A Therapist Is Interested in Helping Her Client Get a Clearer

question 51

Multiple Choice

A therapist is interested in helping her client get a clearer understanding of his motives and actions. This therapist is most likely to be a/an __________

• A) action therapist.
• B) insight therapist.
• C) biomedical therapist.
• D) relationship therapist .

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Definitions:

Reality Principle

In psychoanalytic theory, it is the counterbalance to the pleasure principle, guiding behavior to consider the external world and act in realistic ways.

Self-Serving Bias

A readiness to perceive oneself favorably.

Defensive Self-Esteem

This refers to a form of self-esteem that is fragile and highly reactive to criticism, often involving a defensive or hostile attitude as a protective mechanism.

Narcissism

Excessive self-love or vanity; self-admiration that is characterized by a lack of empathy for others.