Freud believed that transference is beneficial to the therapeutic process because it

a. allows the therapist to become more objectively involved in the personal aspects of the
client's life.
b. provides a medium through which the client relives important early experiences.
c. is cathartic.
d. elevates his client's mood.
e. allows the therapist to project back onto the client the latter's attitudes and emotions.

b. provides a medium through which the client relives important early experiences.

Psychology

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A) behavioral autonomy. B) positive autonomy. C) emotional autonomy. D) permissive autonomy.

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Several presidents have been given conflicting advice during wartime. Some advisers urged the president to pursue a peaceful solution; others urged him to escalate bombing to overcome the enemy

These presidents did not want to go down in history as the first U.S. president to lose a war, so they have chosen to escalate, thereby prolonging the war. According to your text, this decision was most likely a consequence of the motive to a. perceive the situation as accurately as possible. b. save as many lives as possible. c. justify previous actions. d. convince the taxpayers that a tax increase was necessary.

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