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Psychoanalysis and existentialism both view anxiety as a pretty normal occurrence. Although they disagree on where it stems from.

When the client appears to be responding to the therapist but is in fact projecting their own issues from the past. Freud called this ________

Empowerment is the most fundamental technique of which therapeutic orientation?

Encouragement is Reality therapy’s most important (and well known) technique.

 According to reality therapists, _________ is the most important of the 5 basic needs and a lack _______ is responsible for the majority of our problems.

Client: “We just fight constantly. I love him, I really do but he just doesnt seem to care about how I feel. And I know I am no help. I make a bunch of passive aggressive comments all the time.” Therapist: “Sounds like you are not totally fulfilled in this relationship. Maybe your needs are not being met. Is it possible that you make these comments to try to get his attention/affection or reassurance?  If so, you have to ask yourself, is what I’m doing really getting me closer to my goal? If not, you can choose to do something different.” What kind of therapist is this? Pick the BEST choice

SFBT is a present oriented, problem focused orientation.

Reality therapy works well with difficult and resistant population

Gestalt therapist finds dreams to be irrelevant when trying to understand the root of the client’s problems.

According to the partial-reinforcement extinction effect (PREE), responses reinforced ______________ will tend to extinguish relatively quickly.