PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Unconscious Mind, Countertransference, Anna O.
12 Oct 2016
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The view into the unconscious mind of an individual is called insight . Achieved when when the individual relates information to the psychoanalyst who then interprets the information to the client as it relates to his or her unconscious conflicts. Deals with the underlying conflict instead of the one on the surface. Symptom substitution when the symptoms of a problem occur in a different manner than they appeared originally. Therapeutic technique for uncovering unconscious emotional conflict. It"s a second chance for resolving psychosexual conflict and seeking balance within the elements of personality. Unconscious conflicts are brought to the conscious so that they can be resolved. Catharsis means purification or cleansing in greek. An extreme change in emotion resulting in renewal or restoration. The release and reduction of emotional tension by discussing it. Case of anna o. when hypnotized she could recall and relive emotional circumstance and her symptoms would disappear. Physical (hitting a pillow or writing in a diary)
