Psychodynamic Perspective

Psychodynamic:
The psychodynamic perspective would explain the origins of Priya’s disorder as coming from her childhood experiences. Priya’s mother suffered from an anxiety disorder which affected Priya by causing her to see the world in a similar way. The psychodynamic perspective would see this and conclude that her mother’s anxiety disorder likely influenced Priya’s own anxiety. In addition to that, Priya’s father never seemed to be impressed by her, which could have led to her constantly worried about how she could please him (since she couldn’t tell). Her natural defense mechanism became worrying about things that could potentially go wrong. Some techniques that psychodynamic therapists use include: free association, therapist interpretation, catharsis, and working through. Free association is when the therapist tells the patient to describe any thought, feeling, or image that comes to mind, even if it seems unimportant, in hopes of uncovering unconscious events. Therapist intervention is when the therapist listens carefully as the patient talks, looking for clues, drawing tentative conclusions, and sharing interpretations whenever they think the patient is ready to …show more content…
According to cognitive theorist, some people tend to think consistently in illogical ways and end up arriving at self-defeating conclusions. In Priya’s case, she was thinking in illogical ways by thinking of all of the things that could go wrong, and she arrived at the self-defeating conclusion that she could not attend work anymore. Cognitive therapists treat these problems by helping clients recognize their negative thoughts, biased interpretations, and errors in logic that dominate their thinking. They allow their clients to challenge their dysfunctional thoughts, try out new interpretations, and eventually apply new ways of thinking in their day-to-day