Treatment of Psychological Disorders: Types of Therapy PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY – Flashcards
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therapeutic, Freud
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Psychoanalysis is a ______ technique developed by _____.
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unconscious
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Psychoanalytic theorists view the cause of disorders as ______ conflicts.
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finding, underlying
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Psychoanalytic theorists focus on _____ the _______ cause of the problem
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When person is treated and rid of previous psychological problem, a new psychological problem occurs.
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Symptom Substution
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unconscious minds
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To delve into the ______ ______ of patients, Freud developed techniques including hyponosis, free association, and dream analysis.
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>def: altered state of consciousness >psychoanalysts believe that people are less likely to repress in this state
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Hypnosis
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>def: to say whatever comes to mind w/o thinking to reveal clues about what's really bothering us by eluding ego's defenses >based on idea that we are all constantly censoring what we say
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Free Association
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>since ego's defenses relaxed during sleep, dreams may help therapists see root of problem
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Dream Analysis
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interpretations, subjectivity
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All 3 techniques rely on _____ of therapists and are criticized for their inherent _____.
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what patient reports in dream analysis
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Manifest Content
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revealed only as a result of therapist's interpretive work
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Latent Content
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Objections or disagreement with therapists' interpretations >psychoanalysts feel that a strongly voiced disagreement = indication that analyst is closing in on root of problem (denial) >>people are thought to try to protect selves through resistance
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Resistance
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patients transfer strong feelings felt toward people w/ whom they had troubling relationships onto their therapists >analysts will try interpret their transference to reveal source of problem
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Transference
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influenced by Freud, but have significantly modified original theory
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Psychodynamic Theorists
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unconscious, perspectives
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Psychodynamic theorists will still see _____ as an important element in understanding difficulties, but they will use a variety of techniques associated with other ______.
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highlight importance of patient's gaining an understanding of own problems
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Insight Therapy
