Fostering Awareness & Insight Lecture Review

A collection of vocabulary flashcards based on the concepts discussed in the Fostering Awareness & Insight lecture.

Awareness

Refers to the 'what' of a client’s experience, focusing on observable thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Insight

Concerns the 'why' of a client’s experience, involving deeper understanding and interpretation of the underlying motivations and beliefs.

Challenge

A skill used to foster awareness by pointing out discrepancies or maladaptive beliefs in a client.

Immediacy

A type of intervention that focuses on the present moment and the therapeutic relationship, distinguishing it from self-disclosure.

Countertransference

The helper’s emotional reaction to the client that can affect their perception and interventions.

Interpretation

An advanced therapeutic skill that links a client's statements to deeper meanings or cause-effect relationships.

Transference

The client's projected feelings and attitudes towards the helper, often linked to past relationships.

Defenses

Cognitive or emotional strategies that protect a person from anxiety and uncomfortable thoughts or feelings.

Non-conscious material

Underlying beliefs and expectations that are not actively recognized by the client but influence their behavior.

Maladaptive beliefs

Thought patterns that are harmful or counterproductive to a client’s well-being.