PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter Module 16.2: Social Anxiety Disorder, Aaron T. Beck, Daniel J. Siegel

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Paula Barata

Document Summary

Insight therapies: a general term referring to therapy that involves dialogue between client and therapist for the purposes of gaining awareness and understanding of psychological problems and conflicts. Psychodynamic therapies: forms of insight therapy that emphasizes the need to discover and resolve unconscious conflicts. Freud stressed the importance of making the unconscious, conscious. This allows clients to gain insight into their problems and the past experiences from which they stem from. Adults" ps(cid:455)(cid:272)hologi(cid:272)al (cid:272)o(cid:374)fli(cid:272)ts ha(cid:448)e their origins in early experiences. These conflicts affect the thoughts and emotions of the individual, and their source often remains outside of conscious awareness. The unconscious conflicts and their effects are called neuroses (anxieties) By accessing the unconscious mind, the analyst and client can gain a better understanding of the early conflicts that lead to neuroses. Once the conflicts are brought to the surface, the analyst and the client can work through them together.