riding on elevators. The therapist first rides an escalator with the patient. The therapist and patient then stand in an elevator with the door open for five minutes and later with the elevator door closed for five minutes.

Which technique has the therapist used?

a. Classic psychoanalytic therapy
b. Systematic desensitization
c. Rational emotive therapy
d. Biofeedback

Natalie4ever · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Freud initially used talk therapy, known as the cathartic method. Today we refer to catharsis as getting things off our chests. The superego represents the moral component of personality.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Systematic desensitization is a form of behavior modification therapy that involves the development of behavior tasks customized to the patient's specific fears. These tasks are presented to the patient while using learned relaxation techniques. The patient is incrementally exposed to the fear.