Joe Has Been Undergoing Psychoanalysis for Several Months

question 4

Multiple Choice

Joe has been undergoing psychoanalysis for several months. Over the past few weeks, he has become unwilling to talk about his relationship with his father and becomes uncomfortable when thoughts of him enter his mind during therapy. What process would the therapist say is occurring?

• A) insight
• B) reactance
• C) resistance
• D) transference

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Definitions:

Mental Age

The level of mental ability or intelligence of an individual as compared to the average mental capability for their actual age.

Chronological Age

A person's age measured in years from their date of birth.

Multiplied

Increased or expanded in quantity or number through the process of multiplication.

Savant Syndrome

A rare condition where someone with significant mental disabilities demonstrates certain abilities far in excess of average.