PSYA02H3 Lecture : Chapter 18 Lecture 1- Lecture 33-class and lecture notes
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has properties that can help: therapy relationship is special: the client is motivated enough to seek therapy: taking an active step ( first step, some movement already. therapist provides client with undivided attention , and shows concern for the client (empathy: caring person, client usually feels along but now there is someone there. a relationship develops b/w client and therapist: trust, therapeutic alliance- provides safe setting to unveils things in the safe context, very important, psychodynamic therapy, based on freud"s idea"s of repressed conflicts. problems come from problems of adaptation: freud"s theory put emphasis in sexual conflicts. free association: tell them to say anything, what is on their mind, really playing detective. dream interpretation: window into subconscious, things pop up, not always rational in dream, actual events, manifest content not relevant information, latent content- actual content that is important. repression takes too much energy: makes u not feel well.
