The client is a bright, well-educated individual who does not believe he has an alcohol/drug problem but is in treatment because of a DWI. He reports having a highly critical, alcoholic father who is...

The client is a bright, well-educated individual who does not believe he has an alcohol/drug problem but is in treatment because of a DWI. He reports having a highly critical, alcoholic father who is retired from the military. His mother is described as a very passive individual who simply followed her husband's wishes. Think of this case in terms of five questions:

1. What are your hunches about the client's personality development issues as they relate to id, ego, and superego?

2. What defense mechanisms do you think he might use?

3. How might your gender play out in terms of transference with this client?

4. What countertransference issues may you have with him?

5. What tentative clinical interventions would you make based on the information you have written in response to the four previous questions?