Question

During her first session with her psychoanalyst, Jackie is told to lie down on the office couch while the therapist sits behind her. She is told to talk about any thoughts that come to mind and not to block any thoughts. Jackie's psychotherapist is using

Answer 1

Answer: Free association

Explanation: Free association is a technique proposed by Sigmund Freud where the patient has to tell the therapist all of their thoughts without blocking or avoiding any of them. The therapist has to mantain a certain level of arousal to identify the most meaningful things the patient is saying in order to help him/her associate them with their actual problem.