Psychodynamic Approaches 2 Flashcards
OCD according to Freud
Fear Id impulses, use of defense mechanisms reaction formation and undoing, fixation at anal stage
Depression according to Freud
Similar to grieving, regression to oral stage, imagined/symbolic loss, interjection of negative feelings
Freud goals of therapy
- Make unconscious conscious
- Strengthen ego
- Make super ego humane
Freud thought that therapy was not for
People with psychosis, near or above age 50, uneducated, unreliable character
Freud wanted his clients to have ___ sessions/week
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Free association
allow the mind to wander and report everything that comes to mind even if unpleasant or seemingly meaningless (the fundamental rule)
Goal of free association
To lift repressions by making the unconscious conscious
Resistance
anything that works against the process of therapy, not adhering to fundamental rule, ego protects itself from repressed id
Transference
Clients perceive analysts as reincarnations of key figures from life, transfer onto them emotions and feelings associated with past relationship
Goal of transference
Allows therapist to learn more about important relationships and impact on adult behavior
Interpretation
Constructions or explanations of what has happened to clients and been forgotten and what is happening now without their understanding
Goals of interpretation
Understand id impulses, repressed unconscious material become conscious, and helps clients gain insight into defense mechanisms and resistances
Dream analysis
Understanding of knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind
Function of dreams
Wish fulfillment
Dream work
Complex mental process of disguise involving condensation, displacement, symbolism