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Therapy: Helping

Troubled People

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PREVIEW QUIZ

True or False

1. TFThe literal meaning of the term psychotherapyis “healing of the mind”
   or “healing of the self.”


2. TFThe main way that Freud explored the unconscious roots of mental-
   emotional problems was with the “digging” tool of operant condi-
   tioning.


3. TFClient-centered therapy is based on the assumption that the troubled
   person has powerful inner resources, resources that will help the indi-
   vidual think and feel better.


4. TFBehavior therapy is based on the assumption that mental and emo-
   tional problems often arise because of repressed memories and forbid-
   den wishes.


5. TFAntipsychotic agents are drugs that treat mental disorders character-
   ized by chronic anxiety.

(Answers can be found on page 245.)

As you learned in chapter 14, suffering is usually associated with various

mental disorders. Mental health professionals seek ways to alleviate this