Regarding the effectiveness of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, all of the following are FALSE EXCEPT:

a. head-to-head controlled research studies indicate that psychoanalysis and psychoanalyticpsychotherapy are equivalent in their outcomes

b. there are no experimental research studies supporting the effectiveness of psychoanalysis compared to other forms of psychotherapy. 

c. psychoanalytic psychotherapy has considerable research support while psychoanalysis has none.
d. the benefits of psychoanalysis are documented only by clinical surveys and naturalisticeffectiveness studies.

 

ANSWER:

d. the benefits of psychoanalysis are documented only by clinical surveys and naturalisticeffectiveness studies.