Psychotherapy Flashcards
Freuds topographical model of human psyche
Conscious level - thoughts and perceptions
Preconscious level - memories and stored knowledge
Unconscious level - fears, immoral and unacceptable desires
Describe ID
Basic urges in unconscious level
Describe Ego
Rational part of personality that tries to reconcile drives of ID and superego based on reality principles
Describe superego
Moral imperatives you pick up from attachment figures
Define defence mechanisms
Ways the ego manages difficulties in reconciling the id and superego
Examples of defence mechanisms
Repression
Denial
Projection
Displacement - satisfy impulse with object e.g punching wall
Regression
Sublimination - satisfy impulse in socially acceptable way e.g joining boxing club
What is transference
Unconscious transfer of feelings and attitudes from the past into the therapist
What is counter transference
Feelings the therapist has in relation to the patient
What is psychodynamic therapy
Presenting problem is understood in the light of past experience
Describe behaviour therapy
Prolonged exposure to anxiety trigger eventually leads to anxiety going up to a lesser degree and anxiety comes down more quickly
CBT for anxiety
Challenges people’s beliefs by real life experiments to produce cognitive shifts
Reduces avoidance and stops safety seeking behaviour
CBT for depression
Graded increase in patient activity to challenge patients negative beliefs about self and the world to produce cognitive shifts
