Individually based theory and therapy models

Psychoanalysis- Freud/Erikson/Mahler
Role of Therapist

■ Invisible- Blank Screen (detachment)
■ Fosters transference
■ Focus on Resistance


Therapeutic Goals

■ Bringing the unconscious to the conscious
■ Strengthen the ego


Key Ideas

■ Deterministic- problems are rooted in the first six years of life and trapped in unconscious motivations
■ Reality Principle- maximize gratification minimize punishment
■ Biological Drives- sex and instincts
■ Parts of Personality- Id/Ego/Superego
■ Id- Pleasure principle, “Demanding Child,” deterministic, unconscious, satisfy basic survival
■ Ego- Reality principle, “Traffic Cop,” mediator between Id and Superego
■ Superego- Moral Principle, “The Judge,” strive for perfection


Psychosexual Stages of Development

■ Oral Phase- 0-1 years, greedy, mistrust, unable to form intimate relationships
■ Anal Phase- 1-3 years, anal retentive, aggressive
■ Phallic Phase- 3-6 years, identity disturbance (Oedipal/ Electra complex)
■ Latency- 6-12 years, Socialization stage
■ Genital- 12+, Interpersonal relations freedom to love/work


Techniques

■ Brief psychodynamic therapy (BPT)- treating selective disorders within an established time.
■ Hypnosis
■ Dream Interpretation
■ Free Association
■ Projective Techniques
■ Freudian Slips





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