PSY 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Unconditional Positive Regard, Dream Interpretation, Doctor Of Psychology
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Mental health professionals fall into several categories: counseling and clinical psychologists typically hold a ph. d. or psy. d, psychiatrists medical doctors who specialize in psychotherapy and biomedical treatments, therapist, counselor, psychotherapist, hypnotist are not protected terms. Apa membership: 29% eclectic (combined), 21% psychodynamic, 16% behavioural, Psychoanalysis: goal is to help clients achieve insight (conscious awareness of psychodynamics that underlie their problems, free association procedure of verbalizing all thoughts that enter consciousness without censorship. Positive transference occurs when a client transfers intense affection, dependency, or love to the analyst. Negative transference occurs when a client transfers expressions of anger, hatred, or disappointment to the analyst: interpretation any statement by the therapist intended to provide the client with insight into their behaviour or dynamics. Most important part of therapy is relationship that develops between client and. Unconditional positive regard therapists show clients that they genuinely care about them and accept them, without judgment or evaluation.
