Which of the Following Statements About Psychoanalysis Is FALSE

question 140

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about psychoanalysis is FALSE?

• A)Traditional psychoanalysis is a slow therapeutic process that may last for years.
• B)It is a myth that Sigmund Freud's patients lay on a couch during psychoanalytical sessions.
• C)The traditional form of psychoanalysis that lasts for years is still used today.
• D)As part of the therapeutic process in traditional psychoanalysis, the therapist purposely remains as neutral as possible to produce "optimal frustration" in the patient so that the patient transfers and projects unresolved conflicts onto the psychoanalyst.

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