Among Techniques Used by the Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Therapist to Alter

question 32

Multiple Choice

Among techniques used by the Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy therapist to alter maladaptive patterns, one is NOT to offer:

• A) reflection (paraphrasing clients' statements or commenting on emotional states in order to enhance their awareness of current experiences),
• B) clarification (asking clients to attend more closely to some aspects of their experience in order to see connections or patterns),
• C) interpretation (commenting on a problem or experience and relating it to the use of defense mechanisms or underlying core conflictual themes), and
• D) control (controlling clients use of defense mechanisms that are interfering with their optimal functioning).

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