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National Counselor Exam: Theories
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Sigmund Freud is the father of ____________
Definition
Psychoanalysis
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Carl Jung is the father of _____________
Definition
Analytical Psychology
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Alfred Adler is the father of ____________
Definition
Individual Psychology
Term
Eric Berne created this theory
Definition
Transactional Analysis
Term
The three ego states of TA (Transactional Analysis)
Definition
1. Child
2. Adult
3. Parent
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Transference
Definition
Client displaces emotion felt toward a parent onto the counselor.
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Ego
Definition
Freudian concept; the executive administrator of the personality and the reality principle.
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Eros
Definition
Freudian concept of self-preservation; in contrast with Thanatos, death instinct/self-destruction.
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Thanatos
Definition
Freudian concept of the death instinct/self-destruction; in contrast with Eros, self-preservation.
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Id
Definition
Freudian concept; present at birth and never matures. Operates mainly out of awareness to satisfy instinctual needs according to the pleasure principle.
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Superego
Definition
Freudian concept; the ego ideal that judges behavior as right or wrong. Superego strives for perfection, rather than pleasure (id).
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Free Association
Definition
Freudian concept; Classical analyst would instruct the client to "say whatever comes to mind."
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Joseph Wolpe developed this paradigm:
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Systematic Desensitization
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Systematic Desensitization
Definition
Form of behavior therapy based on Pavlov's classical conditioning.
Term
According to Freud, dreams have ________ and __________ content.
Definition
1. Manifest (surface meaning)
2. Latent (hidden or unconscious meaning)
Term
Insight
Definition
Process of making a client aware of something which was previously unknown; a novel sudden understanding of a problem. Increases self-knowledge.
Term
Anna O.
Definition
Known as the first psychoanalytic patient under the care of Joseph Breuer, a colleague of Freud's. Suffered from hysteria; during hypnosis, she would recall painful events and talking about the painful events brought her relief (i.e., the "talking cure").
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Little Hans
Definition
Case study that reflects psychoanalytic explanations of behavior: 5-year-old boy had a fear of going into the streets and having a horse bite him. Freud used Oedipus complex and castration anxiety as explanation for the boy's fear.
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Little Albert
Definition
Case associated with John Watson, pioneer of American behaviorism. Conditioned Little Albert to fear a white rat by hitting a steel bar whenever Little Albert went near the animal.
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Schreber
Definition
Wrote "Memoirs of a Mental Patient"; Freud published a commentary on this autobiography and titled it "Psychoanalytical Notes upon an Autobiographical Account of a Case of Paranoia." Schreber thought he would be transformed into a woman, become God's mate, and produce a healthier race. Freud thought Schreber was struggling with homosexuality.
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Topographical Theory
Definition
Freudian theory: mind is seen as an iceberg.
1. conscious
2. preconscious
3. unconscious
Term
The most important concept in Freud's theory is ___________.
Definition
The unconscious mind
Term
The most controversial aspect of Freud's theory is _____________.
Definition
The Oedipus/Electra complex
Term
SUDs
Definition
Subjective Units of Distress scale; used in forming a hierarchy to perform Wolpe's systematic desensitization.
Term
Freud refers to ________________ as the "psychopathology of everyday life."
Definition
Slips of the tounge/ "parapraxis"
Term
Ego defense mechanisms
Definition
Freudian concept; unconscious processes that serve to minimize anxiety and protect the self from severe id or superego demands.
Term
The most important defense mechanism is (according to Freudians): ____________
Definition
Repression, an automatic and involuntary response in which the individual truly forgets the incident.
Term
Name 10 defense mechanisms:
Definition
1. Repression
2. Rationalization
3. Denial
4. Compensation
5. Identification
6. Displacement
7. Reaction formation
8. Introjection
9. Projection
10. Sublimation
Term
Sour Grapes rationalization
Definition
Defense mechanism; Underrating a reward (e.g., "I didn't want it anyways).
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Sweet Lemons rationalization
Definition
Defense mechanism; Overrating a reward (e.g., "I love driving an hour to work because it allows me to decompress").
Term
The purpose of interpretation in counseling is ________________
Definition
To make clients aware of their unconscious processes.
Term
Organ inferiority relates mainly to the work of which psychologist?
Definition
Alfred Adler's individual psychology.
Term
Carl Jung said men operate on logic or the _______ principle, while women are intuitive, operating on the _________ principle.
Definition
Logos; Eros
Term
______ emphasized the drive for superiority.
Definition
Alfred Adler
Term
In contrast with Freud, the neo-Freudians emphasized _________.
Definition
Social factors. Alfred Adler, Karen Horney, Erik Erikson, Harry Stack Sullivan, and Erich Fromm stressed the importance of cultural/social factors and interpersonal relations.
Term
Adler emphasized that people wish to belong. This is known as _____________.
Definition
Social connectedness
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Anima
Definition
Jung; feminine side
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Animus
Definition
Jung; masculine side
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