psychodymqanic therapy

transference

is when a client projects feelings or expectations from past relationships onto the therapist, often unconsciously.

example: if they often felt criticized by parent, they might feel critiqued by the therapist even if they are neutral

Countertransferece

• The therapist unconsciously reacts to a client based on their own past experiences or feelings.

• It’s the therapist’s emotions, not the client’s behavior, causing the reaction.

• Can be positive or negative.

• Therapists use it to understand the client, but must avoid letting personal feelings take over.

aim of psychodynamic therapy (what therapy tries to do)

• manage difficult thought and feelings

• understand patterns of acting and relating (insight)

• making the unconscious conciscous

• explore unknown aspects of self in therapy

premise of psychdymanic therapy (what therapy focuses on)

• focuses on emotions and expressing them

• explores attempts to avoid painful thoughts and feelings

• identify recurring themes and patterns

• discuss past experiences, especially childhood

• focus on interpersonal relations

• focus on therapy relationship

• explore fantasy life (desires, fears, dreams, fantasies, daydream)

Defence Mechanisms

unconscious ways people protect themselves from anxiety or upsetting feelings

different types of defense mechanisms

denial - ignoring reality

repression - blocking it out

projecteion - putting it on others

displacement -redirecting feelings

dissociation - disconnecting

repression example

A person has no memory of a painful event because it’s unconsciously blockedrop

projection example

: Someone feels jealous but says “they’re jealous of me”

displacement example

Someone is angry at their boss but goes home and yells at their family

dissociation example

• : A person “zones out” or feels disconnected during a stressful situation

unconscious

thoughts/feelings outside awareness that infeluce behaviour and need to be made conscious

• includes unresolved conflicts and emotional pain

• this pain can be repressed and lead to anxiety

• people may feel something but not know whats causing it