Group, Feminist, Complementary Flashcards
Question ID #12554: _____________ is based on the premise that illness is due to a blockage of vital life energy.
Select one:
A.
Acupuncture
B.
Reflexology
C.
Curanderismo
D.
Hypnosis
The correct answer is A.
For the exam, you want to be familiar with the information provided in the Clinical Psychology chapter on complementary and alternative medicine and indigenous healing practices. Acupuncture is based on the assumption that the body contains a vital life energy (qi) and that blockage of this energy causes illness.
Answer B: Reflexology is based on the assumption that areas in the hands and feet correspond to the glands, organs, and other parts of the body.
Answer C: Curanderismo is based on the assumption that illness arises from natural and supernatural forces.
Answer D: Hypnosis is not based on the assumption described in this question.
Question ID #12559: According to Irvin Yalom, increased willingness to self-disclose by group members is the result of:
Select one:
A.
the development of cohesiveness.
B.
the development of realistic expectations.
C.
a by-product of transference.
D.
the therapist’s authority.
The correct answer is A.
Yalom describes the first few months of a therapy group as involving three stages. In the third stage, members begin to develop trust and a sense of unity and are increasingly willing to self-disclose.
Answers B, C, and D: Yalom attributed increased participation, self-disclosure, adherence to group norms, etc. to be due to the development of group cohesiveness.
Question ID #12560: In feminist therapy, if a client says she feels that the therapist is in a position of power over her, the therapist is most likely to address this concern by:
Select one:
A.
providing empathic support.
B.
using the power differential to therapeutic advantage.
C.
acknowledging the inherent power differential.
D.
reassuring the client that the relationship is egalitarian.
The correct answer is C.
A concern for feminist therapists is the power differential that is inherent in the therapist-client relationship. A feminist therapist’s first reaction to concerns about the power differential is to acknowledge it and then to work toward minimizing it.
Answer A: This would be important but does not address the client’s concern.
Answer B: Feminist therapists acknowledge the power differential that is inherent to the therapist-client relationship and attempt to minimize it by promoting “power with” rather than “power over.”
Answer D: Feminist therapists acknowledge the power differential. Invalidating the client’s expressed reality would not be in line with feminist theory.
Question ID #12561: In comparison to repressed memories recalled without hypnosis, under hypnosis, you would be most likely to recall:
Select one:
A.
more inaccurate memories than accurate memories.
B.
more accurate memories than inaccurate memories.
C.
more vivid memories that are inaccurate.
D.
less vivid memories that are accurate.
The correct answer is A.
Research suggests that using hypnosis to help individuals recall repressed memories can have negative consequences. The studies have found that hypnosis does not seem to enhance the accuracy of memories but may produce more pseudomemories than accurate memories.
Answer B: The opposite is true.
Answers C and D: While the vividness of memories recalled during hypnosis is likely to vary, research suggests that the accuracy of these memories is unreliable.
Question ID #13543: After a therapy group has been together for several months, its members start criticizing the group leader for not disclosing any information about herself. Yalom would most likely recommend to the therapist that she:
Select one:
A.
explain to group members that self-disclosure on her part would be counterproductive.
B.
practice self-disclosing at the beginning of each session to foster group cohesion.
C.
consider responsibly self-disclosing when appropriate.
D.
refuse to self-disclose as this is a boundary issue.
The correct answer is C.
Yalom attributes the tendency of therapists NOT to self-disclose to the traditional psychoanalytic belief that the therapist must remain neutral (“opaque”) in order to encourage the development of transference. He argues, however, that other therapeutic factors may be more important. Yalom advocates some self-disclosure, pointing out that by self-disclosing, therapists act as role models and thereby facilitate interpersonal learning.
Answer A: Yalom did not believe that appropriate and responsible self-disclosure was counterproductive.
Answer B: This is not the best answer. Yalom believed that self-disclosure must be well-timed and made through a “filter of responsibility.”
Answer D: Yalom would not likely recommend that a therapist refuse to self-disclose.
Question ID #13832: Self-in-relation theory is an approach to feminist object relations theory and differs from traditional object relations theory in:
Select one:
A.
its denial of basic gender differences.
B.
its incorporation of biological factors into interpersonal explanations for gender differences.
C.
its explanation of gender differences in terms of same-gender versus opposite-gender influences in the mother-child relationship.
D.
its minimization of the mother’s role in determining gender differences.
The correct answer is C.
Self-in-relation theorists (e.g., Okun, 1990) extend traditional object relations theory by emphasizing the differences in socialization that occur because of the same-gender versus opposite-gender relationship between mother and child. According to this view, the mother’s socialization practices differ, depending on the gender of her child. Specifically, girls are taught to stay connected (attached) to the mother, while boys are taught to separate. Feminist therapists have discussed how this difference contributes to gender differences in a variety of domains (e.g., achievement, moral development).
Answer A: On the contrary, self-in-relation theory emphasizes the role of gender-based differences in socialization.
Answer B: Self-in-relation theory focuses on differences inherent to socialization rather than biology.
Answer D: The mother’s role is emphasized in self-in-relation theory.
