Models of Psychotherapy - Week Three Review

These flashcards cover essential vocabulary and concepts from the lecture on Models of Psychotherapy, focusing on Psychoanalytic and Adlerian theories, as well as Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP). Each flashcard contains a key term and its definition to aid in review and understanding.

Psychoanalytic Therapy

A therapeutic approach focusing on unconscious drives, childhood experiences, and making the unconscious conscious.

Defense Mechanisms

Psychological strategies used to protect the ego from anxiety, which can distort or deny reality.

Transference

When a client unconsciously redirects feelings for significant others onto the therapist.

Dream Analysis

A technique used in psychoanalysis to explore the unconscious through the interpretation of dreams.

Core Belief of AEDP

We heal through connection; emotional pain is alleviated through safe relationships with the therapist.

Social Interest

A concept in Adlerian psychology defined as the sense of connection and belonging among individuals.

Lifestyle Assessment

A technique in Adlerian therapy to identify mistaken beliefs and understand an individual's approach to life.

Unconscious

The part of the mind that contains memories and desires not currently in awareness, often influencing behavior.

Reality Anxiety

Fear of real danger from the outside world, one of the three types of anxiety in psychoanalytic therapy.

Abrupt Emotional Experience

In AEDP, the process of experiencing core emotions in therapy, which can lead to healing.

Holistic Approach

Adler's perspective emphasizing the understanding of individuals within their social and cultural contexts.

Guiding Life Movement

The direction or purpose individuals feel they are pursuing in life, often linked to their self-ideal.

Freudian Slips

Errors in speech or behavior that reveal unconscious thoughts or feelings.

Dynamically Informed Relationships

In AEDP, relationships that are informed by understanding clients' past trauma and current emotional states.