Empirically Supported Treatments for Specific Minority Groups

question 6

Multiple Choice

Empirically supported treatments for specific minority groups

• A)have not been effective.
• B)are overwhelmingly psychodynamic.
• C)rarely include a control group.
• D)are few and far between.

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Definitions:

Rationally Directed

Actions or decisions guided by logical reasoning and systematic analysis of available information, as opposed to those based on emotion or intuition.

Secondary-Process Thinking

A mature type of thinking that operates within the boundaries of logic and reality, in contrast to primary-process thinking which is more primitive and pleasure-oriented.

Freud

Refers to Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, known for his theories of the unconscious mind, the Oedipus complex, and the mechanism of repression.

Reality Principle

A psychoanalytic concept that represents the ability of the mind to assess the external world and act upon it accordingly, as opposed to acting on the pleasure principle.