PSYC 1000 Chapter 16: Module 16.2 Psychological Therapies

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Dan Meegan

Document Summary

Insight therapy: therapy that just involves discussion between a therapist and client to gain insight on (cid:449)hat the (cid:272)lie(cid:374)t(cid:859)s disorder (cid:373)ight (cid:271)e. Psychodynamic therapy: insight therapy that emphasizes the need to discover and resolve unconscious conflicts, this is a freudian concept. Core ideas: may sound straightforward, but accessing the unconscious mind is difficult. The origins of psychological complications in adults stem from their childhood. These complications can affect both the individuals thoughts and emotions, this occurs unconsciously. Unconscious complications and their effects are called neuroses (anxiety) The therapist can get a better understanding of these complications by accessing the unconscious mind. Once the conflicts are brought to attention, the therapist and client can work on them together. If they were always criticized by their mother, they may act defensively to the therapist. Object relations therapy: a version of psychodynamic therapy that involves how early childhood experiences and emotional attachments may affect later psychological functioning.