Clinical Psychology Flashcards
Freudian
Deterministic and pessimistic view
*unresolved unconscious conflict
ID- at birth
Ego - 6 months
Super ego - 5 y.o.
Defense mechanism = result of conflict between ID and Superego
Freudian- 4 Steps to treatment
Confrontation (recognize maladaptive behavior)
Clarification (understand cause)
Interpretation (link conscious to unconscious)
Catharsis (repeated interpretation)
Jungian Psychology
Behavior is effected by past and future
(Both positive and negative forces)
2 Unconscious (personal and collective)
Personal Unconscious = own experiences
Collective Unconscious = symbols passed down from generation to generation (Earth mother, etc.)
Archetypes (parts of self):
1.Persona
2. Shadow
3. Hero
4. Anima & Animus
*Goal = Individuation
Adler’s individual Psychology
Social interest and social connectedness
*Teleological approach = future goals affect current behavior.
Mistaken style of life (feels inferior and seeks superiority)
vs.
Healthy style of life (does not seek out competition)
Object Relations
Desire for human relationships
Normal mental representations (introjection) of the self and objects.
Sx = failed object constancy
Goal = form health new introjection / reparenting
Mahler’s 3 Stages of Object Constancy
Normal Autistic Stage (first weeks)
-unaware of environment
Normal Symbiotic Stage (1 to 5 months)
-aware of self and environment but not as separate.
Separation/ Individuation (5months - 3 years)
1.Differentiation
2. Practicing
3. Rapprochement
4. Object Constancy
Roger’s- Person Centered Therapy
Self-actualization
Strive for full potential
Sx = Incongruence (rupture in self-actualization)
*Conditional worth = denial or distortion = maladaptive behaviors
Attuned Empathy *
Genuineness
Unconditional positive regard
Perl’s -Gestalt Therapy
Homeostasis
Seek to meet unmet needs to return to homeostasis
Sx = disruption in boundaries
Goal= gain awareness of thoughts, feelings and actions
Transference is used to understand difference between fantasy and reality.
Gestalt - 5 boundaries
Introjection (take on others values)
Projection
Retroflection (do to self, what they want to do to others)
Confluence (blurred between self and others)
Deflection (avoid contact with the environment)
Frankl- Existential Therapy
*Most Important part of therapy = Authentic client-therapist relationship
We define our existence
Sx = unresolved conflict with death, freedom, isolation and meaninglessness
Normal-existential anxiety
-normal experience
-no repression
Neurotic-anxiety
-disproportionate to threat
-repression
-limit full potential
Goal:
Learn to take action
Help make choices
Support in actions
Glasser- Reality Therapy
*Choice theory - 5 basic needs
-Survival
-Love and Belonging *
-Power
-Freedom
-Fun
*Believes mental illness is a choice
Successful Identity
-meet needs appropriately
-does not negatively effect others
Failure Identity
-meets needs inappropriately
-harms others
Goal= Successful Identity
-assume responsibility
-adopt appropriate behaviors to meet needs
Positive Psychology
*Value subjective experiences
1. Wellbeing, contentment and satisfaction
2. Hope, optimism, flow and happiness
5 elements of well-being
P - positive emotions (love, joy)
E- engagement (state of flow)
R - relationships
M- meaning
A- accomplishment / achievement
Personal Construct Therapy
How we perceive events
Change perception of events to reduce maladaptive behaviors
Templates / Constructs for each situation
*bipolar dimension of meaning (unfair / fair)
*role play different personal constructs
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
*Medical Model (sx treatable medical condition)
*Brief treatment
Interpersonal roles disputes
Interpersonal role transition
Interpersonal deficits
Grief
3 stages
Initial Stage
(determine dx and interpersonal functioning)
Middle Stage
(address problem)
Final Stage
(termination/ relapse)
Solution Focused Therapy
*Focus on symptoms
*Doesn’t care about cause of symptoms
Miracle question (first session)
Exception question
Scaling question
