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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Definitions:

Primary Appraisal

The initial evaluation process in which an individual assesses the significance of a stressor as neutral, positive, or stressful.

Cortisol

A steroid hormone released by the adrenal glands in response to stress and low blood-glucose concentration, playing a vital role in the body's stress response and affecting immune responses.

Inflammation

The body's natural response to injury or infection, leading to redness, warmth, swelling, and sometimes pain at the affected site.

ACTH

Adrenocorticotropic hormone, a hormone produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal glands to release cortisol, important for stress response.