Psychoanalytic Techniques Are Designed Primarily to Help Patients

question 9

Multiple Choice

Psychoanalytic techniques are designed primarily to help patients

• A) focus on their immediate conscious feelings.
• B) feel more trusting toward others.
• C) become aware of their repressed conflicts and impulses.
• D) develop greater self-esteem.

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Definitions:

Psychophysiological Disorders

Disorders in which biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors interact to cause or worsen a physical illness. Also known as psychological factors affecting other medical conditions.

Sexual Disorders

Conditions that involve the disruption or distortion of any phase of the sexual response cycle, leading to distress or interpersonal difficulties.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

A psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event, characterized by flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety.

Schizophrenia

A severe mental disorder characterized by distorted thinking, perceptions, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.