In the Course of Her Psychoanalysis, Helen Felt Increasingly Attracted

question 127

Multiple Choice

In the course of her psychoanalysis, Helen felt increasingly attracted to her therapist, who began to remind her of her late father. She often tried to please him and make him proud of her as she had done with her father. Helen's behaviour illustrates the process of

• A) unconditional acceptance.
• B) transference.
• C) fusion.
• D) abreaction.

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Definitions:

Fight-Or-Flight Response

A biological response triggered by an apparent harmful occurrence, assault, or danger to one's continued existence.

Emotion-Focused Coping

Attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to our stress reaction.

Adaptation-Level Phenomenon

Our tendency to form judgments (of sounds, of lights, of income) relative to a neutral level defined by our prior experience.

Unhealthy Blood Pressure

A condition where the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high or too low, leading to health problems.