psychodynamic theories

Question 1

overview of psychodynamic

Answer 1

1. people have unconscious motivations, drives, etc. that influence how they function.
2. unconscious drives from early childhood is considered to be linked to client’s issues.
3. Essential it is the therapeutic relations that heals so the way client reacts toward therapist is key: transference and countertransference
4. focus on making interpretations: like thru play therapy

Question 2

Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P theory of change

Answer 2

object is others relations. change occurs thru the new object–the therapist and thru client gaining insight into their childhood and the influence of it on the client,
looking at what happen between client and therapist as well.

Question 3

Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P role of therapist

Answer 3

pay attention to transference and countertransferrence. neutral and be a good new object.

Question 4

Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P treatment goals

Answer 4

build new internal structure, client learn to self soothe and self talk, gain insight, client learns to check their reaction to see if it is coming from past triggers.

Question 5

Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P key concepts

Answer 5

since from birth we are seeking objects (relationships with others) you respond to the world and others according to your first relationships with caretakers

Question 6

Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P internalization

Answer 6

children internalizes their experiences with caregiver and responds to the world thru their experiences

Question 7

Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P ego

Answer 7

the part of you that is responsible for how you deal with the world. contains your defense mechanisms

Question 8

Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P splitting

Answer 8

2 contradictory states are compartmentalized, so someone is either all good are all bad. extreme views of people. therapist tries to bring 2 together. people

Question 9

Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P projection identification

Answer 9

putting your undesirable feelings onto someone else as a way of not dealing with them. OR/P for this concept where the therapist is taking on the projection that the client is putting on them.

Question 10

Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P interjection

Answer 10

the client replicates behavior they pick up from their surroundings from childhood and beyond.

Question 11

Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P phases

Answer 11

beginning you create holding with a safe space, allow for deeper feelings to be explored. build rapport. therapist maintain neutral not share much about themselves.
middle phase does interpretations and putting words to client’s feelings and/or linking their experience to something in client’s past. possibly bringing up an interpretation about the client/therapist relationship.
confront resistance, transference and counter transference
end— talk about and work thru termination.

Question 12

self psychology theory of change

Answer 12

change occurs thru empathetic attunement, deeply understanding the client, re-parenting the client, explore when the client feels disrupted, even if the disruption comes from the therapist. therapist very aware of repairing the client/therapist relationship.

Question 13

self psychology treatment goals

Answer 13

developing self cohesion, self esteem,

Question 14

self psychology mirroring

Answer 14

type of transference for adults that as a young child needed someone they can mirror, but what if the mirror is negative or non existence. need someone to mirror their feeling so that feelings are confirmed; for example if child is excited them caregiver should be excited for them as well.
client seeks confirmation from therapist

Question 15

self psychology optimal frustration

Answer 15

transference from when as a child your never got their needs meet or never get confirmation. as adults they still yearn for that. in therapy.

Question 16

self psychology twinship

Answer 16

transference where client wants a therapist like them, like minded a validation

Question 17

self psychology idealization

Answer 17

transference client admires the therapist just

Question 18

self psychology adversarial

Answer 18

transference where client needs to be able to disagree with therapist and have their own beliefs and it be okay

Question 19

self psychology experience near empathy

Answer 19

empathy is big with self psychology makes a real effort to step into the client’s shoes. therapist being able to show that they empathize and understand

Question 20

self psychology phases

Answer 20

beginning—therapist show warmth, holding environment. explore childhood history relationships

middle repair client/therapist disruptions, reenact past issues, MOURNING; encourage client to mourn their losses in life (not just people, but even ambitions and fantasies). learn and identify healthy self objects

end; put words to termination of the relationship

Question 21

self psychology therapist

Answer 21

warm non-judgmental, accepting can handle issues without getting worried or overly concerned. clearly empathetic and understanding the client’s feelings.

Question 22

Depth Psychology theory of change

Answer 22

change occurs thru exploring the unconscious and conscious. soul speaks out thru experience

Question 23

Depth Psychology role of therapist

Answer 23

fellow journeyman, taking a journey with client thru the cient’s psyche

Question 24

Depth Psychology treatment goals

Answer 24

increase self awareness, explore the darker side or shadow side, integration of the darker side,
individuation: self awareness thru exploring unconscious and conscious

Question 25

Depth Psychology key concepts

Answer 25

trying to get underneath the cultural, historical manifestations of the human experience. collective unconscious; ideas, meanings, symbols passed down from ancestors. archetypes; common behavior across people

Question 26

Depth Psychology active imagination

Answer 26

intervention used working with dreams and images and use of metaphors. images that express how they feel. images better than words
psyche and soul
soul is the dimension that makes meaning.
people’s conflicts and symptoms have a mythic foundation.

Question 27

Depth Psychology phases

Answer 27

beginning explore their dreams and images

middle phase put their experience into a story-line

end integration of unconscious material by accepting the rejected subjects or the darker side

Question 28

Adler theory of change

Answer 28

change occurs thru increasing self awareness and changing people’s life concept.
people’s behaviors are goal oriented and they act in a way that will increase their confidence and belonging.

Question 29

Adler treatment goals

Answer 29

clarify people’s goals because many people don’t know their goals

help clients become more socially useful goals have a social purpose and interest, be concerned about taking care of other people. that will make a difference in life.

increase sense of belonging; acting out comes from feeling you don’t belong

Question 30

Adler therapist

Answer 30

therapist is collaborative, accepting, co-thinker,

Question 31

Adler interventions

Answer 31

inferiority people feel inferior and are trying to overcome that, enhance being human and equal

early recollection; asked to recall events before age 10 to find out their thoughts then, to see how client thinks

family constellation explore the dynamics of the family when client was child. find out the foundation of what the client has learned and how they learned to look at life.

Question 32

Adler social contents

Answer 32

taking into account the social context of the client their culture, beliefs, political viewpoints, all shape the client.

Question 33

Adler dream interpretation

Answer 33

people can do things in their dream that they can’t do in real life, so dreams are explored.

Question 34

Adler Summary

Answer 34

therapist do assessments and then give a summary to client of what was drawn from assessment

Question 35

Adler role play

Answer 35

to practice missing experiences, learn new things, then try it out in the world

Question 36

Adler Guided imagery

Answer 36

go thru feelings in a safe place with images, make it part of their awareness

Question 37

Adler encouragement

Answer 37

build courage and strength

Question 38

Adler phases

Answer 38

beginning establish relationships and rapport, do early recollections, family constellations, summary

middle self understanding and insight, make sense of behavior after what client learned from family hx, role playing, look at dysfunctions and self centered or inferiority issues, shift goals to better goals.

end putting insights into practice