Psychoanalytic counseling theory is also known as talking therapy. Created and theorized by famous psychologist Sigmund Freud, It involves analyzing the root causes of behavior and feelings by exploring the unconscious mind and the conscious mind's relation to it, which helps lead to insight and eventual assimilation of new material by the ego.
Several therapies have evolved from the Freudian psychoanalysis which uses dreams, and transference, as well other strategies to help the client know the function of their own minds.
Traditional analysts have their clients lie on a couch as the therapist takes notes and interprets the client's thoughts.
One thing all the counseling theories have in common is that they deal with unconscious motivation. Usually the duration of therapy is lengthy; oddly enough, many therapists today use psychoanalytic techniques for short term therapies.
References:
Corey, G. (2013). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy. (9th ed. ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole CENGAGAE Learning.
References:
Corey, G. (2013). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy. (9th ed. ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole CENGAGAE Learning.
This is a nice post. The thing to keep in mind is, if this were your only study guide for a test, would it contain enough information about the concepts and techniques related to the counseling approach. I'm not saying it should simply be longer, just does it include all you might need for a test review.
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