A Psychodynamic Therapist Would Use All of the Following Techniques

question 56

Multiple Choice

A psychodynamic therapist would use all of the following techniques for treating a patient with borderline personality disorder, except:

• A) Challenging maladaptive interpretations of interpersonal events
• B) Help the client understand splitting defenses
• C) Interpret clients' transference relationships with the therapist
• D) Help clients learn strategies to solve day-to-day problems

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Definitions:

Dream Analysis

a psychoanalytic technique that interprets the hidden meaning of dreams to understand unconscious desires or concerns.

Personality Changes

Alterations in an individual's characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving, which may occur due to various factors.

Middle Age

The period in human life ranging from about 45 to 65 years old, often considered a time of adjustment to aging.

Psychic Energy

In psychoanalytic theory, the force or impulse that drives behaviors and processes in the human mind, originating from the id, ego, and superego.