If Your Therapist Tends to Focus on Issues of Death

question 101

Multiple Choice

If your therapist tends to focus on issues of death, freedom, isolation, and meaninglessness, he or she would probably be classified as a(n) __________ therapist.

• A)psychodynamic
• B)existential
• C)Gestalt
• D)client-centered

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Definitions:

Experimenter Expectancy Effect

The influence that the researcher's expectations can have on the outcome of a study, potentially biasing the results.

Floor Effect

Failure of a measure to detect a difference because it was too difficult.

Paper-and-pencil Questionnaire

A traditional survey method where participants respond to questions written on paper by physically marking their answers.

Functional MRI

A neuroimaging technique that measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow.