Frasier Is Anxious and Upset to Learn His Employer Is

question 270

Multiple Choice

Frasier is anxious and upset to learn his employer is restructuring and will not be renewing his contract. In the weeks that follow, now unemployed, he begins telling people that losing his job was the best thing that ever happened to him and he's actually happy about it. He claims that he can now finally pursue all of his interests. He begins many large-scale projects that occupy all of his free time. What concept would Freud suggest is relevant for understanding how Frasier actually feels about losing his job?

• A)catharsis
• B)retrospection
• C)projection
• D)denial
• E)remission

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Definitions:

Behavior Therapy

A therapy based on the principles of behaviorism, focusing on modifying problematic behaviors and learning new coping mechanisms.

Anxiety

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome, often reflecting a reaction to stress.

Systematic Desensitization

A therapeutic technique used to reduce phobias or anxiety by gradually exposing a person to the feared object or situation in a controlled manner.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique where a maladaptive response to a stimulus is replaced with a more desirable one.