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16 Cards in this Set
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Define Neutrality
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Therapist does not take sides-balance of positive and negative forces.
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Encouraging independence vs. dependence-even in domestic abuse cases is not being neutral.
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Define Transference
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Patient trasfers onto the analyst feelings that were previously directed to another object
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Angry feelings toward mother are directed toward analyst
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Define Resistance
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Patient rejects, denies, or otherwise opposes the therapeutic efforts of a psychotherapist
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Making excuses, blaming, not wanting to change
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Define Repetition Compulsion
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An unconscious drive to perform behaviors over and over
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Woman attracted to abusive men and stating that she does not understand why all men are abusive
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Define Drive theory
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The theory of drives, motivations, or instincts, that have clear objects, including what Freud called Eros and Thanatos, the drives toward Life and Death (Id, Ego, Super Ego)
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eating maintains life is the Eros and the chewing (aggression) is the Thanatos
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Define Primary Process
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Id-unconscious force that is present from birth-follows pleasure principle-No awareness of outside world
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Animal nature-drive to reproduce, sexual urges, fantasy
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Define Secondary Process
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Ego-conscious force that mediates between the outside world and instincts and drives
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Develop plans for satisfying needs, think logically, providing restraint
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Define Pleasure Principle
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Unconscious drive towards pleasure and the avoidance of pain
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Fantasies that appear in dreams
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Define Defense Mechanisms
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unconscious denial or distortion of reality used to cope with anxiety
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Projection
Repression Denial Intellectualization |
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Define Object Relations
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A study of significant others in the child's life-focusing on how the child views relationships
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Infant views mom and self as one-infant learns to explore surroundings and return to mom for support
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Define Internalized Objects
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representations of relationships
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mental representation of "object" usually mother
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Define Mirroring
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Validation of client's point of view by an empathetic observer
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Expressing happiness for a client's accomplishment
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Define Idealizing
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Views the therapist as perfect
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Clients project the loss of the perfect mother or father onto therapist
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Define Alter Ego
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therapist becomes more separate, but is still very similar to client-can now be soothed
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Define Neutrality
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balance of positive and negative forces-therapist does not take sides
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encouraging independence vs dependence (even in domestic violence case) is not being neutral
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Define Self Object Failure
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Unconscious images of the therapist as perfect and then the client is let down
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Client requests a different appt. time and therapist is not available
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