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Psychoanalysis
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
02/27/2011

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What are the different types of therapists?
Definition

1. Psychiatrist

2. Psychologist: counseling or clinical

3. Clinical Social Worker

4. Clinical or Mental Health Counselor

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What type of degree do you need to be a psychiatrist?
Definition
MD (medical doctor) or DO (?)
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What type of degrees do you need to be a psychologist?
Definition
PhD or PsyD (Doctor of psychology)
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Clinical Social Worker degree?
Definition
master of social work
Term
What requirements has a Mental Health counselor fulfilled?
Definition
  • Earned a master's degree in counseling or a closely related mental health discipline;
  • Completed a minimum of two years post master's clinical work under the supervision of a licensed or certified mental health professional; and
  • Passed a state-developed or national licensure or certification examination.
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Paraphrasing is *BLANK* while reflection of feeling is *BLANK*.
Definition
recounting main points of what client said; observing emotions, naming them and repeating them back to client
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Denial
Definition
Term
"shadow persona" or "shadow aspect"
Definition
Jung- the unconscious part of the personality that deals with repressed weakness, short comings and instincts. Prone to projecting those negative qualities on to other people.
Term
anima
Definition
Jung- personification of all feminine psychological tendencies within a man
Term
archetype
Definition
Jung- an inherited pattern of thought or symbolic imagery derived from the past collective experience and present in the individual unconscious.
Term
animus
Definition
Jung- the personification of masculine psychological tendencies within a female
Term
What are the four Jungian personifications of the unconscious?
Definition

1. "shadow persona" or "shadow aspect"

2. anima- male feminine side

3. animus- female masculine side

4. the Self

Term
What is anima/animus projection?
Definition
When a male or a female has not aknowledged their feminine or masculine sides, they will project the qualities of those sides on to another person of the opposite sex and become infatuated with that person.
Term
What is anima/animus possession?
Definition
When a male or female's feminine or masculine sides go unacknowledged and undeveloped, those qualities can sometimes take over their personalities and can appear as negative qualities.
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What is anima/animus integration?
Definition
When a female or male acknowledges and developes their masculine or feminine sides.
Term
The Self
Definition
Jung- a whole person with a unified conscious and unconscious
Term
"wise old man"
Definition
Jung- the archetype that is the wise philosopher and sound in judgement
Term
collective unconscious
Definition
Jung- ideas and memories that every person in born with. I think of it as the memory of the human species- memories remembered through evolution.
Term
persona
Definition
Jung- the social "mask" that someone presents to the world.
Term
individuation
Definition
Jung- the development of the whole personality, integration of personality features.
Term
synchronicity
Definition
Jung- "meaningful coincidence", when something happens internally and is represented by something externally at the same time. Woman is out walking in the woods, says she has dreamed of a fox and a fox wanders by. Jung suggested there was wisdom to be found in such experiences.
Term
mandela
Definition
According to Carl Jung, the mandela is a psychical (or artful) representation of the self.
Term
What is the compliant personality, as theorized by Karen Horney?
Definition
Move towards others, sees self as helpless, need for affection and approval
Term
The aggressive personality, according to Neo-Freudian Karen Horney, is...
Definition
move against people, sees self as superior to others, needs to succeed  to hide feelings of insecurity and anxiety
Term
Neo-Freudian Karen Horney's Detached Personality is characterized by...
Definition
move away from others, strive to be independent, emotionally distant
Term
Describe secure attachment in children...
Definition
uses caregiver as a secure base from which to explore the world. May cry when caregiver leaves but when comforted will return to exploration
Term
Describe avoidant attachment in children...
Definition
shows no sign of attachment to caregiver or stranger, treats them equally. Does not share well, low self-image and self-esteem.
Term
Describe ambivalent/resistant attachment in children...
Definition
child either passively or actively shows hostility towards parent.
Term
Described disorganized attachment in children...
Definition
a mix of behaviors (avoidant and resistant).
Term
Describe secure attachment in adults...
Definition
not afraid to get close and depend on someone, no fear of abandonment- healthy
Term
Describe anxious/ambivalent attachment style in adults...
Definition
want to get close to someone and fear they can't, fear of abandonment
Term
Describe avoidant attachment style in adults...
Definition
uncomfortable getting close to and depending on someone, difficulty trusting, get nervous when people get too close
Term
Describe the attachment styles and their link to parenting styles...
Definition

1. secure- parent attended to needs of child consistently and promptly, parent-child bond formed

2. avoidant- parent gave little of no response to child's needs, no crying, yes independence

3. avoidant/resistent- inconsistent response to child's need, child usually needs to get clingy to get response

4. disorganized- Frightened or frightening behaviour, intrusiveness, withdrawal, negativity, role confusion, affective communication errors and maltreatment. Very often associated with many forms of abuse towards the child.

Term
What do you think object relations therapy explores...
Definition
relation to caregiver as child, relationship to self, relationship of self to the world
Term
What is an object?
Definition
the person or thing that satisfies ones needs or is the target of feelings and drives
Term
denial
Definition
defense mechanism- dealing with emotional conflict or stress by refusing to acknowledge a painful part of reality that is apparent to others. Rather than deal with feeling from childhood abuse, Joan denied that is ever happened.
Term
repression
Definition
defense mechanism- unconsciously expelling disturbing wishes, thoughts or experiences from awareness
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dissociation
Definition
removal of self inside head from painful experience or because of memory of painful experience
Term
intellectualization
Definition
resorting to excessive abstract thinking in response to issues that cause conflict or stress. Rather than focus on the upsetting aspects of placing her mother in a nursing home, Gabrielle spoke at length about the limitations of the social security system.
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reaction formation
Definition
transforming an unacceptable feeling or desire into its opposite in order to make it more acceptable.
Term
projection
Definition
attributing undesirable personal traits or feelings to someone else to protect one's ego from acknowledgging ditasteful personal attributes. Unaware of her reputation for being selfish and miserly, Isabel often complained about the cheapness of others.
Term
rationalization
Definition
concealing true motivations for thoughts or actions or feelings by offering self-serving but incorrect explanations
Term
splitting
Definition
black or white thinking, unable to integrate positive and negative ideas into a whole image
Term
retroflection
Definition
doing to self what you want to do to others
Term
introjection
Definition
attributing to self what is actually coming from others
Term
projective identification
Definition
person projects a bad object on to someone else and identifies with it.
Term
distortion
Definition
reshaping of reality to meet internal needs
Term
identification
Definition
person picks a quality or trait in another person and models self after person
Term
sublimation
Definition
taking the energy from something potentially harmful and turning it into something helpful and healthier
Term
fixation
Definition
obsessive attachment to person, object, etc.
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