Julian is telling his psychoanalyst about a dream he had the previous night. “It was so weird. I was sliding down a long chute in the middle of a forest, snapping off tree branches left and right that kept appearing in front of me. It sounds like it should have been dangerous, but in the dream it was fun and I didn’t want it to end.” “Ah,” the therapist replied, “you’re eager for advancement at work but have to make do with your current position.” Which element of Julian’s dream represents the latent content?
A) Tree branches
B) Being eager for advancement at work
C) Sliding down a chute
D) Being in the forest
B) Being eager for advancement at work
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A. preoperational B. concrete operational C. formal operational D. sensorimotor
ALL BUT WHICH of the following is an accurate statement about prediction?
a. Clinicians are often asked to make specific predictions about client behavior. b. It is usually possible to make valid, specific predictions on the basis of diagnostic and general background information. c. Sometimes predictions may appear invalid because people change their behavior in response to them. d. All of the above are accurate statements about prediction.
The tendency to seek pleasure and avoid pain is called
(a) homeostasis (b) hypergamy (c) hedonism (d) habituation
In order for Adrian to be able to behave in a self-controlled fashion, he must
A) be taught how to sit still and be quiet, particularly in structured settings. B) have some ability to think of himself as a separate, autonomous being who can direct his own actions. C) be able to obey simple requests and commands. D) learn how to distinguish and coordinate moral imperatives.