1. Define psychoanalysis and discuss the aims of this form of therapy. Describe the specific
goals and techniques of Carl Rogers’ client centered therapy.
Psychoanalysis is Freud’s approach to helping patients with their underlying problems and it
looks at why they subconsciously take the actions that they do in life. It helps the person express
the feelings that they usually can’t and it helps them understand their goals, needs, etc.
Psychoanalysis helps people get to the root of their problems/disorders and help the move
forward with their life by gaining an understanding of their feelings and why they suffer from
certain disorders. Some of the techniques include free association, resistances, interpretation, and
transference. Free association is just saying the things that pop up in your head. Resistances are
the defensive techniques of trying to not face things that trigger anxiety and then interpretation
why it triggers them. Transference is just dealing with feelings that have been repressed for a
long time. The goal of Carl Rogers’ client centered therapy is to focus more on the things
affecting a person presently and looking towards the future as opposed to Freud’s method which
focuses on the past. His technique was active listening which is supposed to help with empathy
and acceptance. The goal is to help the client be aware of themselves and to accept who they are,
in this environment clients feel welcome to express feelings that they normally wouldn’t which
can help with their growth.
2. Does poverty cause psychological disorder? Explain.
Poverty can cause psychological disorder as it is a risk factor. There are certain experiences that
poverty stricken people face that can lead to the development of a psychological disorder. This
does not mean that everybody who lives in poverty automatically gets a disorder, just that those
condition can help shape a psychological disorder. Further, some disorders are so crippling that
they can deteriorate a person so much that they live in poverty. For example, schizophrenia is
mentally debilitating which can lead to a series of events that make the person end up in poverty.
3. When women get sad, they often get sadder than men do. When men get mad, they often
get madder than women do. How does this correspond to gender differences in
psychological disorders?
Women and men are both susceptible to certain factors that lead to the development of
depression like low self-esteem, marital problems, child abuse. etc. The gender differences in
psychological disorders are because women are more likely to develop disorder that deal with
how you are feeling on the inside such as anxiety and depression which is why when women get
sad, they tend to get sadder than men do. On the other hand, men are more likely to develop
goals and techniques of Carl Rogers’ client centered therapy.
Psychoanalysis is Freud’s approach to helping patients with their underlying problems and it
looks at why they subconsciously take the actions that they do in life. It helps the person express
the feelings that they usually can’t and it helps them understand their goals, needs, etc.
Psychoanalysis helps people get to the root of their problems/disorders and help the move
forward with their life by gaining an understanding of their feelings and why they suffer from
certain disorders. Some of the techniques include free association, resistances, interpretation, and
transference. Free association is just saying the things that pop up in your head. Resistances are
the defensive techniques of trying to not face things that trigger anxiety and then interpretation
why it triggers them. Transference is just dealing with feelings that have been repressed for a
long time. The goal of Carl Rogers’ client centered therapy is to focus more on the things
affecting a person presently and looking towards the future as opposed to Freud’s method which
focuses on the past. His technique was active listening which is supposed to help with empathy
and acceptance. The goal is to help the client be aware of themselves and to accept who they are,
in this environment clients feel welcome to express feelings that they normally wouldn’t which
can help with their growth.
2. Does poverty cause psychological disorder? Explain.
Poverty can cause psychological disorder as it is a risk factor. There are certain experiences that
poverty stricken people face that can lead to the development of a psychological disorder. This
does not mean that everybody who lives in poverty automatically gets a disorder, just that those
condition can help shape a psychological disorder. Further, some disorders are so crippling that
they can deteriorate a person so much that they live in poverty. For example, schizophrenia is
mentally debilitating which can lead to a series of events that make the person end up in poverty.
3. When women get sad, they often get sadder than men do. When men get mad, they often
get madder than women do. How does this correspond to gender differences in
psychological disorders?
Women and men are both susceptible to certain factors that lead to the development of
depression like low self-esteem, marital problems, child abuse. etc. The gender differences in
psychological disorders are because women are more likely to develop disorder that deal with
how you are feeling on the inside such as anxiety and depression which is why when women get
sad, they tend to get sadder than men do. On the other hand, men are more likely to develop
