15. Psychological Therapies

_____ is an insight therapy that emphasizes revealing the unconscious conflicts, urges, and desires that are assumed to cause disordered emotions and behavior.

The method of free association was developed by

Individuals who are extremely withdrawn or who experience psychotic symptoms are generally not good candidates for _____ treatment.

An insight therapy that emphasizes revealing unconscious conflicts, urges, and desires that may be causing mental disorders is called

_____ is a technique in which a person is encouraged to talk about anything that comes to mind without fear of negative evaluations.

When the therapist becomes a symbol of a parental authority figure from the past, the patient is experiencing __________, according to psychoanalytic theory.

Ursula has a dream that she is in the grocery store and cannot find her children. Her therapist uses this actual dream imagery, or _____ content, to learn about issues that might be important to Ursula. The therapist will first have to take this actual dream scenario and interpret it for its underlying symbols.