The Concept of Using Storytelling and Metaphor to Create Helpful

question 28

Multiple Choice

The concept of using storytelling and metaphor to create helpful or healing imagery-based suggestions has a long and deep tradition in the world's major religions, in indigenous traditions such as those practiced by Native Americans, and in traditional Chinese medicine among others. Even though this method has been practiced for several millennia, psychologists were generally slow to adopt it until the late 1960s when Joseph Wolpe incorporated ____ into his systematic desensitization method.

• A) guided imagery
• B) autogenic training
• C) progressive muscle relaxation
• D) exposure imagery

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Definitions:

Psychoanalyst

A professional trained in psychoanalysis, the method for treating mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind.

Weak Ego

Refers to an individual's fragile self-identity, which can struggle to deal with stress or maintain a firm sense of self.

Unconditional Positive Regard

An accepting and non-judgmental form of affection and respect, regardless of a person's behavior or beliefs.

Carl Rogers

An influential American psychologist who founded the humanistic approach to psychology, emphasizing empathy, personal growth, and the inherent goodness of individuals.