A person says, "I was the only survivor in a small plane crash. Three business associates died. I got depressed and saw a counselor twice a week for 4 weeks. We talked about my feelings related to being a survivor and I'm OK now."
Which type of therapy was used?
a. Milieu therapy
b. Psychoanalysis
c. Behavior modification
d. Interpersonal psychotherapy
D
Interpersonal psychotherapy returned the patient to his former level of functioning by helping him come to terms with the loss of friends and guilt over being a survivor. Milieu therapy refers to environmental therapy. Psychoanalysis would call for a long period of exploration of unconscious material. Behavior modification would focus on changing a behavior rather than helping the patient understand what is going on in his life.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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