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student77 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A patient had psychotherapy weekly for 5 months. The therapist used free association, dream analysis, and facilitated transference to help the patient understand conflicts and foster change. Select the term that applies to this method.

a. Rational-emotive behavior therapy
b. Psychodynamic psychotherapy
c. Cognitive-behavioral therapy
d. Operant conditioning

Question 2

Consider this comment from a therapist: The patient is homosexual but has kept this preference secret. Severe anxiety and depression occur when the patient anticipates family reactions to this sexual orientation.

Which perspective is evident in the speaker?

a. Theory of interpersonal relationships
b. Classical conditioning theory
c. Psychosexual theory
d. Behaviorism theory

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The techniques are aspects of psychodynamic psychotherapy. The distracters use other techniques.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The theory of interpersonal relationships recognizes the anxiety and depression as resulting from unmet interpersonal security needs. Behaviorism and classical conditioning theories do not apply. A psychosexual formulation would focus on uncovering unconscious material that relates to the patient problem.