Psychology 1000 Lecture 42: chapter 17 psych lessons

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mark Holden

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But also trained in psychotherapeutic techniques: social workers, family/marital/pastoral/substance abuse counsellors: typically, 2+ training for maste(cid:396)"s deg(cid:396)ee. Not expected to directly indicate unconscious; rather, look for hesitations/pauses/stopping what are they not talking about suggests nearing a repressive topic: dream interpretation: believe dreams express forbidden impulses and fantasies that are repressed when conscious. Still, defense mechanisms usually disguise the impulse or fantasy (latent vs. manifest content). So dreams require professional interpretation in some cases, use free association about each part of the dream to learn symbolic meaning. Interpersonal therapy: highly structured psychoanalytic therapy, usually focuses on interpersonal issues e. g. marital conflict, changes in relationships, social skills, seldom lasts more than 15-20 sessions, highly effective in treating depression, and somatic symptom disorders. Client-centered therapy: client-centered therapy (sometimes called person-centered therapy): focus is on creating a situation where the client feels accepted, understood, and free to explore attitudes/feelings without judgment creating this situation allows for personal growth.