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Which three life tasks did Adler himself believe individuals must face in the world? 

What was Perls referring to when he said that clients get stage fright? Hint: This concept is based on a Freudian quote: “Thinking is trial work.”

A therapist says to her client: “You say you’re feeling fine, but your face is showing me an angry expression.” Which strategy is the therapist using?

A therapist practicing individual psychology consulted her friend, an existential therapist, for advice on a technique to use with her depressed client. Her friend’s advice was:

Glasser’s concept of total behavior includes which four distinct but inseparable components that are always occurring simultaneously?

The concept of “two-person psychology” in psychoanalysis suggests that the therapist is always:

Albert Ellis’s Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) labels clients’ thoughts that cause distress and misery as:

In the midst of a psychoanalytically oriented counseling session, Mr. Green, a client of Dr. John Sommers-Flanagan, begins sucking his thumb and then runs from the office screaming, “I want my mommmmmmy.” Which defense mechanism seems to be operating here?

Part 2 [8% points each = 40% total] Short Identification Questions (IDs):A short answer ID should briefly address the basic journalistic questions: who or what, when, where, and why. Each answer should be at least 4-5 sentences long. Be sure to discuss the significance. Write an answer for FIVE (5) of the following, even if you must guess somewhat (partial credit is better than none):The Alien and Sedition ActsThe Country Home IdealThe Cult of DomesticityThe Louisiana PurchaseMarbury v. MadisonThe Market RevolutionThe Missouri CompromiseThe Revolution of 1800TenskwatawaThe War of 1812

Ralph is seeing a therapist who likes to point out to Ralph the price he is paying by engaging in a particular unhelpful behavior pattern. Which technique is Ralph’s therapist employing?