psychodynamic theories Flashcards
overview of psychodynamic
- people have unconscious motivations, drives, etc. that influence how they function.
- unconscious drives from early childhood is considered to be linked to client’s issues.
- Essential it is the therapeutic relations that heals so the way client reacts toward therapist is key: transference and countertransference
- focus on making interpretations: like thru play therapy
Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P theory of change
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.
Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P role of therapist
pay attention to transference and countertransferrence. neutral and be a good new object.
Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P treatment goals
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.
Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P key concepts
since from birth we are seeking objects (relationships with others) you respond to the world and others according to your first relationships with caretakers
Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P internalization
children internalizes their experiences with caregiver and responds to the world thru their experiences
Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P ego
the part of you that is responsible for how you deal with the world. contains your defense mechanisms
Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P splitting
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
Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P projection identification
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.
Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P interjection
the client replicates behavior they pick up from their surroundings from childhood and beyond.
Objects Relations/Psychodynamic OR/P phases
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.
self psychology theory of change
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.
self psychology treatment goals
developing self cohesion, self esteem,
self psychology mirroring
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
self psychology optimal frustration
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.
self psychology twinship
transference where client wants a therapist like them, like minded a validation
self psychology idealization
transference client admires the therapist just
self psychology adversarial
transference where client needs to be able to disagree with therapist and have their own beliefs and it be okay
self psychology experience near empathy
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
self psychology phases
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
self psychology therapist
warm non-judgmental, accepting can handle issues without getting worried or overly concerned. clearly empathetic and understanding the client’s feelings.
Depth Psychology theory of change
change occurs thru exploring the unconscious and conscious. soul speaks out thru experience
Depth Psychology role of therapist
fellow journeyman, taking a journey with client thru the cient’s psyche
Depth Psychology treatment goals
increase self awareness, explore the darker side or shadow side, integration of the darker side,
individuation: self awareness thru exploring unconscious and conscious
Depth Psychology key concepts
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
Depth Psychology active imagination
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.
Depth Psychology phases
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
Adler theory of change
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.
Adler treatment goals
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
Adler therapist
therapist is collaborative, accepting, co-thinker,
Adler interventions
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.
Adler social contents
taking into account the social context of the client their culture, beliefs, political viewpoints, all shape the client.
Adler dream interpretation
people can do things in their dream that they can’t do in real life, so dreams are explored.
Adler Summary
therapist do assessments and then give a summary to client of what was drawn from assessment
Adler role play
to practice missing experiences, learn new things, then try it out in the world
Adler Guided imagery
go thru feelings in a safe place with images, make it part of their awareness
Adler encouragement
build courage and strength
Adler phases
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
