After Many Sessions of Psychodynamic Therapy, Dan at Some Point

question 260

Multiple Choice

After many sessions of psychodynamic therapy, Dan at some point becomes reluctant to talk about a certain topic, by either changing the subject or becoming silent. Dan is experiencing ________.

• A) resistance
• B) a Freudian slip
• C) a Freudian trip
• D) interpretation

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Definitions:

Implicit Association Tests (IAT)

Psychological assessments that measure the strength of associations between concepts in one's memory, revealing unconscious biases.

Reaction Time

The amount of time taken to respond to a stimulus, often used as a measure of sensory and mental processing speed.

Subtle Prejudices

Implicit biases or forms of discrimination that are not overt or openly expressed.

Internal Attributions

The process of assigning the cause of behavior to some internal characteristic, rather than to outside forces.