FRHD 3400 Psychodynamic and CBT Exam 100% Verified
Psychodynamic theories - ANSWER place most emphasis on the client-worker
relationship and on communication processes. Drives pleasure, power, conflict, and
anxiety. Think of freud/Jung*
What is psychodynamic theories focused on? - ANSWER verbal and non-verbal
communication
What are the two main ideas of therapeutic action suggested by Cabaniss - ANSWER
1. thoughts and feelings that are outside of awareness can affect and motivate people,
leading to habitual but maladaptive ways of thinking and behaviour
2. Becoming aware of these thoughts and feelings can be therapeutic
Payne summarizes the key points about psychodynamic theory - ANSWER 1.
perspectives form an important part of the historical origins of basic social work skills
2. its long history means it has been applied to a variety of forms of practice
3. recent developments in attachment theory have relevance to childcare and
protection and to loss and bereavement
4. recent developments in ego psychology have influenced therapeutic work
5. Psychodynamic ideas of a source of complex ideas for interpreting behaviour
6. makes good connections with other professionals and across national boundaries
7. There is lack of evidence --> criticism
8. historically, eurocentric, jewish cultures of psychodynamic theory lead to
victim-blaming and sterotypical assumptions about women and LGBTQ behavior
What is externalizing - ANSWER unconscious defence mechanism resulting
individuals projecting their own internal characteristics onto the outside world.
Miller's 3 ways of process of externalizing - ANSWER 1. finding an ideal object that is
just right, which results in satisfaction
, 2. the process of rejecting an object that frustrates needs, which results in anger
3. The process of discovering an object that excites needs, which results in longing
transference - ANSWER a transfer of earlier and current significant
relationships--onto the current therapeutic one
What is the outcome of transference - ANSWER client sees the helping professional
in a distorted way and brings their past relationships into the present relationship with
the counselor
Counter-transference - ANSWER parallel process that occurs for the worker.
involves reflecting on how they feel and to what in the client's story she reacts
Goal of therapy - ANSWER positive transference relationship so that trust can insight
can be achieved. Emphasis is on experiencing the relationship first and on analyzing
what emerges in that interaction
Blank screen - ANSWER an objective and neutral listener whom the client would
project their earlier relationships that had influenced the individuals psychosexual
development
T/F There is a close boundary established for work and the relationship, unlike some
indigenous practice approaches - ANSWER T
The focus on intervention is on. - ANSWER building ego strengths, where the ego is
seen as a mental structure of the personality that is responsible for negotiating between
the internal needs of the individual and the outside world
Psychodynamic skills - ANSWER 1. facilitating a corrective emotional experience
(good relationship)
Psychodynamic theories - ANSWER place most emphasis on the client-worker
relationship and on communication processes. Drives pleasure, power, conflict, and
anxiety. Think of freud/Jung*
What is psychodynamic theories focused on? - ANSWER verbal and non-verbal
communication
What are the two main ideas of therapeutic action suggested by Cabaniss - ANSWER
1. thoughts and feelings that are outside of awareness can affect and motivate people,
leading to habitual but maladaptive ways of thinking and behaviour
2. Becoming aware of these thoughts and feelings can be therapeutic
Payne summarizes the key points about psychodynamic theory - ANSWER 1.
perspectives form an important part of the historical origins of basic social work skills
2. its long history means it has been applied to a variety of forms of practice
3. recent developments in attachment theory have relevance to childcare and
protection and to loss and bereavement
4. recent developments in ego psychology have influenced therapeutic work
5. Psychodynamic ideas of a source of complex ideas for interpreting behaviour
6. makes good connections with other professionals and across national boundaries
7. There is lack of evidence --> criticism
8. historically, eurocentric, jewish cultures of psychodynamic theory lead to
victim-blaming and sterotypical assumptions about women and LGBTQ behavior
What is externalizing - ANSWER unconscious defence mechanism resulting
individuals projecting their own internal characteristics onto the outside world.
Miller's 3 ways of process of externalizing - ANSWER 1. finding an ideal object that is
just right, which results in satisfaction
, 2. the process of rejecting an object that frustrates needs, which results in anger
3. The process of discovering an object that excites needs, which results in longing
transference - ANSWER a transfer of earlier and current significant
relationships--onto the current therapeutic one
What is the outcome of transference - ANSWER client sees the helping professional
in a distorted way and brings their past relationships into the present relationship with
the counselor
Counter-transference - ANSWER parallel process that occurs for the worker.
involves reflecting on how they feel and to what in the client's story she reacts
Goal of therapy - ANSWER positive transference relationship so that trust can insight
can be achieved. Emphasis is on experiencing the relationship first and on analyzing
what emerges in that interaction
Blank screen - ANSWER an objective and neutral listener whom the client would
project their earlier relationships that had influenced the individuals psychosexual
development
T/F There is a close boundary established for work and the relationship, unlike some
indigenous practice approaches - ANSWER T
The focus on intervention is on. - ANSWER building ego strengths, where the ego is
seen as a mental structure of the personality that is responsible for negotiating between
the internal needs of the individual and the outside world
Psychodynamic skills - ANSWER 1. facilitating a corrective emotional experience
(good relationship)
