Clinical- Psychodynamic Flashcards
____ are used by the ego to ward off anxiety resulting from conflicts between id impulses and the demands of the superego or reality
Defense mechanisms
channeling an id impulse into a more acceptable artistic or intellectual activity
sublimation
restating clients remarks in clearer terms
clarification
helps client see behavior in a new way
confrontation
used to bring unconscious material to conscious awareness
interpretation
preceded by catharsis and insight and involves an assimilation of new insights into the personality
Working through
unconscious process in which client projects an earlier relationship onto the therapist
transference
therapists projection of unconscious feelings onto the client
countertransference
Klein, Fairbairn, Mahler, and Kernberg
Object relations theorists
This person developed a stage theory of early development that emphasizes the importance of the separation-individuation process (outcome is the achievement of a separate identity; problems may lead to maladaptive behavior in adulthood)
Mahler
Proposes that gender differences can be traced to difference in mother-son and mother-daughter parenting practices. As a result, male identify is defined in terms of separation, while female is based more on relations with others.
Feminist revision of object relations theory
Adopt a phenomenological approach that views each person as unique
- recognize the influence of the past but focus on the here and now
- assume people have an innate capacity for growth or self-actualization
- stress importance of developing awareness of one’s own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
- reject traditional assessment techniques and diagnostic labels
Humanistic Therapies
this type of humanistic therapy assumes that people have an innate self-actualizing tendency that serves as major motivator
Roger’s Client centered therapy
____ becomes disorganized when the person experiences incongruence between self and experience as a result of conditional positive regard
Self concept
____causes anxiety in client-centered approach
incongruence
Primary goal is to achieve congruence so the person can become more self-actualized
client-centered therapy
3 facilitative components of client-centered therapy
unconditional positive regard; genuinness; accurate empathic understanding
in client centured genuinness, therapist must be _____
authentic, with no facade.
Person associated with Gestalt Therapy
Fritz Perls
This therapy assumes people have the capacity to self-regulate, or assume responsibility for fulfilling their own physical and psychological needs
gestalt therapy
This therapy considers the primary motivator of human behavior to be an innate striving for equilibrium (homeostasis)
gestalt
the point of contact between person and environment is called the _____.
contact boundary
______is a growth disturbance that develops when a boundary disturbance interferes with the ability to maintain a state of equilibrium
maladaptive behavior
occurs when a person psychologically swallows whole concepts; when they accept concepts, facts, standards, from the environment without understanding or assimilating them. These people have trouble distinguishing between “me” and “not me” and are often overly compliant.
Introjection
