In Psychoanalysis, the Term Resistance Refers to The

question 91

Multiple Choice

In psychoanalysis, the term resistance refers to the:

• A)patient's reluctance to lie on the couch during psychoanalytic sessions.
• B)interpretation of dream symbols.
• C)patient's unconscious attempts to block the process of revealing repressed memories and conflicts.
• D)patient unconsciously responding to the therapist as though the therapist were a significant person in the patient's life.

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Definitions:

Degradation

The process by which something is reduced in quality, value, or integrity.

Cyclical Pattern

A sequence of events or phenomena that recur in a regular, predictable cycle or series.

Domestic Violence

A pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner, including physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or threats.

Patriarchal

Related to a social system where men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.