Read the following text and try the quick exercise below it.
Primal Therapy
Primal therapy is a trauma-based psychotherapy created by Arthur Janov, who argues that neurosis is caused by the repressed pain of childhood trauma. According to Janov, repressed pain can be sequentially brought to conscious awareness for resolution through re-experiencing specific incidents and fully expressing the resulting pain during therapy. In therapy, the patient recalls and reenacts a particularly disturbing past experience, usually from early in life, and expresses normally repressed anger or frustration, especially through spontaneous and unrestrained screams, hysteria or violence. Janov criticises the talking therapies as they deal primarily with the cerebral cortex and higher-reasoning areas and do not access the source of emotional pain within the more basic parts of the central nervous system.
Primal therapy became very influential during a brief period in the early 1970s, after the publication of Janov's first book, The Primal Scream. It inspired hundreds of spin-off clinics worldwide and served as an inspiration for many popular cultural icons. Singer-songwriter John Lennon and actor James Earl Jones were prominent advocates of primal therapy. However, it has since declined in popularity, partly because Janov did not produce enough evidence to convince research-oriented psychotherapists of its effectiveness.
Are the following statements true, false or not given?
- During primal therapy sessions, patients are encouraged to remember traumatic childhood events.
- Primal therapy patients must talk calmly to the therapist.
- Primal therapy enjoyed a short heyday.
- Although it is less popular these days, many people still advocate this form of therapy.
1. True
2. Not given
3. True
4. False
Posted by: Jason | March 02, 2020 at 10:05
true
false
not given
false
Posted by: Srishti | March 02, 2020 at 10:15
T
F
T
Not given
Posted by: Beomsu | March 02, 2020 at 10:53
My answer is:
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. Not Given
Posted by: Phương | March 02, 2020 at 10:59
1. TRUE
2. NOT GIVEN
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
Posted by: QUAN | March 02, 2020 at 11:28
1. T, 2. F, 3. T, 4. NG
Posted by: Pachu | March 02, 2020 at 11:45
True
(reenacts a particularly disturbing past experience, usually from early in life)
False
(and expresses normally repressed anger or frustration, especially through spontaneous and unrestrained screams, hysteria or violence. )
True
(very influential during a brief period in the early 1970s)
NG
(However, it has since declined in popularity,)
Posted by: MarkJ | March 02, 2020 at 11:50
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. NOT GIVEN
Posted by: Dat | March 02, 2020 at 12:55
1.TRUE
particularly disturbing past experience=traumatic experience
Usually from an early life=childhood
2.FALSE
expresses normally repressed anger of frustration,through spontaneous unrestrained screams
3.TRUE
became influential in the early 1970,.............However,it has since declined in popularity("it has since" refers to the 1970, so it had very little time of fame)
4.NOT GIVEN
We do not know who was in favour of this therapy, there is nothing about people advocating for this therapy in the end.
Posted by: 감바르 | March 02, 2020 at 12:55
True
False
Not Given
Not Given
Thanks for your great website Simon.
Posted by: Iman Mosaheb | March 02, 2020 at 13:16
1 TRUE
2 NOT GIVEN
3 TRUE
4 NOT GIVEN
Posted by: Tinh | March 02, 2020 at 13:25
Simon, we are waiting for your answer
Posted by: Sandeep Mukarjee | March 02, 2020 at 15:52
1.T During primal therapy sessions, patients are encouraged to (remember = recalls ) traumatic (childhood = early life )events
2. NG (no mention of must talk ; calm =/ anger)
3. T (short = brief ; heyday = very influential during a period)
4. F (still advocate = since declined in popularity)
Posted by: Sajan | March 02, 2020 at 19:22
correction
4. =/
Posted by: Sajan | March 02, 2020 at 19:24
1. T
2. F
3. T
4. NG
Posted by: Sajan | March 02, 2020 at 19:47
CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. Not Given
Posted by: Simon | March 02, 2020 at 20:48
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. Note given
Posted by: Datth | March 02, 2020 at 23:49
During primal therapy sessions, patients are encouraged to remember traumatic childhood events.
1. T
In therapy, the patient recalls and reenacts a particularly disturbing past experience, usually from early in life...
Primal therapy patients must talk calmly to the therapist.
2. F
...expresses normally repressed anger or frustration, especially through spontaneous and unrestrained screams, hysteria or violence.
Primal therapy enjoyed a short heyday.
3. T
...became very influential during a brief period...It inspired hundreds of spin-off clinics worldwide and served as an inspiration for many popular cultural icons.
Although it is less popular these days, many people still advocate this form of therapy.
4. NG
...it has since declined in popularity (But we don't know if there's still anyone promote this therapy, there's no clue in this article.)
Posted by: BoXiangWang | March 03, 2020 at 03:14
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. Not given
Posted by: Keiko | March 03, 2020 at 05:23
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. NOT GIVEN
Posted by: Kelsey | March 03, 2020 at 05:52
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. Not Given
Posted by: Mirabella | March 03, 2020 at 11:38
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. Not Given
Posted by: Kannu Ghai | March 05, 2020 at 06:02
1.True
2. Not given
3. Not given
4. true
Posted by: sam | March 07, 2020 at 08:49
1. True
2. Not given
3. True
4. False
Posted by: Hanhvu | March 07, 2020 at 12:51
1. True
2. Not given
3. True
4. False
Posted by: Nathane Lee | March 08, 2020 at 03:56
True
Not g
T
False
Posted by: AKINKUNMI | March 09, 2020 at 07:33
T
F
T
Ng
Posted by: Shimahj | March 13, 2020 at 16:39
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. Not Given
Posted by: [email protected] | March 13, 2020 at 17:19
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. NOT GIVEN
Posted by: Alex Yeung | March 15, 2020 at 02:15
in my opinion
1. true
2. not given
3. true
4. false
Posted by: aurora | March 20, 2020 at 16:02
1. T (patient recalls and reenacts a particularly disturbing past experience, usually from early in life)
2. F (expresses normally repressed anger or frustration)
3. T (Primal therapy became very influential during a brief period in the early 1970s)
4. NG (it has since declined in popularity) it's true that the therapy is less popular but there's no information about number of advocates nowaday
Posted by: Hue | March 25, 2020 at 15:04
1-T 2- NG 3- T 4- T
Posted by: sabreen | March 30, 2020 at 01:44
1 True
2 NG
3 TRUE
4 FALSE
Posted by: yuan | April 01, 2020 at 06:14
1.T
2.F
3.T
4.NG
Posted by: Joshua | April 06, 2020 at 17:35
1.T
2.F
3.T
4.F
Posted by: drnrsl | April 08, 2020 at 13:21
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. Not given
Posted by: Isabelle | April 12, 2020 at 17:32
1.True
2.False
3.Not Given
4.True
Posted by: Sophia | April 14, 2020 at 08:01
1) True,
2)False
3)Not sure but i think its false.
4)True
Posted by: Nazmul Haque | April 17, 2020 at 20:00
1.True
2.False
3.True
4.Not Given
Posted by: Diem Phuong | April 19, 2020 at 10:01
1)True
2)Not given
3)True
4)False
Posted by: Md.nazmul haque | April 20, 2020 at 17:18
1-T 2-F 3-T 4-NG
Posted by: Oqiljon | April 21, 2020 at 20:20
T
NG
T
F
Posted by: Shab | May 09, 2020 at 12:04
how i can the right answers ??
i hope some one can answer me
Posted by: Mudher | May 19, 2020 at 02:22
y the last oneis not given when in next line he says about prominent singers have advocate (Singer-songwriter John Lennon and actor James Earl Jones were prominent advocates of primal therapy)
Posted by: kabir | May 20, 2020 at 18:49
True
False
Not given
True
Posted by: ankita agarwal | June 08, 2020 at 10:15
T F T NG
Posted by: Vu Hong Quang | June 15, 2020 at 22:07
True
False
Not given
False
Posted by: Amit | July 05, 2020 at 10:40
T
F
T
NG
Posted by: Helen | July 05, 2020 at 14:48
T
F
T
NG
Posted by: Minh Hoang | July 08, 2020 at 13:45
True
False
True
Notgiven
Posted by: Tolulope | July 09, 2020 at 10:43
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE
TRUE
Posted by: EDYSON | July 12, 2020 at 12:22
True false not given true
Posted by: Mandeep kaur | July 19, 2020 at 13:51
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE
NOT GIVEN
Posted by: Herlina | July 28, 2020 at 03:12
T
F
NG
F
Posted by: carla | July 30, 2020 at 20:36
True
Not Given
False
True
Posted by: Fara | August 03, 2020 at 11:19
T
F
T
NG
Posted by: Fatimah | August 11, 2020 at 01:19
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. Not given
Posted by: Mehak ghuman | August 12, 2020 at 15:18
1-True
2-False
3-True
4-Not given
Posted by: Eunnie | August 13, 2020 at 16:38
Hi, I just took the Ielts test last week and I wrote T/F/NG instead of True/False/Not given. Is it still acceptable ? I'm so worried
Posted by: Alice | October 17, 2020 at 15:25