12 Psychotherapy: The Psychodynamic Perspective
12 Psychotherapy: The Psychodynamic Perspective
FOCUS QUESTIONS
- What are the major assumptions of Freudian
theory? - What techniques are used in psychoanalytic
treatment, and why are these techniques used? - What are the major alternative forms of psy-
choanalytic therapy? Describe each.
4. What evidence suggests that psychodynamic
treatment works?
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of
psychodynamic forms of treatment?
CHAPTER OUTLINE
Psychoanalysis: The Beginnings
Anna O.
BOX12-1:Focus on Professional Issues: A Brief
Biography of Sigmund Freud
The Freudian View: A Brief Review
From Theory to Practice
The Role of Insight
Techniques of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Free Association
Analysis of Dreams
Psychopathology of Everyday Life
BOX12-2:Focus on Professional Issues: Freud’s
Self-Analysis
Resistance
A Case Illustration of Resistance
Transference
Interpretation
A Case Illustration of Interpretation
Psychoanalytic Alternatives
Ego Analysis
Other Developments
Contemporary Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Interpersonal Psychotherapy: An Empirically
Supported Treatment
BOX12-3:Focus on Clinical Applications:
Features of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
Summary Evaluation of Psychodynamic
Psychotherapy
Does Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Work?343