For a client who exhibited frequent stomach cramps for which no medical reason could be determined, a brief psychodynamic therapist might interpret the client's experience of this symptom as a habitual way of dealing with the expression of anger if:
a. a significant past figure experienced stomach cramps.
b. the client tended to experience stomach cramps when having sex with her partner.
c. the client experienced cramps in the presence of her father, her current boyfriend, and now in the presence of the therapist.
d. the client attempted to avoid discussions of her stomach cramps.
Q. 2When a therapist listens for problem-saturated stories, the therapist is likely to be a
a. psychoanalyst.
b. behavior therapist.
c. narrative therapist.
d. reality therapist.
Q. 3In brief psychodynamic psychotherapy, transference interpretations typically consider links between the patient's behavior toward:
a. significant past figures and the therapist.
b. current life figures and toward the therapist.
c. significant past figures and current life figures, and de-emphasizes interpretation of behavior toward the therapist.
d. the therapist, current life figures, and significant past figures.
Q. 4Leagues are used in narrative therapy because they ____________ client stories.
a. externalize
b. provide unique outcomes
c. provide support for
d. reinforce
Q. 5Which of the following represent some key characteristics of brief psychodynamic therapies?
a. Setting a time limit on treatment
b. Adopting a more active and less neutral therapeutic stance
c. More rapid interpretation, particularly of transference phenomena
d. All of the above
Q. 6If a therapist says: Why do you think Bulimia is trying to physically hurt you?, the narrative therapist is using this technique.
a. alternative narrative
b. externalizing the problem
c. scaling
d. unique outcome
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