Describe psychoanalysis. Include information about its theoretical background, how it seeks to help people, its key concepts, and an evaluation of its effectiveness
What will be an ideal response?
* Psychoanalytic therapy was developed by Sigmund Freud with the goal of uncovering unconscious conflicts and feelings in order to bring them to the conscious level through a number of techniques including: free association, dream interpretation, resistance, and transference.
* Psychoanalytic therapy has been criticized because it is difficult to test many of its concepts.
* Evidence exists contrary to some of its assumptions (e.g., symptom substitution).
* It can be costly and requires a number of sessions over an extended period of time.
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People hear a tone, followed by a puff of air to the eyes, which causes an eyeblink. After a few pairings, people blink their eyes when they hear the tone. What are the tone and the puff of air?
a. The tone is the conditioned stimulus and the puff of air is the unconditioned stimulus. b. The tone is the conditioned stimulus and the puff of air is the conditioned response. c. The tone is the unconditioned stimulus and the puff of air is the unconditioned response. d. The tone is the conditioned response and the puff of air is the unconditioned response.
Which of the following contributes to levels of aggression in children?
a. Parental substance abuse b. Motherabsence c. Inductive punishing d. Higher intelligence