1、Psychoanalytic TherapyDr. ArraPsychoanalytic TherapyGOALS:Make the unconscious consciousStrengthen egoAnalyze childhood and persons history and see how past behaviors are effecting present behaviorsPsychoanalytic TherapyFreud believed love, work, and play are important for peoplePsychoanalytic Thera

2、pyTHERAPIST ROLE AND FUNCTIONBecome involved in unresolved conflicts of clientLittle self-disclosure (fosters transference)Maintain neutralityHelp client understand historical roots of problemMuch analysis around these projectionsPsychoanalytic TherapyHelp client learn and achieve insightsTherapists

3、 interpret what client says, does, and does not doPsychoanalytic TherapyCLIENTS EXPERIENCEMeet several times a week for yearsAgree to be active, talkCommit to interventionsTerminate when problem is resolvedGain insight into self and environmentPsychoanalytic TherapyTRANSFERENCE Core of psychoanalyti

4、cal therapyUnconsciously projecting old, unresolved feelings and attitudes onto the therapistEX: stern father old lover mother excellent fatherPsychoanalytic TherapyGoal of therapy is to work through transferencesExplore unconscious, defenses, and repressed materialInterpret client behaviorHelp clie

5、nt make new choicesHelp client see how past experiences are effecting their current behaviorsPsychoanalytic TherapyHelp clients see how problems are effecting client in their daily livesReveals childhood motivations Counselor: all powerful Client/child: please, angry, acceptancePsychoanalytic Therap

6、yCOUNTERTRANSFERENCETherapist projects unconscious material onto clientTherapist responds irrationally and subjectively to clientTherapists own conflicts are triggeredPsychoanalytic TherapyEX:Unresolved issues with fatherwhen counseling an old manDislike of adolescents, ethnic groupJMU/client exampl

7、e/housePsychoanalytic TherapyTherapist loses objectivity, and becomes emotionalSerious detriment to therapeutic relationshipRefer client, get supervisionPsychoanalytic TherapyMODERN PSYCHOANALYTICALLY ORIENTED THERAPISTSNo couchFewer sessionsMore self-disclosure by therapistMore work with real issue

8、s than projected material and dreamsPsychoanalytic TherapyTECHNIQUES:1) Maintain analytical framework - therapist neutrality - frequent sessions - consistency of sessionsPsychoanalytic Therapy2) Free AssociationSay what comes to mindFree flow of thoughts and emotionsHelps get at unconscious wishes a

9、nd thoughtsTherapists job is to identify repressed materialTherapist interprets material and provides insightsTherapist listen for hidden meaningsEX: slip of tongue (can express conflicting affect)Psychoanalytic TherapyINTERPRETATIONAnalyst explains behaviors in dreams, free associationTranslate cli

10、ents materialInterpret material client is unaware of and can toleratePoint out resistant behavior, and then interpret emotion or underlying conflictPsychoanalytic TherapyEX: young female client projects very negatively onto an older male therapist; does not trust or like therapist and is afraid of b

11、ecoming attached to therapistINTERPRETATION: young female has repressed negative events in childhood; father left at an early age, so female, while wanting acceptance and love from father, is also afraid of being hurtPsychoanalytic TherapyDREAM ANALYSISRepressed feelings/thoughts surface during slee

12、pContent of dreams can symbolic (snakes, decaying teeth) or apparent (dream as it appears to you)Analyst studies content of dreams and interprets symbolsDream work is a process of transforming symbols into meaningful material with which to work withPsychoanalytic TherapyANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION O

13、F TRANSFERENCEClients react to therapist as though they were a significant otherClients re-experience a variety of feelings they had with that personClients see how past effects present functioningEffects of past relationships are counteracted by working through a similar emotional conflict with the therapistPsychoanalytic TherapySTRENGTHSTransferenceCounter transferenceRepression/defense mechanismsClient gains insightLearn from personal pastComprehen