Compared to the Years Following WWII, Which of the Following

question 76

Multiple Choice

Compared to the years following WWII, which of the following represents a change in psychotherapy because of changes in health insurance (such as the development of HMOs) ?

• A) More people have insurance, so therapies tend to last much longer than in the past.
• B) Therapy tends to take longer now because there are so many more diagnoses listed in DSM-IV.
• C) The Freudian approach to psychotherapy has become increasingly popular since HMOs officially recognized the benefit of dream analysis.
• D) There is now extensive research on the effectiveness of the different types of psychotherapy.

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Definitions:

Field Theory

A psychological framework suggesting that human behavior is determined by a field of interacting factors or forces.

Power

The ability or capacity to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events.

Cohesion

The measure of how well the members of a group work together to achieve their common goals.

Interaction

A process by which two or more entities or individuals influence each other through communication or direct contact.