Studies Showing That Most of the Therapeutic Improvement of Clients

question 201

Multiple Choice

Studies showing that most of the therapeutic improvement of clients occurs by the 10th session of psychodynamic therapy were presented to make the argument that:

• A) interpretations do not appear to be necessary for psychodynamic therapy to be effective.
• B) there is little empirical evidence supporting the psychodynamic concept of resistance.
• C) brief psychodynamic therapy is a viable and effective alternative to traditional psychoanalysis.
• D) traditional long-term psychoanalysis yields significantly better patient outcomes than brief psychodynamic therapy does.

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