Match the List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | Cognitive Therapy | (I) | Free association and dream analysis |
| (B) | Psychodynamic Therapy | (II) | Identification of faulty conditioning patterns and setting up of alternate behavioural contingencies |
| (C) | Behavioural Therapy | (III) | Methods that are employed challenge faulty thinking patterns |
| (D) | Existential Therapy | (IV) | Provides an environment which is positive, accepting and non-judgmental |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
(A) Cognitive Therapy — this matches (III) Methods that are employed challenge faulty thinking patterns. Cognitive methods locate distress in irrational thoughts and beliefs, so they challenge the faulty thinking patterns of the client to help her or him overcome psychological distress.
(B) Psychodynamic Therapy — this matches (I) Free association and dream analysis. Psychodynamic therapy sees intrapsychic conflicts as the cause of problems and uses free association and reporting of dreams to bring out the client’s thoughts and feelings, which are then interpreted to her or him.
(C) Behavioural Therapy — this matches (II) Identification of faulty conditioning patterns and setting up of alternate behavioural contingencies. Behaviour therapy holds that problems come from faulty learning, so it identifies the faulty conditioning patterns and sets up new contingencies to improve behaviour.
(D) Existential Therapy — this matches (IV) Provides an environment which is positive, accepting and non-judgmental. In existential therapy the therapist provides a positive, accepting and non-judgmental environment and acts as a facilitator, and the client arrives at solutions through personal growth.
NCERT (2025-26): “Type of Therapies … 3. What is the chief method of treatment? Psychodynamic therapy uses the methods of free association and reporting of dreams to elicit the thoughts and feelings of the client. This material is interpreted to the client to help her/him to confront and resolve the conflicts and thus overcome problems. Behaviour therapy identifies the faulty conditioning patterns and sets up alternate behavioural contingencies to improve behaviour. The cognitive methods employed in this type of therapy challenge the faulty thinking patterns of the client to help her/him overcome psychological distress. The existential therapy provides a therapeutic environment which is positive, accepting, and nonjudgmental. The client is able to talk about the problems and the therapist acts as a facilitator. The client arrives at the solutions through a process of personal growth.…” |