psychotherapy (10th edition.)-Corey Test Quiz Bank with
Complete Solution 2023/2024
Reaction formation * correct answers A person who unconsciously exhibits overly nice behavior to
conceal hostile feelings is probably using which ego defense?
Repression * correct answers One of the most important Freudian concepts, which consists of pushing
unacceptable life events and painful feelings into the unconscious, is:
Projection * correct answers Attributing to others the qualities or traits that are unacceptable to our own
ego is best described as:
Make the unconscious motives conscious. * correct answers The basic aim of psychoanalytic therapy is
to:
A sense of being anonymous. * correct answers A major characteristic of the classical psychoanalytic
therapists is:
Participating in free association. * correct answers The 'fundamental rule" for client in psychoanalysis is:
Interpretation. * correct answers The technique whereby the analyst explains the meaning of certain
behavior is known as:
Denial. * correct answers A person who manages his or her anxiety by distorting reality and failing to
acknowledge painful events is most likely using:
Displacement. * correct answers Directing energy toward another object or a person (when anxiety is
reduced by focusing on a "safer target") is known as:
The superego. * correct answers Jacqueline feels guilty whenever she considers taking a day off from
work for personal reasons. Which of the psychic structures postulated by Freud is fueling her guilty
feelings?
Change the client's repetitive patterns of relating to others. * correct answers The primary aim of time
limited dynamic psychotherapy is to:
Mediate between instincts and the surrounding environment. * correct answers The main function of
the ego is to:
It governs, controls and regulates the personality. * correct answers All the following are true about the
superego except:
Autonomy vs. shame and doubt. * correct answers According to Erikson, the basic struggle of early
childhood involves: