Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamic Therapies Flashcards
What is psychoanalysis
Also called psychoanalysis proper is a theory that falls under psychodynamic theories/therapies or psychoanalysis therapies
Who’s idea is psychosexual stages of development
Sigmund Freud
What are the psychosexual stages of development
- Oral (birth - 1 year)
- Anal (1-3)
- Phallic (3-6) (Oedipus complex, does not have basis)
- Latent (6-puberty)
- Genital (puberty-adult)
What are the levels of consciousness
unconscious, pre-conscious, conscious
what are the structures of the mind
id, ego, superego
What is the difference between psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapy
analysis is a form of treatment with defining characteristics while dynamic refers to a broad range based on analysis but lack some defining characteristics of analysis
analysis is more clinical and medical
psychoanalysis proper (true psychoanalysis) differs according to
- treatment length
- treatment intensity
- types of interventions
basic principles of psychoanalytic therapies
- humans are influenced by things they are unaware of
- facilitating awareness of unconscious motivations
- exploring ways people avoid painful, threatening thoughts
- people are ambivalent about change, explore ambivalence
- therapeutic relationship explores psychological processes
- therapeutic relationship as a vehicle of change
- help clients understand how past and present create patterns
role of psychoanalyst
they are the expert, blank slate, do not share, let clients project
define transference
clients’ tendency to view the therapist in terms that are shaped by their experiences with significant people in their life
define countertransference
the therapist’s reaction to the client, providing valuable information about the client
Name defenses
denial, displacement, intellectualization, projection, rationalization, reaction formation, repression, sublimation, suppression
name psychoanalytic techniques
free association, use of dreams, interpretation, analysis of transference
what does attachment theory explore
importance of relationships in dysfunction and health
time-limited dynamic psychotherapy
a theoretical orientation rooted in psychodynamic concepts. uses relationship model where attention is given to relationship pattern rather than a specific problem and relationship is the central focus of change
moves away from one person psychology to two person psychology
dyadic relationship is the mechanism of change
short-term therapy process (approx. 20 sessions)
Nine assumptions of TLDP
- ppl have natural desire to want to relate to others and maintain relationships
- maladaptive relationship patterns are deeply rooted in attachment with caregivers
- relationship patterns persist because they are maintained in current relationships
- clients are stuck, not sick or dysfunctional
- focus is to assist clients to shift their maladaptive pattern to more adaptive, less dysfunctional
- process oriented rather than problem-oriented
- focus on the most frequent and problematic style of behaving
- therapist acts as both observer and participant
- chance process will continue after therapy has ended
goals of TLDP
identify problematic repetitive patterns, identify how client plays role in patterns, help client understand how they relate to others, help client understand how these are reinforced in current relationships, help client understand utility of their behaviors (viewing behaviors as having a function)
Cyclical maladaptive pattern
focus of treatment, helps client understand how they relate to others, often inflexible, self-perpetuating, self-defeating, expectations, negative self-evaluations
four components of CMP
- acts of the self
- expectations of others’ reactions
- acts of others toward the self
- acts of self toward the self
