PSY 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Attachment Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Dream Interpretation

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Najwa Haddad

Document Summary

The psychological therapy (two types: psychological, biological. Both have the same goal just diferent assumpions and strategies. Psychological factors are the problem to psychological disorders therefore psychological treatments are the answer. Warning: look for serious signs in a treatment, some can cause harm and even death (re-birthing therapy, girl was wrapped like a mummy and covered with pillows. Therapist takes parts of diferent therapy and uses the parts that will help the paient. One if the most fundamental success for therapy. Assumpions: if we have a mental disorder its because of unresolved childhood problems in the unconscious mind that coninue to afect our moods and behaviors (we don"t even realize it) Aims: extract from the unconscious so that the paient can examine them and give them insights. Methods: free associaion: paient is encouraged to say everything and anything on their mind no mater what.