Joe has been undergoing psychoanalysis for several months. Over the past few weeks, he has become unwilling to talk about his relationship with his father and becomes uncomfortable when thoughts of him enter his mind during therapy
What process would the therapist say is occurring?
a) insight
b) reactance
c) resistance
d) transference
c
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Sandy inherited a biological predisposition toward impulsive behavior. However, she grew up in a religious family, and has several close friends who help to moderate her behavior. Sandy has ____ that reduce her impulsive behavior
a. safeguards b. defense mechanisms c. mitigating circumstances d. protective factors
Which of the following is another example of trial and error thinking that may work if the number of alternatives is small and involves trying all possibilities in a more or less arbitrary or unsystematic order?
a. pragmatics b. heuristics c. random search strategy d. insight
Anna, a psychoanalytic psychologist, created an assessment that asks individuals to describe emotions elicited by vague, geometric shapes. Anna believes that the responses made by her patients will reveal their unconscious conflicts. After administering the assessment, she intends to draw conclusions about her patients' well-being from the content of these descriptions. This assessment belongs in the category of
A. Intelligence tests B. Emotional tests C. Projective tests D. Clinical interviewing
A famous psychologist argues that there are three factors that influence personality: environment, the person, and his/her behavior. This psychologist is most likely a ______ psychologist
a) psychodynamic b) social cognitive c) psychoanalytic d) trait