1. The goal of the analytic process is
a.
adequate social adjustment.
b.
restructuring the client’s character and personality system.
c.
uncovering early experiences.
d.
achieving intense feelings in the here and now.
2. The key to understanding personality problems is
a.
through the use of diagnostic testing.
b.
by asking members to report what they are feeling.
c.
the unconscious.
d.
by analysis of resistance.
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3. In a group setting, free association could be used for all of the following EXCEPT
a.
uncovering repressed material.
b.
discouraging spontaneity among the members.
c.
working on dreams in the group.
d.
interacting with one another in the group.
b
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4. Who of the following would NOT make interpretations in the analytic group?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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5. Interpretations can be created from all of the following EXCEPT
a.
the group leader’s dreams and lifestyle.
b.
resistances that become evident in a group.
c.
reactions members have toward one another.
d.
reactions toward the group leader.
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6. Psychoanalytic dream work consists of
a.
asking the member to act out all parts of his dream.
b.
interpretation of the latent meaning of the dream.
c.
having the member analyze and interpret his own dream.
d.
the leader avoiding giving any interpretations of the dream.
b
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7. Contemporary analytically oriented practitioners are interested in
a.
their clients’ past, but they intertwine that understanding with the present and with the future.
b.
understanding their clients’ experiences at birth and have very little interest in examining the present or future.
c.
the birth order of their clients.
d.
behavioral reinforcement patterns.
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behavior of members
8. Transference in the analytic group is viewed as
a.
a sign that therapy is ineffective.
b.
unhelpful and distracting.
c.
a means to uncover past conflicts and the core of group work.
d.
a way members cannot gain increased awareness.
9. ______ is a defense mechanism whereby we try to justify our behavior by assigning logical and admirable
motives to it. Some people manufacture “good” reasons to explain away a bruised ego.
a.
Transference
b.
Countertransference
c.
Rationalization
d.
Free association
c
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10. All of the following are advantages of a group EXCEPT
a.
multiple transference can be formed.
b.
the group becomes a family of yesterday.
c.
members can benefit from one another’s work.
d.
participants can’t gain a clear sense of how their defenses and resistances are manifested.
d
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c
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11. Insight and the process of working through are considered
a.
unessential in group work.
b.
necessary before members can be considered ready to leave the group.
c.
necessary for the therapist, but not for the members.
d.
to be things that are accomplished only after a person leaves the group.
b
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12. Brief psychodynamic therapy (BPT) is
a.
mainly designed for borderline personality disorders.
b.
suitable for all clients regardless of diagnosis.
c.
appropriate for a variety of clients’ needs.
d.
primarily aimed at working with narcissistic personality disorders.
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13. When anxiety is referred to as “free–floating,” this suggests that
a.
it is floating over the unconscious, just as a ship floats over the ocean.
b.
it is vague and general, not yet having crystallized into specific form.
c.
it is close to the surface of consciousness and is thereby ready to access through free association.
d.
it is floating over the unconscious, just as a ship floats over the ocean, and it is close to the surface of
consciousness and is thereby ready to access through free association.
b
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14. In the analytic group, countertransference is seen as
a.
a sign that the members have unfinished business with the group leader.
are manifested in a group
b.
a sign that the group leader is not competent to lead the group.
c.
consists of a therapist’s unconscious emotional responses to a client based on the therapist’s own past.
d.
evidence that members are reminded of key figures in their early years in the form of the leader.
15. Which is NOT a part of the stages of analytic groups?
a.
Creating rapport through sharing of dreams
b.
Interaction through interpersonal free association
c.
Analysis of ego states
d.
Analysis of resistance
c
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16. Which ego defense mechanism involves attributing our own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and motives
to others?
a.
Displacement
b.
Projection
c.
Reaction formation
d.
Regression
b
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17. Which function is generally NOT carried out by an analytic group leader?
a.
Pointing out evidence of resistance
b.
Asking questions
c.
Making interpretations
d.
Demanding contracts from each member as a prerequisite to joinin the group
d
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c
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18. Which of the following is NOT one of Erikson’s eight stages of development?
a.
Trust versus mistrust
b.
Generativity versus stagnation
c.
Authenticity versus role playing
d.
Intimacy versus isolation
c
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19. The major task for a child of preschool age is
a.
to engage in social tasks.
b.
to explore the world.
c.
to achieve a sense of industry.
d.
to establish a sense of competence.
d
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20. The “identity crisis” is a hallmark of
a.
adolescence.
b.
young adulthood.
c.
school age children.
d.
all of these answers.
a
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21. A person who is in Erikson’s “middle age” stage
a.
is dealing with accepting the inevitability of his own death.
b.
often suffers from a feeling of hopelessness.
c.
is adjusting to retirement.
d.
is concerned with achieving intimacy in his relationships.
a
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22. A group member who has difficulty accepting her own feelings of hostility tends to view most other group members
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as hostile. It is likely that she is
a.
projecting her own hostility onto other members.
b.
quite perceptive of others’ true feelings.
c.
rationalizing her feelings.
d.
engaging in countertransference.
23. When the group therapist experiences feelings from the past that are reactivated by a group member in the present, he
or she is experiencing
a.
sublimation.
b.
psychosis.
c.
countertransference.
d.
transference.
c
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24. The psychoanalytically-oriented therapist’s role is essentially to
a.
initiate rather than to react.
b.
react rather than to initiate.
c.
adopt a nonparticipatory stance.
d.
be completely neutral.
b
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25. In today’s clinical practice, an interpretation is viewed as
a.
a proposal of meaning.
b.
an absolute truth.
c.
invalid unless it is made by a doctoral-level group practitioner.
d.
a pretentious strategy.
a
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26. Perhaps the most significant developments of recent psychoanalytic theory involve borderline and narcissistic
personality disorders. Explain the psychoanalytic approach to working with these personality disorders.
Answers will vary.
a
are manifested in a group
27. Brief psychodynamic therapy (BPT) applies the principles of psychoanalytic theory and therapy to treating selective
disorders within a preestablished time limit of generally 10 to 25 sessions. Explain the difference between the more
traditional psychoanalytic approach to group therapy and this new brief version.
28. Describe and explain the major contribution and limitations of psychoanalytic group therapy in working with
culturally diverse populations.
29. When considering whether a given theory is appropriate for working with diverse client populations in a group setting,
one key criterion is the consistency between the concepts and techniques of a theory and the cultural values of the group
members. Describe the psychoanalytic group leader and explain what will be needed for the group to be effective.
30. Describe the stages of development of an analytic group.