A nurse is watching a video that depicts a client and therapist interacting. The client is asked to say whatever comes to his mind. The nurse identifies this as which of the following?
A) Dream work
B) Free association
C) Gestalt therapy
D) Classical conditioning
Ans: B
The video is depicting free association, as described by Freud, in which a person verbalizes spontaneous, uncensored words of whatever comes to mind. Dream work refers to the interpretation of dreams as part of psychoanalysis. Gestalt therapy involves individual and group exercises to bring unmet needs into awareness. Classical conditioning refers to behavior that occurs in response to a stimulus.
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