Lately,Jameson Finds Himself Struggling Emotionally During the Holidays

question 41

Multiple Choice

Lately,Jameson finds himself struggling emotionally during the holidays.He feels increasingly frustrated with making travel plans,gift shopping,and sitting at holiday dinners trying to make light conversation with relatives.Jameson's therapist asks him a series of questions about his childhood,such as his relationship with his parents.He is asked to recall,in depth,his interactions with his parents,particularly during holiday events.The therapist tells Jameson that his conflictive relationship with his parents may be a source of the problem with his emotional struggles during the holidays.What type of therapy does this scenario illustrate?

• A)Psychoanalytical therapy
• B)Cognitive therapy
• C)Humanistic therapy
• D)Behavioral therapy

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Definitions:

Placebo Effect

A beneficial effect, produced by a placebo drug or treatment, that cannot be attributed to the properties of the placebo itself, and must therefore be due to the patient's belief in that treatment.

Double-Blind Procedures

Experimental procedures in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, to prevent bias.

Placebo Effects

The phenomenon in which a person experiences a physical or psychological improvement after receiving a treatment that has no therapeutic value.

Hindsight Bias

Hindsight Bias is the tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that one would have predicted or expected the outcome, even though it could not have been reasonably predicted.