The Text Authors Conclude That Meta-Analyses Indicate That Brief Psychodynamic

question 22

Multiple Choice

The text authors conclude that meta-analyses indicate that brief psychodynamic therapy:

• A)is less effective than other treatments,but superior to no treatment.
• B)is not always superior to no treatment,and sometimes as effective as other treatments.
• C)just as effective as alternative treatments,and definitely superior to no treatment.
• D)is more effective than no treatment,and slightly better than other treatments.

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Definitions:

Static Reasoning

A type of thinking where an individual assumes the world is unchanging and what is true now will always be true.

Magical Thinking

The belief that one's thoughts, actions, or words can directly influence the external world in an irrational way, often characteristic of childhood developmental stages.

Centration

A cognitive limitation in early childhood, where one focuses on a single, salient aspect of an object or situation, ignoring other relevant features.

Conservation

In cognitive development, the understanding that properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects.