Contemporary Psychoanalysis Has Undergone a Paradigm Shift from Drive Reduction

question 37

Multiple Choice

Contemporary psychoanalysis has undergone a paradigm shift from drive reduction to the relational model.The most fundamental difference between relational and classical forms of psychoanalysis is that:

• A)dynamic interpretations were no longer regarded as important change process.
• B)insight was no longer regarded as important and was replaced by corrective emotional experiencing.
• C)the transference was viewed as an intersubjective process between patient and therapist.
• D)the therapist's countertransference was more actively avoided.

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