PS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Unconditional Positive Regard, Positive Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy
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Insight therapies (talk therapy: psychoanalysis: treatment designed to uncover the unconscious conflicts causing anxiety. Aim is: to talk without censorship / feeling censored. First thing that comes to mind is automatic. Resistance (client"s unconscious attempts to hinder therapy) Transference (unconscious transfer of emotions etc. about someone else, onto therapist) Progress b/c clients can express feelings of fear, sadness etc. w/o retaliation: client centred therapy (treatment designed to resolve incongruence that causes disorder) (more common) Provide a safe space acceptance no matter what. Value client"s feelings even if you don"t personally agree. Sensitive to what client is going through. Uh huh, i see, head nodding: cues that therapist is listening. Reflect back on client what they said client can see their own problems, see themselves in the mirror. Positive psychotherapy (focus on client"s strengths) another client centered therapy. What is good about you and how to enhance those qualities. What is good about what you have in life.
