Psychodynamic And Humanistic Therapy

Question 1

What are Insight Therapies

Answer 1

These are designed to help their client understand the cause of their problems

Question 2

Types of Insight Therapies

Answer 2

1. Psychodynamic Therapies
2. Humanistic Therapies
3. Gestalt Therapies

Question 3

What is Psychoanalysis

Answer 3

This is used to uncover unconscious content of a client’s psyche in order to relive psychic tension, it is used to resolve unconscious conflicts

Question 4

What is Free Association

Answer 4

This is when you write or say down the first thing that comes to your mind of what you heard

Question 5

What is Resistance “Mental Blocks”

Answer 5

This is the patient’s conscious or unconscious attempt to block disturbing memories, motives, and experiences.

Question 6

What is Transference

Answer 6

This is the projection of unresolved conflicts and feelings from the client to the therapist

Question 7

What is Psychodynamic Therapy

Answer 7

This has to do with Freud, it says that a person’s development is determined by forgotten events in early childhood and human behavior, and it is largely influenced by the unconscious

Question 8

What is Humanistic Therapy

Answer 8

This deals with helping people grow in self-awareness and self-acceptance to boost their self-fulfillment, it deals with conscious rather than unconscious thoughts

Question 9

What is Person-Centered (Rogerian-Therapy)

Answer 9

By Carl Rogers, the therapist listens and doesn’t judge the client at all, and avoids guiding the client toward certain insights. This therapy has genuineness, empathy, active listening(restating and seeking clarification), and unconditional positive regard

Question 10

What is Gestalt Therapy

Answer 10

This therapy pushes the client to decide whether that will allow past conflicts to control their future or whether they will take control of their own destiny, it uses the empty chair technique

Question 11

What is Group Therapy

Answer 11

This is in a small group of 6-12 people with an included trained therapist, it is less expensive and the therapist can treat multiple people at a time

Question 12

What are Self help Groups

Answer 12

This is a small group of people without a trained therapist, leading themselves

Question 13

What is Couple/Family Therapy

Answer 13

The therapist discusses issues regarding relationships and the individuals involved understand how their behavior affects others, it uses communication skills