Psychodynamic + Humanistic Therapy Flashcards
Techniques for Freudian psychoanalysis
Confrontation, clarification, interpretation, catharsis
Confrontation
Helping clients become aware of behaviors that were unconscious
Clarification
Bring the behaviors into sharper focus by separating important details from extraneous material
Interpretation
linking conscious bx to unconscious bx
Catharsis
repeated interpretation leads to catharsis (experience of repressed emotion)/ insight into connection bw unconcious and conscious
3 aspects of personality?
Id, ego, superego
defense mechanism: repression example
Jen was attacked by a dog as a child; she does not remember it; she has panic attacks when she sees a dog
defense mechanisms: reaction formation
Bill is gay and in a straight relationship. He wants to cover up his unwanted romantic feelings for men so he is homophobic
defense mechanisms: sublimation
turning unacceptable impulses into acceptable ones
example: Kim has aggressive impulses, so she took up boxing
Jung: behavior is effected by past only T/F?
FALSE: past and future
Jung: Personal unconscious?
forgotten and repressed memories
Jung: Behavior is driven by ___ & ___ forces
positive and negative
Jung: Collective unconscious?
Memories shared by all people, passed down by generations (e.g., archetypes)
what is the goal in Jungian psychotherapy?
Bring unconscious to conscious to facilitate individuation
Jungian techniques?
Dream interpretation, analysis of transference
Adler’s therapy is called _____
individual psychology
Adler: replaced freud’s sexual instincts with ???
innate social desire for social acceptance
Adler: T/F - Focus on the past
FALSE - Focus on the effect of future goals on current bx
Adler: what motivates people?
feelings of inferiority that raise during childhood in response to real/imagined inadequency, they strive for superiority
Adler: “Style of life”?
how to strive for superiority; developed in childhood
Adler: whats a healthy style of life?
when our goals reflect on well being of others and self
Unhealthy style of life
goals are focused on overcompensating for feelings of inferiority
what is the goal of Adler therapy?
replace mistaken style of life with a healthy one