Psychoanalytic and Object Relations Theories
Effective Inquiry Skills; Open and Closed Questions

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Assigned Readings:

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Corey 4

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Evans, et al. 3

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PDF Files and Links:

Dr. Boeree's Sigmund Freud

Dr. Boeree's Carl Jung

Dr. Klee's Object Relations

American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry

The New York Psychoanalytic Institute and Society

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Learning Objectives:

bulletFreud's theory is deterministic. Explain what this means?
bulletCompare and contrast the meanings and functions of Id, Ego, and Superego.
bullet Describe the role of the unconscious in the development of psychopathology and in its treatment.
bulletExplain the role of anxiety in the development of neurosis.
bulletExplain the role of ego-defense mechanisms.
bulletDefine various kinds of ego-defense mechanisms.
bulletIdentify the Freud's stages of psychosexual development.
bullet Describe the importance of dreams in understanding psychopathology according to Carl Jung.
bulletExplain what is meant by Objects-relations (not responsible for stages).
bulletDescribe the role of the following terms in psychoanalysis:
bulletThe fundamental rule
bulletfree association
bulletinterpretation
bulletresistance
bulletunfinished business
bullettransference
bulletcountertransference
bulletDescribe the goals of psychoanalysis.
bulletDescribe how the psychoanalysist brings unconscious material into the consciousness.
bulletEvaluate the usefulness of the unconscious as a therapeutic concept and describe how it may be abused or used to the detriment of clients.
bulletDescribe contributions and limitations of psychoanalysis to modern psychotherapy.
 

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