Transference

Psychoanalytic Theory – Case Study Guide Activity. 1. Discuss the role of the unconscious in psychoanalytic theory. How does this apply to the client’s case? The role of unconscious in psychoanalytic theory is of a deep well, where unacceptable sexual desires and drives are stored. These sexual desires were not always buried, at one time they resided on the surface in pools of primary narcissism. However, early in childhood they are repressed out of fear of punishment from demands from…

general assumption, that there would be a mild high at best, was not staving off the individuals that were going to try their hand at obtaining that high. Unfortunately, the use of Suboxone did little more than provide an outlet for the addicts’ transference. Thankfully, we provide…

As an adult, another pivotal therapeutic change to healing from my family history was starting to attend Al-anon meetings. Working a 12 step spiritual program changed my family patterns and allowed me to discover my own beliefs, values, and attitude. I learned the following, tools for communication, all people are equal, love is not conditional, forgiveness, adaptable thinking, importance of gratitude, how to say “no”, and how to be self-aware of my own behaviors. Also, I was finally free to…

Treatment options available are dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mentalization-based therapy (MBT), transference-focused therapy (TFT), medication, and self-care techniques. Dialectical behavior therapy was designed specifically to treat BPD. DBT focuses on mindfulness and being in the here and now. It teaches to control intense emotions, manage stress,…

Two of the most well-known and respected names in psychology today are Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler. They were early founders, influential thinkers, and contributed significantly to the modern science of psychology. Freud established the stages of personality and aspects of the human mind. He theorized that human mind have three components: the id, ego and superego and that they are constantly in conflict therefore shaping one’s personality. If this is not treated then it cause neurosis. In…

Amish are not totally cut off from the bigger American culture. Regularly they run organizations with English (their statement for non-Amish) workers and clients, such a variety of induvial are in day by day contact with more extensive society. So transference of culture is inescapable. Maybe a standout amongst the most shocking similitudes in Amish and American culture is the high school years. The Amish are Anabaptists, which implies that they are not full individuals from the congregation…

the person needing therapy. Our daily behavior is frequently determined by the unconscious motives and needs. “The unconscious can be made more accessible to awareness by working with dreams, by using free association methods, by learning about transference, by understanding the meaning of resistance and by employing the process of interpretation techniques.” (Corey, 2012 p 128)…

Some of the similarities in the lives of aristocratic men and women was that both owned vast and numerous riches (it was no longer just men but women also who possessed such wealth). In order to establish and maintain an image of power and prominence, these men and women accumulated precious jewels, treasures and grains which they kept in their storehouses. They often donated lavishly to the church from their assets. Aristocratic men and women both decided who was best suited to marry their…

This week we explored the interaction between our emotions and the body. Emotions are our reactions to the environment, communicated to others by our behaviors. Emotions are important organizational reactions, memory enhancers, function regulators and attention directors. There are three rules of thought on the development of emotion: genetic-maturational, learning and functionalist. Genetic-maturational refers to emotions as products of biological factors. The idea that emotion varies with…

involved process where people, groups, and communities move toward increased individual and community control, political efficacy, improved quality of community life, and social justice” (p. 116). In a broad sense, the concept of empowerment is a transference, or sharing of power from one…