A Psychotherapy Patient Is Asked to Lie on a Couch

question 269

Multiple Choice

A psychotherapy patient is asked to lie on a couch and talk about anything that comes to mind, in the hope that her ramblings will eventually help her gain insight into her wishes, fears, repressed emotional conflicts, and the workings of her unconscious mind. The type of therapy in which this patient is involved is most likely ______.

• A) Gestalt therapy
• B) psychoanalysis
• C) behavioral therapy
• D) humanistic therapy

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