Psychotherapies — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: Severe mood disorders result from fixation in the _____ phase of sexual development

Answer: oral

Flashcard 12: Dreams may manifest themselves through _____ which is a process by which the ego organizes illogical, bizarre and absurd images into a more coherent form in dreams

Answer: secondary elaboration

Flashcard 13: Is abstract thinking considered a favourable or unfavourable factor for a patient undergoing psychoanalysis?

Answer: Favourable

Extra: Psychological mindedness (the capacity for self-examination, self-reflection, and abstract thinking) is considered a favorable prognostic factor for psychoanalysis. Patients who are overly concrete or literal may struggle with the metaphorical and symbolic interpretations involved in the process.

Flashcard 14: _____ is a general term for the process of releasing strong or repressed emotions

Answer: Catharsis

Flashcard 15: Self-destruction due to rage is a form of ego defence, also known as _____

Answer: retroflexion

Flashcard 16: Is the Id conscious or unconscious?

Answer: Entirely unconscious

Flashcard 17: A reasonable, mature superego is a _____ factor for a person undergoing psychoanalysis.

Answer: favourable

Flashcard 18: When the patient is made to learn a new behaviour when exposed to his fear, by observation and imitation of the therapist this therapy is called _____.

Answer: participant modeling

Flashcard 19: _____ frustration tolerance is a favourable factor for a person undergoing psychoanalysis

Answer: High (High/Low)

Flashcard 20: Neurotic disorder results from fixation in the _____ phase of psychosexual development.

Answer: Phallic